Why didn't Zhang Ziqiang be sentenced in Hong Kong?

Many criminal activities took place in the mainland, and the mainland judicial organs tried Zhang according to laws. For example, it shot and killed Cai Zhixiong, a Hong Kong resident, in Shenzhen on June 5438+0995+065438+ 10.

Content introduction:

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 agreed that many criminal activities took place in the Mainland, and the judicial departments in the Mainland had laws to follow in the trial of Zhang.

This law is based on the criminal law of China.

Article 3 If a crime is expressly stipulated by law, it shall be convicted and punished according to law; If the law does not clearly stipulate that it is a criminal act, it shall not be convicted and punished.

Article 4 Anyone who commits a crime is equal in the application of the law. No one is allowed to have the privilege beyond the law.

Article 5 The severity of punishment shall be commensurate with the crimes committed by criminals and their criminal responsibilities.

? Article 6. This Law shall apply to all crimes committed within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), except as otherwise provided by law. This Law is also applicable to crimes committed on board ships or aircraft in People's Republic of China (PRC).

If one of the acts or results of a crime occurs in the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), it shall be regarded as a crime in the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 7 This Law shall apply to People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens who commit crimes stipulated in this Law outside the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC). However, if the maximum penalty prescribed in this law is fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, it may not be investigated.

Extended data

Zhang Ziqiang (1955—1998), male, No.1 richest man, from Yulin, Guangxi. When he was 4 years old, he went to Hong Kong with his parents to settle down. He is the head of a criminal group in Hong Kong.

Zhang Ziqiang had planned to kidnap Li Zeju, the eldest son of Li Ka-shing, a famous Hong Kong tycoon, and Guo Bingxiang, a famous Hong Kong tycoon, and obtained a ransom of several hundred million Hong Kong dollars. He also planned to kidnap Stanley Ho, a famous Macao tycoon (but was caught by the police in vain), and the amount of his criminal proceeds was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. The TV series "Can't escape" is based on his criminal gang.

References:

Zhang Ziqiang (Century Gangster)-Baidu Encyclopedia