Crime gang heads face longer jail time
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Organized crime chiefs will face longer jail terms of up to 15 years under a proposed change to China's Criminal Law.
Anyone convicted of organizing and leading a mafia-style gang will be jailed for at least seven years, according to the draft of the eighth amendment to the Criminal Law.
Gang leaders would also face confiscation of their assets, says the draft submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, Monday.
"Core members" of organized crime gangs could be jailed for up to seven years, under the proposed amendment.
The law currently stipulates that organizers, leaders and core members of crime gangs are all subject to jail terms ranging from three to 10 years.
The amendment says gang leaders and organizers will face a "set term of at least seven years." According to Chinese law, a "set" jail term has a maximum of 15 years.
The amendment was drafted after legislators suggested the organizers and leaders of criminal gangs should face harsher penalties than gang members.
The NPC Standing Committee opened its bimonthly session Monday.
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