What was the specific process of Zhang Ziqiang's arrest?

The story of Zhang Ziqiang, the thief king of the world;

A group of foreigners fled to Shenzhen, Guangdong, to track down the kidnappers who kidnapped the rich and extorted money. The ransom was as high as 654.38+02.79 million yuan. On July 28th, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court sentenced the gang "1No." Li Qiang to fixed-term imprisonment 15 and fined 500,000 yuan. Other gang members were also sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 6 to 14 years and fines ranging from 30 thousand to 400 thousand yuan.

The gang has created many shocking cases of kidnapping and extortion in Shenzhen. At 9: 00 pm on February 7, 2000, 65438 gang kidnapped Chen Mou, an American Chinese, in Futian District, Shenzhen, and extorted $6 million from his family.

On June 65438+1October 2 1 day, 2002, Li Qiang instructed his gang members to kidnap Shan with guns and demanded a ransom of HK$130,000. During the Spring Festival in 2003, they planned to kidnap a single girlfriend again, demanding a ransom of HK$ 6,543,800+RMB 8,000. Shenzhen Gongjing reported to the police, and eventually all the members of a series of kidnapping gangs headed by Li Qiang were arrested.

Kidnapping gang "1" Li Qiang 3 1 year old. He is a native of Jilin and once worked as a special policeman in Changchun Armed Police Force. The kidnapping gang "No.2" liuyong once worked as a scout and participated in Sanda competitions for many times and won the championship.

1998165438+10 12, Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court publicly made a first-instance judgment on the case of Zhang Ziqiang, and sentenced five defendants, including Zhang Ziqiang, to death.

Zhang Ziqiang, known as the "richest man", has been bullying in Hong Kong and the mainland for several years, kidnapping, robbing, smuggling weapons and transporting explosives, which has made a group of Hong Kong rich people avoid it again and again. 1998 65438+1October 10 The police in Jingguang Port held a secret meeting,1October 26th 65438+arrested Zhang Ziqiang and his associates in Shanwei. On August 26th, Hong Kong police raided the residence and relatives' residence in Hong Kong, arrested relatives Zhang 15 suspected of money laundering, and frozen goods worth HK$ 654.38+0.6 billion. 165438+ 10 month 12 Zhang ziqiang and other five principal criminals were sentenced to death. On the day of the trial of Zhang Ziqiang Group, the military and police around Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court were fully armed. At the same time, the Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mrs Regina Ip, said that the trial of Zhang Ziqiang's underworld organization by the mainland judicial authorities did not damage Hong Kong's judicial jurisdiction, and people should not doubt Hong Kong's judicial independence. The independence shown is that in Guangzhou, Zhang Ziqiang's 660 million yuan of black money was completely confiscated; In Hong Kong, on165438+10.3, the Hong Kong High Court revoked the Department of Justice's property freeze order against Zhang Ziqiang's group members 13 relatives, arguing that the evidence at this stage was insufficient to freeze more than HK$ 6,543.8+6 billion in property, including property houses, jewels, yachts, antiques, cash and bank deposits. Mainland media coverage of Zhang Ziqiang's case is quite limited, but the word underworld will be talked about more and more.

At 1998, everyone knows Zhang Ziqiang's name.

Among the known major cases of kidnapping and extortion, Zhang Ziqiang's extortion amount is absolutely the highest. Several well-known wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong have been blackmailed by him, and the amount of extortion is said to have reached 654.38+06 billion yuan. In addition to extortion, Zhang is also suspected of serious crimes such as explosion and robbery.

Another famous thing about Zhang Ziqiang is that the Hong Kong police seem to be powerless to him. It's not that we can't catch him, but after we catch him, we have to let him out, and every time he holds a "V" in his hand.

This time, he was caught by the mainland police and sentenced to death in accordance with mainland laws.

As Zhang Ziqiang is a Hong Kong citizen, and his crimes were committed in the Mainland and Hong Kong respectively, there are various opinions on whether Zhang Ziqiang should be tried by the judicial authorities in the Mainland. However, the judicial departments in Hong Kong and the Mainland agree that many criminal activities have taken place in the Mainland, and there are laws to follow in the trial of the judicial organs in the Mainland.

