In order to give full play to the disciplinary and deterrent role of environmental resources trial and strengthen the judicial publicity of environmental resources protection, on the morning of April 6, the Jinghu District Court of Wuhu City, Anhui Province, opened a public hearing on a case of illegal mining, inviting more than 40 teachers and students of Wuhu Vocational and Technical College to attend the hearing.
The court found that on June 12, 2021, the defendant Chen Mou-mou and Tao Mou-mou (already sentenced) conspired with the sand suction pump party in advance to steal 3165.09 tons of river sand from the "Hezhou 688" ship in the waters near the No.171 float in Ma'anshan section of the Yangtze River without obtaining a river sand mining license. The river sand involved in the case is worth RMB 129769 yuan.
The court held that the defendant Chen Mou-mou's behavior constituted the crime of illegal mining, and the case was also a case of omission. According to the facts, nature and circumstances of the crime committed by the defendant and the degree of harm to society, the defendant was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment and a fine of RMB 10,000 yuan for the crime of illegal mining in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. The defendant was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment and a fine of RMB 30,000 yuan for the crime of illegal mining; He decided to carry out a fixed-term imprisonment of one year and two months and a fine of RMB 40000.
Judge's message: Illegal exploitation of mineral resources will not only cause the loss of national resources, but also cause damage to the ecological environment, and even lead to the risk of geological disasters and hidden dangers in production safety, endangering people's lives, health and safety. We should protect the natural environment, let environmental protection take root in the present, and show the future with green.