Recently, the Forest Police Brigade of Changling County, Jilin Province received clues and quickly uncovered an online wildlife trafficking case.
During an inspection, the Internet Supervision and Inspection Detachment of the Jilin Provincial Forest Public Security Bureau discovered that a man from Changling posted short videos of catching and selling birds on the Huoshan Video App.
On the same day, Jilin Provincial Forest Public Security Bureau, Changling County Forest Public Security Brigade, together with the Jilin Provincial Police Station and the Forever Town Forestry Station, went to Gepingfang Village, Forever Town, and successfully arrested the criminal suspect Li Mousong and seized it from his home. The "three animals" included 12 live birds, 159 frozen dead birds, 3 birdcages, and 2 bird-catching nets, which identified the criminal facts.
Yu Jingxuan, director of the Dongling Forestry Police Station of Changling County Forest Police in Jilin Province: During the epidemic prevention and control period, the forest police in our province have always adopted a high-pressure posture against illegal crimes related to wildlife resources. We hereby appeal to the general public not to hunt or trade wild animals. .
Online Court Remote Hearing It only took 23 hours from case filing to sentencing
On February 21, the Changling County People's Court used remote video to hear the case of illegal hunting of wild animals during the epidemic.
Although no parties were present, the trial was conducted through a remote video connection. High-definition audio and video images of the parties, the judge and the jurors appeared on the screen on time, and the remote trial began. Although the defendant and the judge were not in the same place, they still successfully completed court investigation, evidence display, court questioning, and in-court sentencing. The entire process was complete and smooth, the sound and picture were clear, and the trial was orderly, fast and efficient.
The court sentenced the defendant Li Mousong to eight months in prison for illegal hunting.
Man sentenced to eight months in prison for illegal hunting of endangered wild animals
This case in Jilin only took 23 hours from filing to sentencing. In order to increase the intensity of crackdown on crimes such as poaching of wild animals, some courts are imposing stricter and faster trials.
In an illegal hunting case that was recently heard by the Jiujiang Court in Jiangxi Province, a man hunted seven snakes in the wild, and what awaits him is an eight-month sentence. Because we are currently in a critical period of the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic, the case will be conducted via remote video hearing.
In May 2019, the defendant Fang Moumou used snake nets to trap 2 king snakes and 3 black tip snakes in Luoping Town, Wuning County, Jiangxi Province. It was identified that the five snakes are all important protected animals in Jiangxi Province, and the other two snakes are Zhoushan cobra . This species is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
The public prosecution agency believes that the defendant has violated paragraph 2 of Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and should be held criminally responsible for the crime of illegal hunting and illegal hunting of endangered wild animals. In the first instance, the court sentenced the defendant Fang Moumou to eight months' imprisonment and a fine of RMB 5,000.
The defendant was dissatisfied with the first instance judgment and appealed to Jiujiang Intermediate Court. On February 25, the court held the second instance and the verdict was as follows: The appellant Fang Moumou, the defendant in the original instance, was sentenced to 8 months in prison and fined RMB 5,000 for the crime of illegal hunting of endangered wild animals.
The case originated from an investigation in a restaurant. The police found clues on the dining table and followed the clues to catch the snake catcher and snake trafficker. The snake dealer and the restaurant owner will also face trial.
Appellant (original defendant in the first instance) Fang Moumou: I first regret my criminal behavior of illegal hunting and illegal killing of endangered wild animals. Just because I have a weak legal awareness and a weak concept of the rule of law, I violated the laws of the country in a single thought. Therefore, I was sanctioned by the law and paid a huge price. Protecting wild animals, protecting ecology, and protecting nature starts from me and starts now.
National Forestry and Grassland Administration: Implementing the strictest wildlife control measures
In the past many years, China's illegal wildlife trade has mostly been conducted in an "underground" form. Some restaurants sell wild game, such as snakes, forest frogs, civet cats, pangolins, sika deer, monkeys, etc., and even highlight the word "wild" in order to attract customers. We must speak out against these bad habits of eating wild animals. No. Today, our country is taking the most stringent approach to ban illegal wildlife trade.On February 24th,
HTML, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted and approved the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on comprehensively prohibiting illegal wildlife transactions, eliminating non -food habits of wildlife, and effectively guaranteeing the health and safety of the people's lives". , Fully prohibit the "terrestrial wildlife with important ecology, science, and social value" and other terrestrial wild animals, including artificial breeding and artificially raising terrestrial wild animals. HTML held a meeting on the National Forest Cao Bureau to issue a notice to completely ban the market and transactions of edible wild animals. All the permits must be revoked by the artificial breeding of wild animals for the purpose of consumption. The Supreme People's Procuratorate released the "Typical Cases of Public Interest Litigation of Wild Animals Protection of Procuratorate" on the 28th, with a view to completely cut off the chain of wildlife black production. Since the epidemic, the State Forestry Bureau has implemented the most stringent series of wild animal control and control. As of February 26, there were 690 wildlife violations, 2919 illegal tools were collected, and more than 39,000 wild animals were collected.expert initiative: Pay attention to the harmonious coexistence relationship with wild animals.
Anhui Normal University Professor Huang Song: We must protect wild animals and not invade them. This is very important. Once this balance is broken, these viruses and bacteria that have not harmed wildlife in the body of wild animals may be transmitted to human body.
experts pointed out that between humans and wild animals are symbiotic coexistence and interdependent relationships. Once the ecological balance is destroyed, endangering the safety of the entire biosphere and humanity.
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Chinese Zoology, Beijing Normal University professor Zhang Zhengwang : The ecosystem has a complete food chain. Wildlife is one of the important links. Protecting wild animals makes the ecosystem more complete and healthier. Protecting wildlife is conducive to the evolution of various creatures that can continue. The place we live in not only have high -rise buildings, but also birds.
eliminates the social bad habits of eating "game" not only requires the power of the rule of law, but also requires a complete transformation of people. To recognize the protection of wild animals, it is to protect ourselves; to treat wild animals well, but also to be human. Only by being awe nature and respect for life from the heart can we get the harmonious coexistence of people and nature, and the tragedy will not be performed again.