The arrest of Zhang Ziqiang was hailed as a great success by Hong Kong people, but there was no death penalty in Hong Kong criminal law, and Zhang Ziqiang was executed. Mainland judicial organs can help Hong Kong people and hurt China people! (People's Network Information)

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Zhang Ziqiang and others illegally buy and sell, transport explosives, rob, kidnap and smuggle weapons and ammunition, illegally buy and sell,

Appeal case of transporting guns and ammunition and possession of guns and ammunition

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Appellant (defendant in the original trial): Zhang Ziqiang, male, 43 years old, from Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, living in Hong Kong, with Hong Kong ID number D 123744(7). 1998 was arrested on July 22nd.

Appellant (defendant in the original trial): Chen Zhihao, male, 36 years old, from Haifeng County, Guangdong Province, living in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong identity card number of H 1035 12(8). 1998 was arrested on July 22nd.

Appellant (defendant in the original trial): Ma, male, aged 33, from Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, living in laohekou city City, Hubei Province. 1997 1 1 month, sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 1 1 year for theft, deprived of political rights for 3 years, and served his sentence in Shi Ping prison, Guangdong. 1998 was taken back to Guangzhou for trial on June 23rd.

Appellant (defendant in the original trial): Hui Liang, male, 32 years old, from laohekou city, Hubei Province, living in laohekou city. 1998 was arrested on July 22nd.

Appellant (defendant in the original trial): Qian Hanshou, male, 42 years old, from Haifeng County, Guangdong Province. Living in Hong Kong, Hong Kong ID number: D598063(2). 1998 was arrested on July 22nd.

1998 10 10 On October 30th, the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province imposed penalties on,, Ma,, Qian Hanshou, Zhu Yucheng, Cai Zhijie, Yu, Liu Dingxun, Huang Huasheng, Ke Xianting, Hu, Ye Xinyu and Qian Hanye. Liu Jinrong and other 36 defendants made a first-instance judgment on the case of illegally buying and selling, transporting explosives, robbing, kidnapping, smuggling weapons and ammunition, illegally buying and selling, transporting guns and ammunition, and hiding guns and ammunition (limited space, omitting the judgment of 3/kloc-0 defendants such as Liu Yun). Among them, the defendant Zhang Ziqiang was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life for the crime of illegally buying and selling explosives; For the crime of kidnapping, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of 662 million yuan; For the crime of smuggling weapons and ammunition, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 654.38 million. Decided to execute the death penalty, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 662,654.38+0 billion. Sentenced the defendant Chen Zhihao to death for robbery, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of 540,000 yuan; For the crime of smuggling weapons and ammunition, he was sentenced to death, suspended for two years, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 654.38+10,000; He was convicted of kidnapping, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 295 million; Sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally transporting explosives; Sentenced to six years in prison for illegally buying and selling guns and ammunition; He was sentenced to two years in prison for possession of ammunition. Decided to execute the death penalty, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 295.64 million. Sentenced the defendant Ma to death for robbery, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 654.38+million; For the crime of smuggling weapons and ammunition, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, deprived of political rights for five years, and confiscated property of 50,000 yuan; He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and deprived of political rights for four years for the crime of illegally buying and selling guns and ammunition; The original judgment sentenced him to nine years, five months and five days in prison for theft and deprived him of political rights for three years. Decided to execute the death penalty, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 654.38+RMB 5,000. Sentenced the defendant Hui Liang to death for robbery, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 654.38+10,000; For the crime of kidnapping, he was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 13 years, deprived of political rights for 4 years, and confiscated property of RMB 3.6 million; He was convicted of smuggling weapons and ammunition, sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 12 years, deprived of political rights for 4 years, and confiscated property of 50,000 yuan. Decided to execute the death penalty, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated property of RMB 3.75 million. The defendant Qian Hanshou was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life for the crime of illegally buying and selling explosives.

After the verdict was pronounced in the first instance, the defendants, Ma, Qian Hanshou refused to accept the verdict and appealed.

