From 2018 to the time of the incident, Yinli X., Shipeng Y., Penglong L. and Daqian Y. purchased and sold rhino horn products through WeChat. Starting from March 2019, four people began to buy shares of rhino horn products and stored them in a room in Shiguang Apartment, Linan Town, Xianyou County. Among them, Yinli X. illegally purchased and sold rhino horn products worth a total of 2,103,950 yuan; Shipeng Y. illegally purchased and sold ivory products worth a total of 1,355,500 yuan; Penglong L. illegally purchased and sold rhino horn products worth a total of 759,750 yuan; Daqian Y. illegally purchased and sold rhino horn products worth a total of 1,685,700 yuan. Yinli X., Shipeng Y., Penglong L. and Daqian Y. confessed to having illegally purchased and sold threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Putian
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2020) Min 03, No.115 final instance
Charges
Yinli X., Shipeng Y., Penglong L. and Daqian Y. were charged with illegally purchasing and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendants Yinli X., Shipeng Y., Penglong L. and Daqian Y. guilty of illegal purchase and sale of endangered wildlife species according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Yinli X. was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of RMB 300,000. Shipeng Y. was sentenced to 11 years in prison and a fine of RMB 200,000. Penglong L committed the crime of illegally purchasing and selling endangered wildlife products, sentenced to 10 years and 9 months in prison, and fined 100,000 yuan; with the former sentence of 9 months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan, carrying out imprisonment for 11 years, and fined 110,000 yuan. Daqian Y. was sentenced to 10 years and 9 months in prison and a fine of RMB 200,000. The crime involved items were confiscated.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2019) Min 0322, No.893 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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