Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Urumqi Intermediate People's Court Criminal Verdict

(2015) Urumqi Intermediate Sentence Reduction (Conditional) No. 876

Criminal: Liu Xinping, male, born on March 5, 1972, ethnic Han from Hotan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), currently serving a prison sentence at the XUAR No. 5 Prison. On August 3, 2010, the Province City Louxing People’s Court issued the “(2010) Louxing Criminal-Case First-Instance No. 166” decision, finding the defendant Liu Xinping guilty of using heterodox groups to undermine law enforcement and sentencing him to nine years in prison. The prison term was set to last from July 16, 2009 to July 15, 2018. In 2013, as the prisoner was serving his sentence, this court granted a sentence reduction of 10 months. The current prison term is thus set to expire on September 15, 2017. On February 2, 2015, the government body in charge of executing the punishment – the XUAR No. 5 Prison – submitted for this court’s consideration a formal proposal for the criminal Liu Xinping’s sentence to be commuted. The court has, in accordance with the law, assembled a panel of judges and held a public hearing on the matter, which has now been concluded, with a decision reached. The executing body, the XUAR No. 5 Prison, states that during his sentence and reform, the criminal Liu Xinping has been deemed an “enthusiastic reformer-through-labor” on one occasion, received “quarterly accolade” awards on five occasions, and displayed true repentance and reform, thereby prompting the proposal that his sentence be reduced by another 10 months. The hearing procedure has revealed that, during the time of his sentence and reform, the criminal Liu Xinping was able to accept his crime and follow the law, submit to reform, respect the prison regulations, enthusiastically attend the “three classes”, exceed the set quota in completing production tasks, and achieve outstanding assessment scores. In August 2014, the criminal was deemed an “enthusiastic prison reformer- through-labor”; on a total of five occasions, in October 2013, February 2014, April 2014, July 2014, and December 2014, he received “quarterly accolade” awards. The court has confirmed that the abovementioned awards all conform to the regulations. The court believes that, during the time of his sentence and reform, the criminal Liu Xinping was able to accept his crime and repent, submit to reform, and display true repentance and change. In accordance with Article 262, Paragraph 2 of the Procedural Law of the People’s Republic of and Articles 78/79 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, it is thus decided that: The criminal Liu Xinping will be accorded a sentence reduction of 9 months. This ruling takes effect as soon as it is served. Presiding Judge, Zhang Bingyu Judge, Zhang Yahao Judge, Amangul March 12, 2015 Court Clerk, Eqidem