It is the scope of sentencing. The criminal law stipulates that "an individual who embezzles more than 5,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year and less than seven years", that is, the starting point for committing corruption is 5,000 yuan, and the starting point for sentencing is one year. Judging from this provision, the penalty of 7,000 yuan for corruption is within the sentencing range. The Criminal Law also stipulates that "if the amount of personal corruption is more than 5,000 yuan but less than 10,000 yuan, and if the crime is regretted and the stolen goods are actively returned, the punishment may be mitigated or exempted from criminal punishment". Judging from this provision, those who are less than 10,000 yuan and repent and actively return stolen goods can be given a mitigated punishment or exempted from criminal punishment. Here, the judge has room for discretion when making a judgment. Although there is a plot to actively return stolen goods, it is not known whether there are other mitigating circumstances. Because the criminal law stipulates that those who commit the crime of corruption and the amount is below 1 10,000 yuan (even 9999 yuan) can be exempted from criminal punishment, but they may also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, depending on whether the circumstances are lighter or mitigated. Therefore, when the court sentenced him to 7,000 yuan for corruption for one and a half years, there may be no other lighter or mitigated punishment circumstances such as repentance, meritorious service, surrender, accomplice, and coercion.
Provisions of the Criminal Law on Punishment of Corruption: Article 383 Provisions on Punishment of Corruption Whoever commits corruption shall be punished according to the following provisions according to the seriousness of the case:
(1) Individuals who embezzle more than 100,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and may also have their property confiscated; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to death and his property shall be confiscated.
(2) Individuals who embezzle more than 50,000 yuan but less than 100,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than five years and may also have their property confiscated; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment and confiscation of property.
(3) Individuals who embezzle more than 5,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than seven years; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years but not more than ten years. If an individual embezzles more than 5,000 yuan but less than 10,000 yuan and repents after committing a crime and actively returns the stolen goods, the criminal punishment may be mitigated or exempted, and the unit to which he belongs or the competent authority at a higher level shall give him administrative sanctions.