2015年CRI China Adopts Amendments to Criminal Law
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：2015CRI中国国际广播电台
The National People's Congress Standing 1 Committee on Saturday voted to change the conviction standards for the crime of corruption 3.
The amendment 4 says criminals convicted on serious corruption charges who have received a two-year suspended death sentence will face life imprisonment 5 after serving two years.
The move aims to safeguard judicial 6 fairness and prevent the most corrupt 2 criminals from serving shorter prison terms through commutation.
Qu Xinjiu, professor at the China University of Political science and Law, says the amended 7 statute 8 is more reasonable than the previous one.
"Compare to the previous provision, the change is that other factors, such as the motivation and the damage to the society, will also be considered. This can rectify 9 the unreasonable 10 phenomenon in which only the amount of corruption is concerned. Of course, the level of corruption is still the most important factor to consider."
The new rule mainly targets officials who illegally seek commutation, parole or non-prison sentences.
At the same time, the amendments 11 also stipulate 12 that human traffickers must face harsher criminal penalties.
Professor Qu Xinjiu says that, compared with previous revisions, the change is relatively 13 substantial.
"The old version stipulated 14 that the crime could be remitted 15 if one didn't abuse or rape 16 the trafficked women or children, or impede 17 the rescue, which means the police would not press charges. But the law has changed and now those actions will only alleviate 18 your penalty, which is a world of difference from the original version."
The revised law also repealed 19 the crime of sex with underage prostitutes and reclassified it as rape, meaning it involves a tougher punishment.
Under the previous law, people who have sex with prostitutes less than 14 years old face a maximum of 15 years in prison, while those convicted of raping 20 a child may face the death sentence.
The revision comes after heated debates among many legal professionals questioning whether to scrap 21 the crime of sex with underage prostitutes since it was written into the Criminal Law in 1997.
The top legislature has also removed the death penalty for nine crimes at the end of a six-day bimonthly session.
The nine crimes include smuggling 22, counterfeiting 23 currency and raising funds by means of fraud, among other things.
After removing the death penalty for these crimes, those convicted will face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
For CRI, I'm Wang Mengzhen.
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
- His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
- He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
- The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。
- You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。
- I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
- They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
- Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
- International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
- Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
- A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
- Yes, I think that's what we stipulated. 对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。 来自辞典例句
- She has had part of her sentence remitted. 她被免去部分刑期。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The fever has remitted. 退烧了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- One shouldn't impede other's progress.一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
- The muddy roads impede our journey.我们的旅游被泥泞的道路阻挠了。
- The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
- The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。
- In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网
- A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
- Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
- He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
- National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网