Appellant Zhang Ziqiang and his defender said: The crime place of this case is in Hong Kong, and the object of infringement is the personal rights and property rights of Hong Kong residents, which should be under the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts, but the jurisdiction of the court of first instance is improper; Zhang Ziqiang only contacted Qian Hanshou when buying explosives, and should not be responsible for the whole case; The original judgment was biased in sentencing the crime of illegally buying and selling explosives; The evidence of the crime of kidnapping determined in the original judgment is insufficient, so the victim's statement, the defendant's confession and relevant physical evidence shall be applied for the second trial; Smuggling weapons and ammunition is only a preparatory act for the crime of kidnapping and should not be convicted separately; Zhang Ziqiang reported many criminal clues, such as others crossing the border, robbing Hong Kong gold shops and drug trafficking. He has rendered meritorious service and should be given a lighter punishment. Appellant Chen Zhihao and his defenders believe that it is wrong for the original judgment to identify Chen Zhihao as the murderer who caused Li Chenxi's death in the robbery case, and the sentencing is biased; In the case that the public security organs have not yet grasped the facts of the second robbery in Hong Kong, the first confession and confession of accomplices should be regarded as voluntary surrender and significant meritorious service, and a lighter punishment is required.

The appellant Ma and his defenders believe that Ma did not seal the defendant's population and eyes with sealant tape in the robbery case, and did not intentionally cause the victim's death; He was not the principal in the two robberies he participated in and asked for a lighter punishment in the second instance.

Appellant Hui Liang and his defender said: The original judgment found that Hui Liang intimidated and beat the victim in the case of robbing Li Chenxi, and the act of strangling the victim was inconsistent with the facts, and there was no direct evidence to prove the victim's death; Hui Liang is an accessory to this case. After he was arrested, he confessed and confessed his accomplices' criminal facts. He should have surrendered himself and made meritorious deeds, requesting a lighter punishment in the second instance.

Appellant Qian Hanshou and his defenders said: Qian Hanshou did not contribute money and did not illegally buy or sell explosives, but was instructed by others to transport explosives. The circumstances were minor and he was an accessory to the crime of transporting explosives; Being able to confess guilt after being arrested and expose many criminal facts of accomplices should be regarded as meritorious service; The sentence in the original trial was too heavy, and the second trial was required to be given a lighter punishment.

The Guangdong Higher People's Court found through trial that the appellant Zhang Ziqiang asked the appellant Qian Hanshou to buy explosives during the period of 1997 10, and appointed Liu Dingxun to contact Qian Hanshou about specific matters, and paid him HK$150,000 yuan successively through Liu Dingxun. In the same year165438+1October, Qian Hanshou returned to his hometown in Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, illegally purchased 8 18.483 kilograms of explosives, 2,000 detonators and 750 meters of fuses, and repackaged them in 40 foam boxes disguised as seafood. On1June 6598, The next morning, Zhang Ziqiang, Liu Dingxun and others carried explosives into No.95 Dawo Village, Liushui Township. Turn to No.94 Macaolong Village at noon. On June 17 of the same month, explosives were seized. From the end of 1994 to the beginning of 1995, the appellant Chen Zhihao found Ye Jihuan and * * participated in the plot of Cai Zhijie and others to hijack Li Chenxi, the manager of Tianjin Materials Comprehensive Trade Center, in Shenzhen, so as to obtain a batch of steel bills of lading in Shenzhen and then extract the steel. 199565438+1October 14 in the afternoon 10, the appellant, and, were instructed to drive a jeep to Shenzhen to meet him, and they will be hijacked to Guangzhou near Shenzhen South International Hotel. On the road, while driving, Ma and Ma threatened and beat the victim. Liang Huika's victim's hands were handcuffed behind his neck. Ma sealed the victim's population and eyes with sealant tape, and then Ma and Liang covered the victim's head with quilts and clothes. After his death, he looked for the office key he had with him. Ma, Ma and Ma drove to the suburbs to bury the body and gave the key to Yu et al. On June 6 16 of the same month, Cai Zhijie and others used the bill of lading found from the victim's office to take away 277.39 tons of 8 mm Yuan Pan steel (valued at RMB 72 12 14 yuan) and sell the stolen goods. 199 1 At the beginning of the year, the appellant, Ma, Zhu Yucheng, Huang Huasheng, and Lin Tie conspired to rob Hong Kong Gold Bank in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Ma He bought two AK47 automatic rifles, two May 4th pistols and three grenades from Pingyuan Street in Yanshan County. Chen Zhihao went to Hengyang City, Hunan Province to buy 350 bullets, 3 grenades and some pistol accessories. In June of the same year, Ma, Zhu Yucheng, Lin Tie were arranged to smuggle two AK47 automatic rifles, six pistols, three grenades, 350 rounds of bullets and pistol accessories from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, where they met with Huang Huasheng, who had arrived in Hong Kong earlier. On the afternoon of the 9th of the same month, seven people, including Ma and Ma, carried guns and masks, screwdrivers, cloth bags, gloves and other tools, and drove the light truck of the robbery victim Yu to Wuhua Street in Hong Kong. Ma and Ma stood guard on the street with guns, while others rushed into five jewelry stores, including Chow Tai Fook and Dongsheng, and snatched a batch of gold wares by threatening with guns. During the round-up by the Hong Kong police, he and Ma opened fire for cover, and seven people fled the scene by car. On the way, another victim, Zeng, was robbed and changed cars to continue to escape. After committing the crime, he received the stolen goods of HK$ 420,000 and Ma received the stolen goods of RMB 654.38 million. At the beginning of 1992, the appellants Chen Zhihao, Zhu Yucheng, Liu Yun, Ye Jihuan and Lin Tie conspired to rob Hong Kong again in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. On the afternoon of March 10 of the same year, after people robbed the victim Chen Mou's taxi and Zhong's light truck respectively in Hong Kong, Zhu Yucheng drove, while others took guns, stockings, screwdrivers, bags, gloves and other tools to Tai Po Road in Hong Kong. Ye Jihuan guarded the street with a gun, Zhu Yucheng waited to meet him in the car, and others rushed into two jewelry and gold shops in Zhou Shengsheng and Xie Ruilin. When the Hong Kong police rounded up, * * * fled the scene by car. After committing the crime, Chen Zhihao sold the stolen goods in Ye Jihuan and received the stolen money of HK$ 654.38+200,000. From the end of 1995 to the beginning of 1996, the appellants Zhang Ziqiang, Chen Zhihao, Ke Xianting, Zhu Yucheng, Li Yun, Ye Jihuan, Guo Zhihua and others successively conspired to kidnap and blackmail Hong Kong resident Li Moumou in Shenzhen Du Ming Hotel and Rixin Hotel. Therefore, the appellants Hui Liang, Luo Zhiping and Zhang Huanqun reached a settlement and committed a crime together. Zhang Ziqiang contributed HK$ 6.5438+RMB 4,000 to buy guns, ammunition, vehicles and other crime tools, and rented a house to take hostages; Chen Zhihao and Zhu Yucheng are responsible for buying vehicles, fake license plates and walkie-talkies, and Zhu Yucheng is also responsible for renting farmhouses where hostages are held; Ke Xianting is responsible for observing Li's whereabouts. Therefore, Ye Jihuan purchased two AK47 automatic rifles, 1 submachine guns, five pistols, nine bags of explosives (weighing 1.887 kg) and a batch of bullets from the mainland. With the arrangement and assistance of Zhang Ziqiang, Chen Zhihao and others, the above-mentioned guns and ammunition were smuggled to Hongkong with the appellant Hui Liang and others on May 65, 438+0996. At 6 o'clock on the afternoon of May 23, after receiving a phone call from Ke Xianting, I learned about Li's whereabouts, that is, I kidnapped the victim Li and his driver Lin near 80 Shenshuiwan Road with others. And released the victim after collecting a ransom of HK$ 654.38+38 million from the Li family. Zhang Ziqiang received HK$ 362 million in stolen money, and Chen Zhihao received HK$ 295 million in stolen money. At the beginning of 1997, the appellant attempted to kidnap Guo Moumou, a Hong Kong citizen, and instructed him to monitor Guo's whereabouts. Told Hu, Chen and others about the kidnapping plot. Since then, Zhang Ziqiang has conspired with the above-mentioned co-defendants in Guangzhou Shengli Hotel, Wu Dong Overseas Chinese Building, Shenzhen-Guangzhou Bank Building Fountain Restaurant and other places and carried out specific division of labor. During this period, and Hu invested more than 2 million yuan and 200,000 yuan respectively to prepare for the crime. Hu also participated in the kidnapping with Gan Yongqiang and Deng Lixian. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon of September 29 of the same year, after receiving the phone call, I learned Guo's whereabouts, that is, I kidnapped Guo with Gan Yongqiang and Deng Lixian to the bottom of Hong Kong Beach Road Highway Bridge, No.200 Maanshan Port, Hong Kong. A ransom of HK$ 600 million was collected from the Guo family and the victims were released. After committing the crime, Zhang Ziqiang received HK$ 300 million. 1from may to August, 1995, the appellant hid a batch of illegally obtained explosives in Luo's rental house in Shenzhen. Later, he instructed Han Fa, Luo to give explosives to others twice. After receiving these explosives, Chen Zhihao hid in Pokfulam Mountain. After solving the case, 25.4 kilograms of explosives were seized in Pokfulam. 1995, the appellant put pistol bullets 13 rounds, shotgun bullets 4 rounds and detonator 10 rounds in a tea can, which was hidden in Luo's room A2 in Shenzhen tea garden and Pingge, and was later seized. At the beginning of 1997, the appellant instructed Han Fa to buy 1 May 4th pistols and 16 bullets in Shenzhen, and Han gave them to hide. In August and September of the same year, Luo Zhiping was instructed to buy a shotgun 1 piece and 26 rounds of shotgun bullets. Luo Zhiping took the guns and bullets to Shenzhen and paid them to Luo for hiding. Later, he took a shotgun and bullets from Luo and hid them in his residence. After solving the case, the above guns and ammunition were seized. The Guangdong Higher People's Court held that although some of the crimes alleged in this case were committed in Hong Kong, the preparations for organizing and planning crimes were all carried out in the Mainland; Guns, explosives and major crime tools were illegally purchased from the Mainland and smuggled into Hong Kong. According to Article 24 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), mainland courts have jurisdiction over this case according to law. Appellant Zhang Ziqiang contributed money to buy explosives from Appellant Qian Hanshou, and instructed Liu Dingxun to take charge of contact and cooperate with others to load, unload and transfer the purchased explosives. These plots are confirmed by the confessions of Zhang Ziqiang, Qian Hanshou and Liu Dingxun, as well as the seized explosives and tools for committing crimes. Zhang Ziqiang and Qian Hanshou illegally bought and sold explosives in violation of national laws and regulations on explosives management, endangering public safety. They have violated the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 125 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which constitutes the crime of illegally buying and selling explosives, and the amount of illegal buying and selling explosives is huge and the circumstances are serious. Zhang Ziqiang is the owner, planner and commander of the illegal purchase of explosives, and Qian Hanshou participated in this conspiracy and was responsible for the purchase and transportation. Both of them play a major role in the joint crime of * * *, and they are both principal offenders, and should be punished according to all the crimes they organized, directed or participated in. The original judgment and sentencing are appropriate. The view that Zhang should not be held responsible for the whole case by his defenders is unfounded. Qian Hanshou and his defenders believe that Qian Hanshou did not contribute money, did not illegally buy or sell explosives, and was only an accessory to the crime of transporting explosives. The circumstances were minor and inconsistent with the facts. The appellant was directly responsible for Li's death in the robbery case. In the two robberies of Hong Kong Gold Bank, there were not only planning and directing, but also direct robbery. In the robbery, the appellant took violent measures to seal Li's mouth and eyes, which was one of the direct murderers who led to Li's death. In the case of robbing a gold shop in Wuhua Street, Hong Kong, he threatened with a gun and shot to resist arrest. In the robbery, the appellant threatened, beat and strangled Li, which was one of the direct murderers who caused Li's death. These plots are proved by the confessions of me and several co-defendants. Use armed violence or coercion to rob other people's property for the purpose of illegal possession. Their behavior violated the second paragraph of Article 150 of the Criminal Law of 1979, which constituted the crime of robbery. The amount of robbery is huge and the circumstances are serious. Ma, Ma, Ma and Ma, who play a major role in a joint crime, are the principal offenders, and should be punished according to all the