Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Akesu
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
From September 20 to November 30, 2016, the defendants Qinggui Y., Guangyu H., Changchun L. and Nuer Maimaiti carried battery, transformer (boost), iron wire and wooden pile and other hunting tools, and hunted together in several villages. A total of 59 wild animals were caught (including 4 suspected foxes, 1 suspected owl, and 54 suspected hares). On November 26, 2016, Changchun L., Qinggui Y. and Nuer Maimaiti joined together only once and captured 3 suspected hares. Qinggui Y., Guangyu H., Changchun L. and Nuer Maimaiti confessed to having illegally hunted threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2018) Xin 29, No.56 final instance
Charges
Qinggui Y., Guangyu H., Changchun L. and Nuer Maimaiti were charged with illegally hunting and killing threatened and endangered wildlife species.
Species
Money value
Although not stated, the financial resources of this criminal group is around 10,000 RMB.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendants Qinggui Y., Guangyu H., Changchun L. and Nuer Maimaiti guilty of illegal hunting of endangered wildlife species according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Qinggui Y. was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment with a fine of RMB 20,000. Guangyu H. was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment with a fine of RMB 15,000. Nuer Maimaiti was sentenced to 4 year’s imprisonment with a fine of RMB 10,000. Changchun L. was sentenced to 1 year’s imprisonment with a fine of RMB 3,000. All crime involved items confiscated. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2017) Xin 2923, No.1386 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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