Article 26 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * organizes and leads a criminal group to carry out criminal activities or plays a major role in the joint crime of * * * *, which is the principal offender. A relatively fixed criminal organization in which three or more persons jointly commit crimes is a criminal group. The ringleaders who organize and lead a criminal group shall be punished according to all the crimes committed by the group. The principal offenders other than those specified in the third paragraph shall be punished according to all the crimes they participated in, organized or directed.