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.