Minimum age of criminal responsibility reduced to 12 years old, imposters in college
China's proposed law amendments: Minimum age of criminal responsibility has been reduced to 12 years old, imposters in college
Chinanews Client Beijing, October 13th. On the 13th, the 22nd
meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee was held in
Beijing. Many draft laws appeared at the meeting attracted much attention.
Among them, the minimum age of criminal responsibility is proposed to be
lowered to 12 years old, the behavior of imposing college admission is
considered a crime, and a separate statutory penalty is proposed for violent
assault on the police. and many more.
12 to 14 years old may be liable for crimes such as intentional homicide
On the 13th, the Criminal Law Amendment (Eleventh) draft was
submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress for
a second review.
Prior to this, the issue of the downward adjustment of the age
of criminal responsibility for minors has always been a concern of the outside
world. This time, the draft stipulates that a person who has reached the age of
12 but has not yet reached the age of 14 who commits the crime of intentional
homicide or intentional injury, resulting in death, shall be subject to
criminal responsibility upon approval by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
Regarding the crime of adultery of underage girls, the draft
states that heavier penalties are clearly applicable to serious situations such
as adultery of underage girls under the age of ten or causing harm to underage
girls.
It is proposed to criminalize the act of imposing college admission
In recent years, incidents of imposters in colleges that have
been exposed in some areas have aroused public attention, and such behaviors
may be regarded as crimes in the future.
In this regard, some members of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress, departments, localities, and the general public
have proposed that incidents such as imposters in college that have seriously
harmed the interests of others and undermined the bottom line of educational
fairness and social fairness and justice should be specifically criminalized.
The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People’s Congress recommended that the above-mentioned opinions should be adopted after research, and the embezzlement and fraudulent use of others’ identities to replace others’ higher education qualifications, civil servant employment qualifications, and employment placement treatments should be criminalized. At the same time, it stipulates organization and instigation.
If implemented by
others, he shall be punished severely. According to the second-review draft of
the Criminal Law Amendment (11), the act of imposing college admissions is to
be determined as a crime.
It is proposed to add a separate legal penalty for violent assault on the police
In order to further strengthen the prevention and punishment
of attacks on police, the second review of the Criminal Law Amendment (11)
draft adds a separate statutory penalty for violent attacks that are being carried
out by public police in accordance with the law.
Some members of the Standing Committee of the National
People’s Congress and departments suggested that the prevention and punishment
of police attacks should be further strengthened from the law, and the “violent
attack on the people’s police who are performing official duties in accordance
with the The provision of severe punishment for official crimes adds a separate
legal penalty.
At the same time, heavier penalties have been increased for serious violent assaults on police such as the use of guns, controlled knives, or driving a motor vehicle to hit the police.
The Constitution and Law
Committee of the National People's Congress recommended the adoption of the
above opinions after research.
Overseas casino personnel organize and solicit Chinese citizens to go abroad for gambling crimes to be penalized
In recent years, cross-border gambling has committed serious crimes, resulting in a large outflow of funds, which has seriously damaged the image of the country and economic security.
The Criminal Law Amendment (11)
draft intends to amend the regulations on gambling crimes and increase
penalties.
The second-review draft of the Criminal Law Amendment (11)
stipulates that the penalty allocation for the crime of opening a casino will
be further adjusted, and at the same time, the organization of overseas casino
personnel will be increased to solicit Chinese citizens to commit overseas
gambling crimes.
Intended to criminalize organizing and forcing athletes to use doping
Previously, some departments suggested that violations of doping regulations seriously damage the image of the country, undermine fair competition in sports competitions, and seriously damage the physical and mental health of athletes.
It is recommended to organize and force athletes to
use doping, and to induce, abet and deceive athletes to use doping to
participate. Serious circumstances such as major domestic and international
sports competitions or the provision of doping to them are criminalized.
In response to this, the second-review draft of the Criminal
Law Amendment (11) is proposed to add one article after Article 355 of the
Criminal Law to make corresponding provisions.
