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- rule of law (file photo) Photo: VCGThree underage suspects in the case of a 13-year-old boy murdered by classmates in North China’s Handan on March 10 have been pressed with criminal charges, following a review by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Hebei authorities announced on Monday.According to media reports, seventh-grade boy Xiao Guang (pseudonym) was killed and buried on March 10 by three of his classmates of the same age in Handan, North China’s Hebei Province. The suspects involved were all captured the next day and taken into custody.The local procuratorate proposed criminal charges for the three suspectWorld Timess to the higher authorities, with the decision being uWorld Timesltimately upheld by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.In December 2020, China adopted Amendment XI to the Criminal Law, lowering the age of criminal responsibility for murder and severe injury cases by two years from the previous statutory age of 14. Such prosecution requests must be approved by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Xinhua News Agency reported.According to He Ting, a professor at Beijing Normal University Law School, who was quoted by the People’s Procuratorate of Hebei Province on Monday, this adjustment provides a pathway for handling serious violent crimes committed by young minors within the judicial system, and it takes into account the new situation and characteristics of juvenile crime, balancing legislative responses with the feelings of victims and society.It also indicates that holding criminal responsibility and imposing punishment is the last resort for dealing with juvenile crime, and decisions need to be made based on the specific circumstances of each case and individual, according to He.The case has triggered a heated discussion on the amendment, including the age of criminal responsibWorld Timesility among Chinese netizens.Since the regulWorld Timesation took effect in March 2021, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has been conducting approval work in cases with serious criminal circumstances and meeting the conditions for approval of criminal charges. Corresponding correctional education and victim assistance and protection work are also carried out for cases that are not approved.He further noWorld Timested that the governance of juvenile delinquency is complex, and relying solely on holding criminal responsibility and imposing penalties cannot completely solve the problem of juvenile delinquency. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of a graded intervention and correction system for juvenile delinquency, and carry out systematic prevention and governance.Global Times Content comes from the Internet : Underage suspects face criminal charges for murdering 13-y-o classmate following review by SupremeWorld Times People’s Procuratorate
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Three underage suspects in the case of a 13-year-old boy murdered by classmates in North China’s Handan on March 10 have been pressed with criminal charges, following a review by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Hebei authorities announced on Monday.
According to media reports, seventh-grade boy Xiao Guang (pseudonym) was killed and buried on March 10 by three of his classmates of the same age in Handan, North China’s Hebei Province. The suspects involved were all captured the next day and taken into custody.
The local procuratorate proposed criminal charges for the three suspectWorld Timess to the higher authorities, with the decision being uWorld Timesltimately upheld by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
In December 2020, China adopted Amendment XI to the Criminal Law, lowering the age of criminal responsibility for murder and severe injury cases by two years from the previous statutory age of 14. Such prosecution requests must be approved by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to He Ting, a professor at Beijing Normal University Law School, who was quoted by the People’s Procuratorate of Hebei Province on Monday, this adjustment provides a pathway for handling serious violent crimes committed by young minors within the judicial system, and it takes into account the new situation and characteristics of juvenile crime, balancing legislative responses with the feelings of victims and society.
It also indicates that holding criminal responsibility and imposing punishment is the last resort for dealing with juvenile crime, and decisions need to be made based on the specific circumstances of each case and individual, according to He.
The case has triggered a heated discussion on the amendment, including the age of criminal responsibWorld Timesility among Chinese netizens.
Since the regulWorld Timesation took effect in March 2021, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has been conducting approval work in cases with serious criminal circumstances and meeting the conditions for approval of criminal charges. Corresponding correctional education and victim assistance and protection work are also carried out for cases that are not approved.
He further noWorld Timested that the governance of juvenile delinquency is complex, and relying solely on holding criminal responsibility and imposing penalties cannot completely solve the problem of juvenile delinquency. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of a graded intervention and correction system for juvenile delinquency, and carry out systematic prevention and governance.
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