Epidemic prevention and control is related to the health of all people, and the public health rights and interests will be severely punished by the law for small profits. On October 25, the reporter learned from the Nanling County Court that the court publicly tried and pronounced a verdict on the sale of unqualified masks during the epidemic period, and sentenced defendant Zhang Mou to one year and six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and fined 100,000 yuan for the crime of selling fake and shoddy products, and confiscated illegal gains.
In February 2020, during the special period of prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, masks, disinfectants and other protective items became tight, and the defendant Zhang Mou wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, so he went to the surrounding areas of Tongcheng City many times late at night to buy more than 50,000 "three noes" masks for sale, and the sales amount reached more than 170,000 yuan. These "three noes" masks were later identified as unqualified masks by the Jiangsu Provincial Special Safety Protection Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.
The Nanling County Court held that defendant Zhang Mou illegally sold unqualified masks during the national prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic for profit, and his behavior has constituted the crime of selling fake and shoddy products. Taking into account that Zhang surrendered voluntarily, voluntarily admitted guilt and accepted punishment, and other circumstances, the above judgment was made.
The judge reminded that during the epidemic prevention and control period, citizens must purchase protective equipment such as masks through formal channels, and must not trust the unknown sales information on the Internet, so as not to be deceived. When purchasing protective equipment, remember to keep small tickets, ask for invoices, etc., so that you can protect your rights when you find problems later.
(Gu Ya, Wang Xinyue)