Chapter 925 - 381: Sabotaging Military Marriage Crime!
After the door closed.
Lin Yao glared at Wang Min and Qing Lan, seething with anger.
If it weren’t for Qing Lan calling the police, and Wang Min running out the door to seek help from the officers...
She wouldn’t have almost been taken away.
"Well... uh, if there’s nothing else, I’ll just leave first, you guys can handle your family matters slowly."
Qing Lan, sensing the tense atmosphere, let out an awkward laugh.
Quickly walked to the door.
Opened the door and made a hurried escape.
It was obvious.
Lin Yao was going to...
Settle the household accounts.
Staying here as an outsider, she might get caught in the crossfire.
As for helping her friend fight for her rights...
After witnessing her friend’s fierceness, she had long abandoned that thought.
Her friend not committing domestic violence against Wang Min...
Was already quite good enough.
...
Two hours later.
Qing Lan returned to her own home.
Just as she took a sip of water, she received a message from Qin Mu.
"How is it? Did your friend agree to report it to the police? You must tell the victim not to suffer in silence, it will only encourage those abusers to become more rampant!"
Looking at this message.
Several black lines appeared on Qing Lan’s forehead, her mouth twitching slightly.
Initially.
She thought the same way.
But her friend was just too formidable and didn’t need legal protection at all.
On the contrary.
Her husband Wang Min was the one who should be seeking legal protection.
"My friend... actually wasn’t being abused; it was her husband who was."
After hesitating for a moment.
She decided to tell Qin Mu the truth.
The other side was silent for several minutes.
Then sent her a series of ellipses.
Seemingly at a loss for words.
"But... since my friend’s husband has decided to forgive, in this case, my friend shouldn’t be criminally detained, right?"
After pondering for a bit, Qing Lan couldn’t help but ask a question.
Based on her understanding of criminal law knowledge.
Her friend hasn’t been taken away by the officers, but she couldn’t be sure.
"Well... not necessarily."
A few seconds later.
Having just finished a day’s court session and arrived home, Qin Mu added: "This time your friend’s husband didn’t call the police, but he can choose to report it anytime if he suffers domestic violence again."
"And based on the principle of filing a case for self-reported crimes, as long as it meets the minimum standard for filing, it should be filed."
"My suggestion is to tell your friend to restrain herself, don’t really end up getting herself into trouble."
Qin Mu sighed lightly and put down the phone.
This matter...
Also took him by surprise.
The same case of domestic violence.
If the genders were reversed, undoubtedly, it would cause an uproar on the internet.
This time...
The perpetrator was a female, and Wang Min opted for forgiveness, hence the situation didn’t escalate.
On the internet.
Domestic violence has always been a highly sensitive issue, involving gender-based violence.
Women have always been in a disadvantaged position, so receiving attention is normal.
But...
If a man experiences domestic violence, he should still report it when necessary.
That bit of face isn’t worth much.
Afterwards.
He chatted briefly with Qing Lan and then ended the conversation.
Walked into the study.
Prepared to create today’s video material.
Today was the second day of the trial.
The court’s six criminal trial chambers processed hundreds of defendants, and some new criminal charges emerged.
Among them were a few relatively rare criminal charges.
They included trafficking in women and children, destruction of military marriages, impostor exams, and mob looting.
"Today’s video is mainly to explain these four charges."
Looking at the camera.
Qin Mu took a deep breath and began recording this video.
In today’s batch of defendants...
There was a small trafficking syndicate for women and children.
Specializing in human trafficking deals, they’ve completed dozens of transactions, selling dozens of female college students and young children to remote areas.
Some have even...
been directly sold abroad.
This behavior clearly constitutes the crime of trafficking in women and children.
"Article 240 of the Criminal Law, this crime mainly refers to the actions of luring, kidnapping, purchasing, selling, transporting, or transshipping women and children with the intent to sell."
This type of crime...
is different from other crimes; it falls under the category of urgent disappearance crimes.
Upon receiving a related report, an investigation should be immediately initiated.
The standard for filing a case is relatively low.
As for sentencing...
Anyone found guilty of this crime shall be sentenced to between five and ten years of imprisonment and fined.
In certain special circumstances, the punishment shall be more than ten years of imprisonment or life imprisonment, with fines or confiscation of property.
If the circumstances are particularly severe, the death penalty shall be imposed along with confiscation of property.
1. The principal members of a group trafficking in women and children;
2. Trafficking of three or more women or children;
3. Assaulting or committing other acts against the trafficked women;
4. Luring or forcing trafficked women into other illegal transactions;
5. Using violence, coercion, or drugging methods to kidnap women or children for sale;
6. Stealing infants or toddlers for sale;
7. Causing serious injury or death to the trafficked women and children or their relatives, or any other severe consequences;
8. Selling women and children abroad.
Without doubt...
This small-scale group trafficking women and children completely fits these special circumstances.
But...
It did not cause any additional harm to the individuals involved, so no death penalty was imposed.
Only the leader was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison.
The others...
were all sentenced to twenty years in prison.
"Actually, in life, incidents of trafficking in women and children frequently occur around us."
Qin Mu smiled slightly and continued, "In rural areas, when parents have given birth to several daughters in succession and cannot afford to raise them, they often hand them over to relatives and friends or swap children."
"This phenomenon was quite common when we were kids."
"But... actually this behavior also constitutes the crime of trafficking women and children."
Looking at the camera, Qin Mu continued to analyze, "According to related judicial interpretations, giving one’s child to others under the guise of adoption also fits the definition of trafficking, especially if money is involved during this process..."
"Then it can basically be recognized as the crime of trafficking in women and children."
This kind of thing happens mostly in rural areas.
Many people like to give away sons or daughters they can’t afford to raise and take some money in return.
But this behavior...
If it involves the intent to unlawfully profit, it is undoubtedly a crime.
According to judicial interpretations...
If one of the following conditions is met, it can be recognized as selling one’s own children and should be treated as the crime of trafficking women and children:
(1) Using childbirth as a means of illegal profit and selling the child immediately after childbirth;
(2) Knowing that the other party does not have a purpose of raising the child, or not even considering whether the other party has such a purpose, in order to collect money by "giving" the child to others;
(3) Taking a huge sum of money that obviously does not belong to "nutrition fee" or "thank you money" to "give" the child to others;
(4) Other "adoption" behaviors that clearly reflect the purpose of illegal profit.
Of course...
Those forced by difficult living conditions or influenced by the preference for sons over daughters who privately give children without independent living ability to others for raising, including receiving a small amount of "nutrition fee" or "thank you money," are informal adoption behaviors and cannot be treated as the crime of trafficking women and children.
Instead, it should be treated as the crime of abandonment.
"In previous cases, we’ve discussed the crime of abandonment, which, though less serious, is still a type of crime."
After explaining the crime of trafficking in women and children in detail...
Qin Mu went on to explain the crimes of sabotaging military marriage, exam fraud, and mob looting one by one.
The crime of sabotaging military marriage refers to the act of cohabiting or marrying someone while knowing that they are the spouse of an active duty military personnel.
It consists mainly of two elements: first, the spouse of an active duty military personnel; second, the existence of cohabitation or marriage behavior.
It is one type of bigamy but stricter, as marriage registration or factual marriage are not required; cohabitation alone can recognize the crime of sabotaging military marriage.
Regarding sentencing...
One can be sentenced to up to three years in prison or given criminal detention.
The crime of exam fraud...
refers to having someone take a legally required national exam on your behalf or taking it for someone else.
Today’s defendant...
was someone specializing in exam work, helping people to pass exams, essentially a test-taker.
But this criminal charge...
should be determined based on the impact and consequences it causes.
If the person’s crime was less severe, and they show genuine remorse, they are usually given a suspended sentence or exempted from criminal punishment.
If the exam substituted is a crucial one like the college entrance exam...
the punishment will be heavier.
As for the crime of mob looting...
refers to gathering a crowd to loot public or private property of considerable size or in a way that constitutes severe circumstances.
In court today...
a group of middle-aged women...
were sent to court after being reported by someone.