Meiyun L. illegally purchased and sold endangered wildlife products such as ivory, rhino horns, and helmet hornbill products, whose total value was 231,500 yuan. Since August 2013, Zhenhua Z. used the platform of the Bamboo and Wood Carving Workshop he operated in Dongyang City to illegally purchase endangered wildlife products, which were processed and sold to Meiyun L., with a total value of 467,063. Since January 2013, Ligang Z. illegally purchased wildlife products, which were processed and sold to Meiyun L., with a total value of 67042 yuan. Since September 2013, Chen illegally purchased ivory products and then sold them to Meiyun L., with a total value of 53,604 yuan. Meiyun L., Ligang Z., Zhenhua Z. and Chen confessed to having illegally purchased and sold endangered wildlife products.
The defendants Meiyun L., Ligang Z., etc. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife and products (appellate case)
Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Jinhua
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2016) Zhe 07, No.94 final instance
Charges
The defendants Meiyun L., Ligang Z., Zhenhua Z. and Chen charged with illegal purchase and sale of threatened or endangered wildlife products.
Species
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendants Meiyun L., Ligang Z., Zhenhua Z. and Chen guilty of illegal purchase and sale of endangered wildlife products according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Meiyun L. was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of RMB 60,000. Ligang Z. was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 30,000. Zhenhua Z. was sentenced to 11 years in prison and a fine of RMB 100,000. Chen committed the crime of illegally purchasing and selling endangered wildlife products, and was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison with a fine of RMB 15,000. Revoke Chen's last sentence of probation, and executing imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months, and a fine of 35,000 yuan. The crime involved items were confiscated.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2015) Dong, No.1429 first instance
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife