On the afternoon of November 30, Chen Yan, secretary of the party leading group and president of the Changling County People's Court, served as the presiding judge, and held a public trial of a case of illegal occupation of agricultural land, and pronounced the verdict in court.
Brief facts of the case
On December 31, 2015, Guo contracted 2 hectares of forest land for afforestation in a forest farm and signed a contract for a contract period of 30 years.
In 2016, Guo illegally cultivated crops in the forest land, and the cultivated area was 30 mu.
In the fall of 2016, the woodland was returned to forest.
On November 6, 2020, Guo took the initiative to surrender to the public security organs.
On November 3, 2021, the Changling County People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with the Changling Court, accusing Guo of illegally occupying agricultural land.
The scene of the trial
The trial scene was solemn and orderly, and the presiding judge Chen Yan strictly followed the legal procedures and, under the premise of doing a good job of epidemic prevention and control measures, effectively guaranteed the litigation rights of the prosecution and defense in the stages of court investigation, evidence presentation, cross-examination, court debate, and the defendant's final statement, to ensure that both parties fully expressed their opinions. Defendant Guo pleaded guilty and repented in court.
After the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment, and after the collegial panel had fully deliberated on the facts of the case, conviction and sentencing issues, the court continued to hold a hearing to pronounce the verdict.
The verdict was pronounced in court
In order to seek private interests, defendant Guo X violated land management laws and regulations, illegally reclaimed forest land, changed the use of occupied forest land, and caused the destruction of forest land, which was a relatively large amount, and his conduct has constituted the crime of illegal occupation of agricultural land. After the case occurred, Guo took the initiative to surrender to the public security organs, and after arriving at the case, truthfully confessed the facts of the crime, which was a voluntary surrender, and admitted guilt and accepted punishment, which could be given a light punishment according to law. In view of the fact that the forest land involved in the case has been returned to forest in the same year, and the social harm is not great, after community inspection, Guo meets the conditions for probation supervision and announces his suspended sentence according to law.
In summary, Guo was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment, suspended for one year, and fined 5,000 yuan.
Presidents appearing in court to perform their duties in accordance with law has an important exemplary and leading role in optimizing the allocation of trial resources, standardizing trial conduct, improving trial quality, advancing the construction of the rule of law, and enhancing the public's sense of security, gain, and happiness. In the next step, the Changling court will continue to thoroughly implement the requirements of the president of the court taking the lead in handling major cases and the trial-centered criminal procedure system, persist in attaching equal importance to cracking down on crime and protecting human rights, and perform in accordance with the law to safeguard national political security, ensure the stability of the overall social situation, promote social fairness and justice, and ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, escort the long-term development of Changling, and provide a strong judicial guarantee for the long-term peace and stability of society.
Source: Changling County People's Court