Forging official documents is the original sin, disrupting epidemic prevention and endangering safety

Compiled from: The Beijing News
 
The epidemic situation in Shanghai is severe, and social problems are emerging one after another. From livelihood issues like buying groceries and cooking to criminal offenses such as forging documents, all types of problems have hindered epidemic prevention to some extent, and in severe cases, can lead to loss of both life and property.

 
 

 
Case review
Recently, Baoshan police cracked a case of forging and selling epidemic prevention vehicle passes based on clues.

 
 

Investigation revealed that criminal suspect Yu Mouqian (male, 33 years old) used image processing software to forge dozens of pandemic prevention and control vehicle passes, which he sold to Xing Mouxiang (male, 51 years old), Zhan Moucai (male, 47 years old), and Xu Mouyun (male, 31 years old). Xing, Zhan, Xu, and others, knowing that the passes were forged, resold them at marked-up prices for profit to Zhan Moujian (male, 28 years old), Lu Mouhong (male, 37 years old), and others. Currently, criminal suspect Yu Mouqian and five others have been subjected to criminal coercive measures in accordance with the law on suspicion of forging and trading documents of state organs, and the case is under further investigation.
 
 
"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 280
[1] Crime of forging, altering, or trading official documents, certificates, or seals of state organs
[2] Whoever forges, alters, trades, steals, seizes, or destroys official documents, certificates, or seals of state organs shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance, or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined.

 
 

 
[1] The author's perspective
[3] This case has two key points: first, forging and trading state organ certificates; second, disrupting epidemic prevention and control order. On one hand, epidemic prevention support vehicle passes are strictly approved and issued by relevant departments in accordance with laws and regulations. The six individuals in this case, ignoring laws and regulations, privately forged and traded certificates issued by state organs, which constitutes a crime. Since official documents, seals, and certificates produced by state organs serve as important credentials and means for their management activities in certain fields and aspects, any act of forging, altering, or trading such items affects the normal management activities of state organs, damages their reputation, and thus disrupts social management order. It is noteworthy that this crime can only be committed with direct intent, and indirect intent or negligence does not constitute this crime.
 
 
[4] On the other hand, the epidemic situation is currently severe in many regions. Only through strict epidemic prevention policies can local measures minimize the impact of the epidemic. However, these six individuals not only failed to comply with local epidemic prevention policies but also forged and traded epidemic prevention support vehicle passes, which not only strongly hindered the smooth progress of epidemic prevention work but also greatly endangered public safety. The public security organs' timely and severe crackdown not only ensured public safety but also maintained social stability.