The Application of the Criminal Policy of Combining Leniency with Rigidity in the Crimes of Hindering the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
Prevention and control of infectious diseases; Hindering the prevention and control of infectious diseases; Criminal policy; The criminal policy of combining leniency with rigidity
Since the novel coronavirus infection pneumonia outbreak, General Secretary Xi Jinping has
repeatedly stressed “prevention and control according to law”, and provided a strong legal guarantee
for resolutely fighting the epidemic prevention and control. However, during the period of prevention
and control, a lot of illegal crimes that hinder the prevention and control of epidemic situation
have occurred successively, including deliberately concealing residence history, hindering epidemic
prevention staff from performing their official duties in accordance with the law, even killing epidemic
prevention personnel, fabricating and deliberately spreading false epidemic information, using
epidemic situation to drive up prices, making profits by illegal operation, and even illegally occupying
other people’s property by means of fraud. The property safety and health of the masses suffered heavy
losses, which seriously hindered the smooth development of epidemic prevention and control work.
Combined with the amendment and supplement of the criminal law amendment (11) (Draft) to the
crime of hindering the prevention and control of infectious diseases, it is necessary to implement the
“unconventional” application of the criminal policy of combining leniency with rigidity against the
crimes of ordinary people hindering the prevention and control of infectious diseases, so as to ensure
the social order and security in the extraordinary period.