crimes they organized, directed or participated in. The original judgment and sentencing are appropriate. Chen Zhihao and his defender's original judgment that Chen Zhihao was the murderer who caused Li Chenxi's death in the robbery was wrong and the sentencing was biased; In the case that the public security organs have not yet grasped the facts of the second robbery in Hong Kong, they should confess and give up their accomplices first as reasons and defense opinions for surrendering themselves and making great contributions and requesting a lighter punishment; Ma,, and their defenders appealed to deny that they were the principal criminals in the robbery, and their excuses and defense opinions for requesting a lighter punishment were not accepted. Defendants Zhang Ziqiang, Chen Zhihao and Hui Liang kidnapped others for the purpose of extorting property, all of which violated the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 2 of the decision adopted by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC)199/KLOC-0 on September 4, 2000, and all of them constituted the crime of kidnapping, and the amount of extortion was extremely huge and the circumstances were serious. Zhang Ziqiang committed crimes in both kidnapping cases, and invested in the purchase of tools for committing crimes, which accounted for a huge ransom. These facts are confirmed by the confessions of himself and his co-defendants, the location of the plot, the kidnapping scene, the tools for committing crimes, the receipt for withdrawal, the power of attorney issued by the victim, etc., which is enough to confirm that Zhang Ziqiang and Chen Zhihao played the role of organizing and directing the kidnapping crime and were the principal offenders, and should be punished according to all the crimes organized and directed by them; Hui Liang is an accessory and should be given a lighter or mitigated punishment according to law. The original judgment and sentencing are appropriate. Zhang Ziqiang and his defender appealed that the evidence for the crime of kidnapping was insufficient and the reason for applying for new evidence could not be established. The appellant, Ma, and Ma violated customs regulations, evaded customs supervision and smuggled guns and ammunition out of the country. His behavior violated the provisions of Article 1 of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) Supplementary Provisions on Punishment of Smuggling Crime, which constituted the crime of smuggling weapons and ammunition, and the circumstances were particularly serious. In the * * * accomplice crime, Zhang Ziqiang and Chen Zhihao play the role of organizing and directing, and are the principal offenders, so they should be punished according to all the crimes organized and directed by them; Ma, who is an accomplice, should be given a lighter or mitigated punishment according to law. The original judgment and sentencing are appropriate. Zhang Ziqiang and his defenders appealed that the smuggling of weapons and ammunition is for the purpose of kidnapping and should be absorbed as a crime of kidnapping. The reason for not being convicted independently cannot be established. Appellant Chen Zhihao, together with others, violated the laws and regulations of the state on explosives management, illegally transported explosives, endangering public safety, and his behavior violated the provisions of Article 112 of the Criminal Law 1979, which constituted the crime of illegally transporting explosives, and the circumstances were serious. In the joint crime of * * *, Chen Zhihao plays the role of organizing and directing, and is the principal offender, so he should be punished according to all the crimes organized and directed by him. The appellant and Ma colluded with others to illegally buy and sell guns and ammunition, which has violated the provisions of Article 112 of the Criminal Law 1979 and constituted the crime of illegally buying and selling guns and ammunition. Ma is the principal offender in a joint crime and should be punished according to all the crimes they command and participate in. The appellant, Ma, and Ma all committed several crimes. According to the provisions of Article 69 of the Criminal Law, several crimes should be punished together. Zhang Ziqiang's defender believes that Zhang Ziqiang should be given a lighter punishment for reporting other people's criminal clues and making meritorious deeds during the second trial. The Criminal Investigation Bureau of Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau confirmed that Zhang Yuqiang's report could not be verified and did not constitute meritorious service. To sum up, the first-instance judgment found that the facts were clear, the evidence was true and sufficient, the conviction was accurate, and the appellant, Ma, and Qian Hanshou were appropriately sentenced. The reasons for the appeal of the five people and the defense reasons of their defenders cannot be established and should be rejected.

Accordingly, the Guangdong Higher People's Court ruled on February 4th 1998 in accordance with the provisions of Item (1) of Article 189 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):

Maintain the first-instance judgment of Appellant, Ma, Ma, Qian Hanshou.

According to the provisions of the Notice of the Supreme People's Court on Authorizing the Higher People's Court to Approve Some Death Penalty Cases, the Guangdong Higher People's Court also approved the criminal judgment that the appellant, Ma, Qian Hanshou were sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life.