Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Mengla County
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2014
Abstract
Since 2012, the defendant Ma Ying has acquired 82 suspected ivory products such as ivory bracelets and Buddha beads and sold them in a store. The Yunnan Yunlin Judicial Appraisal Center has identified 12 out of 82 suspected ivory products, with a total weight of 0.21879 kg. Its value standard is RMB 9,116.3. Ivory products are listed as CITES Appendix I species.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2014) La Criminal First instance No. 39
Charges
The defendant Ma Ying illegally acquired and sold precious and endangered wild animal products, and should be prosecuted for the illegal acquisition and sale of precious and endangered wild animal products criminal responsibility according to article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.
Species
Money value
Although not stated, the financial resources of this criminal group is around 80,000 RMB.
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The defendant Ma Ying, for the crime of illegally acquiring, selling precious, endangered wildlife, precious and endangered wildlife products, was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for six months (the probation period is calculated from the date of the judgment), and fined RMB 20,000 yuan (Pay within ten days from the next day when this judgment becomes legally effective).
Appealed
No
Penalty
The defendant Ma Ying, for the crime of illegally acquiring, selling precious, endangered wildlife, precious and endangered wildlife products, was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for six months (the probation period is calculated from the date of the judgment), and fined RMB 20,000 yuan (Pay within ten days from the next day when this judgment becomes legally effective).
Legislation cited
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
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