How should the elderly over 65 be punished for beating others for no reason?

According to the provisions of Articles 234, 238, 247, 248, 289, 292 and 333 of the Criminal Law, those who cause disability by illegal detention, extorting confessions by torture or obtaining evidence by violence, maltreating criminals, gathering people to "smash and rob", causing serious injury or illegally organizing or forcing others to sell blood belong to these provisions.

(1) Whoever commits the crime of intentional injury shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance.

(2) Whoever commits the crime of intentional injury and causes serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years 10 years.

(3) Whoever intentionally harms another person's body by particularly cruel means, causing death or serious disability, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10, life imprisonment or death.

Remarks: Those who meet the conditions of self-defense shall be exempted from punishment.

The subject of the crime of intentional injury is the general subject. Any natural person who reaches the age of criminal responsibility and has the ability of criminal responsibility can constitute the crime of intentional injury. Among them, a natural person who has reached the age of 14 but has not reached the age of 16 shall bear criminal responsibility for intentional injury, causing serious injury or death.

Legal basis: criminal law

Article 17-1: If a person who has reached the age of 75 intentionally commits a crime, he may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment; Whoever commits a crime negligently shall be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.

Paragraph 2 of Article 49: The death penalty shall not be applied to persons who have reached the age of 75 at the time of trial, except those who have caused death by particularly cruel means.

Article 72 Applicable Conditions A criminal sentenced to criminal detention or fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years may be suspended if he meets the following conditions at the same time, and suspended for people under the age of 18, pregnant women and people who have reached the age of 75:

(a) the circumstances of the crime are relatively minor;

(2) showing repentance;

(3) There is no danger of committing a crime again;

(four) the announcement of probation has no significant adverse effects on the community where he lives.

Probation can be announced according to the circumstances of the crime, and criminals are prohibited from engaging in specific activities, entering specific areas, places and contacting specific personnel during the probation period of probation.

If a suspended criminal is sentenced to an additional punishment, the additional punishment shall still be executed.

Quoted from Hengshui lawyer www.lawtime.cn/hengshui.