The People's Court of Rugao City, Jiangsu Province pronounced a verdict on February 28 in a very serious civil case incidental to the criminal act of hunting birds. The defendant Luo was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime of hunting wild animals. Zhou was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for hunting wild animals, and both of them were sentenced to cash at the same time. At the same time, eight criminal suspects including Hu were sentenced to detention ranging from one month to six months for harboring, covering up and other crimes. Four criminal suspects including Shao were fined cash ranging from 3,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan respectively, totaling* ***, the 14 suspects paid a total of 1.059 million yuan in compensation for losses to wildlife ecological resources.
Local police found out that between August 2018 and September 2019, the defendants Luo and Zhou had illegally hunted turtle doves together in the mountains and forests of Xinghua City at night many times. There are a total of 3,530 sparrows and other wild birds. Generally, the birds that arrive are handed over to Hu's restaurant operators or other chefs for sale for profit. When the couple hunted birds together, they had the same shares and rights in the interests of the couple. Each of them sold the birds they captured, and the proceeds were also owned by themselves. During this period, Luo received 6,774.50 yuan in stolen money on the pretext of catching wild birds, and Zhou received 26,720.50 yuan in stolen money.
Later, when the police arrested Luo and Zhou, there were 14 other defendants and 4 other defendants in attached civil lawsuits. According to the "Laws of the People's Republic of China" and the state The law stipulates that they should bear their respective responsibilities. The 14 defendants confessed to the criminal incident, assumed their respective responsibilities, and handed down their sentences.
The mountain doves, scarlet-necked doves and other wild birds hunted by Luo and Zhou in this case are all wild animals stipulated in the National Wildlife Protection Law. According to my country's criminal law and relevant laws and regulations, these wild animals should be protected and people are not allowed to hunt, capture or sell them. At the same time, illegal acquisition, transportation, and sale of these wild animals are not allowed. If the ecological environment is damaged, ecological compensation responsibilities must be borne.
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