Shenzhen criminal lawyers believe that the "timeliness" here cannot be simply determined from the time node, and it cannot be considered that the refund will be timely on the same day, the next day or within a week, and it will not be timely after this time.
We should also consider the purpose, reason, subjective consciousness and objective behavior of the defendant in returning or handing over property. If the defendant, after accepting the property, is afraid of being exposed or the relevant personnel being investigated, afraid of being implicated, and is forced to return the property handed in to avoid legal investigation, even if the money and stolen goods are returned or turned over in a short time, he should still be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes, and returning the money and stolen goods can be considered as a sentencing circumstance.
Article 9, paragraph 2, of the Opinions stipulates: "After accepting bribes, if a state functionary is investigated for himself or someone or something related to accepting bribes and returned or handed in to cover up the crime, it will not affect the determination of the crime of accepting bribes."