Juvenile crimes put under spotlight
The fight against juvenile crime is as important as the protection of young people, legal experts reiterated on Monday after two boys were punished for killing their classmate. "The behavior of Zhang and Li has constituted the crime of intentional homicide, with extremely serious circumstances and particularly cruel criminal means," the court said. "Li also played a significant role in the case, as he actively participated in the killing and carried it out with Zhang, and also shared the victim's money after the attack," it said. To effectively prevent juvenile crimes, especially those committed by very young people, the country's age of criminal liability was lowered to 12 in 2021 when the amended Criminal Law took effect. Before that, the age of criminal liability was higher, with offenders ages 14 to 16 held criminally responsible if they committed serious and violent crimes, including intentional homicide, intentional injury, robbery or rape.
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