The criminal law intends to clearly stipulate the crime of
sexual assault by guardianship, adoption, etc.
The second review of the Criminal Law Amendment (11) Draft
adds the crime of sexual assault by persons with special duties, for persons
with special duties such as guardianship, adoption, nursing, education, medical
treatment, etc., having sexual relations with underage women who have reached
the age of 14 and under 16. Regardless of whether the minor agrees or not, he
shall be investigated for criminal responsibility and sentenced to fixed-term
imprisonment of not more than three years, or three to ten years imprisonment
for bad circumstances.
Handling of personal information of minors under the age of fourteen should obtain the consent of their parents
On the same day, the meeting also reviewed the draft revision of the Minor Protection Law three times.
The three-time draft of the revised draft law on the protection of minors intends to further strengthen the protection of minors’ personal information, clarifying that the handling of the personal information of minors under the age of fourteen shall obtain the consent of their parents or other guardians.
Network service providers shall adopt Disconnect links and
other measures to stop cyberbullying and the spread of information that
endangers the physical and mental health of minors, and report to relevant
authorities.
Priority should be given to veterans for positions related to national defense and army building
The draft law on the protection of veterans that has received
much attention was submitted to the 13th National People's Congress Standing
Committee for a second review on the 13th.
The second review of the draft said that some departments, localities, and the public suggested that some soldiers should be allowed to return to work in their original units before joining the army after retirement.
After studying with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Constitution and Law Committee proposed to add regulations:
Retired sergeants
and conscripts who were members of agencies, group organizations, institutions,
or state-owned enterprises before joining the army can choose to reinstate their
jobs after retiring.
The second review of the draft also stipulates that the
Constitution and Law Committee, after studying with the Political Work
Department of the Military Commission, proposes to add provisions: military
civilian posts, national defense education institutions, etc., should give
priority to qualified retired military personnel.
The proposed law clearly says no to illegal consumption of wild animals
On the 13th, the Wildlife Protection Law (Revised Draft) was
submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress for
deliberation. It clearly stipulated in the general rules that illegal
consumption of wild animals is prohibited.
The revised draft adds specific provisions in Chapter 3,
prohibiting the consumption of wildlife under national key protection, the
"three types" terrestrial wildlife and other terrestrial wildlife. It
is forbidden to produce, operate, and consume food made from illegally
purchased wild animals and their products.
In addition, the revised draft adds regulations on catering
establishments, prohibiting online trading platforms, commodity exchange
markets, catering establishments, etc. from providing display, trading, and
consumption for illegal sale, purchase, consumption and use of wild animals and
their products or prohibited hunting tools service.
Responding to public health emergencies is planned to be
included in the legal situation of handling personal information
The draft of the personal information protection law that has
received much attention was also unveiled on the 13th.
The draft clarifies the scope of application, improves the
rules for personal information processing, improves the rules for cross-border
provision of personal information, clarifies the rights of individuals and the
obligations of processors in personal information processing activities, and
clarifies the departments that perform personal information protection duties,
a total of eight chapters 70 articles.
The draft will respond to public health emergencies or
protect the lives and health of natural persons in emergencies, as one of the
legal situations for handling personal information. It is also clarified that
in the processing of personal information under the above-mentioned
circumstances, it is also necessary to strictly abide by the processing rules
stipulated in this law and fulfill the obligation of personal information
protection.
Those who damage the personal information of Chinese citizens abroad may be included in the blacklist
The draft personal information protection law also clarifies that if foreign organizations or individuals engage in personal information processing activities that harm the rights and interests of citizens of the People’s Republic of China, or endanger the national security and public interests of the People’s Republic of China, the State Cyberspace Administration may include them
The list of restrictions or prohibitions on the provision of
personal information shall be announced, and measures shall be taken to
restrict or prohibit the provision of personal information.
The draft also clarifies that if any country or region adopts
discriminatory prohibitions, restrictions or other similar measures against the
People’s Republic of China in terms of personal information protection, the
People’s Republic of China may take corresponding measures against the country
or region based on actual conditions.