Since 2013, the defendants Jingping L. and Ruihong X. have bred and raised endangered wild animal parrots at Letong Village, Xinhua Street, Huadu District, Guangzhou City, and contacted buyers to sell the parrots by QQ, WeChat, etc. On August 14, 2016, Jingping L. contacted Wu through WeChat, sold two cockatoo parrots to Wu at a price of 900 yuan, and collected 900 yuan through WeChat transfer. Later, Jingping L. contacted Ruihong X. and she mail the above two cockatoo parrots to Wu. On August 16, 2016, the police inspected the defendants' place. A total of 213 parrots were found on the scene, all of which were live. And the Ruihong X. was arrested on the spot. On August 18, 2016, after being summoned by the bureau, Jingping L. went to the Forestry Bureau of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on his own.
Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Guangzhou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2018) Yue 01, No.1627 final instance
Charges
Jingping L., Ruihong X. were charged with illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Jingping L. and Ruihong X. guilty of illegal sale of endangered species products according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Jingping L. was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 5,000. Ruihong X. was sentenced to 1 years and 9 months in prison and a fine of RMB 3,000. The appellate court upheld this decision. Crime involved items confiscated.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife