Public interest litigation
Guarding the Chinese alligator reserve, Xuancheng procuratorial organ filed 5 public interest lawsuits
Time: June 25, 2019 Author: News source: [Font size: large | in | Small

recently In accordance with the law, the procuratorial organ of Xuancheng City has filed five criminal incidental civil public interest lawsuits against the violators who have damaged the ecology and affected the ecological environment of Chinese alligators in the National Nature Reserve.

To strengthen the protection of Chinese alligators, Anhui Alligator Nature Reserve Founded in 1982. However, in recent years, driven by economic interests, the illegal behaviors of destroying the ecological environment of the habitat of Chinese alligators have increased day by day due to the deforestation of trees in the Reserve or the planting of economic crops such as tea and lily.

Jing County Procuratorate found that she was transferred from villagers in Anhui Alligator National Reserve in the performance of the duties of examination and prosecution 205 mu of forest right in the mountain area. After cutting down the forest in the mountain area, the forest was cleared and tea was planted, which caused serious damage to 135.63 mu of forest vegetation in the mountain area, seriously damaged the natural habitat and living environment of wild Chinese alligators, had an indirect impact on the available food of Chinese alligators, and damaged the social and public interests, Jing County Procuratorate has filed a criminal incidental civil public interest lawsuit against She according to law, and she has now paid more than 100000 yuan for ecological environment restoration costs.

Langxi County Procuratorate found that four people, including Fu and Yang, cut trees in the core area of Anhui Alligator National Nature Reserve in total in performing their duties of review and prosecution 325 mu, resulting in the destruction of forest vegetation in the Reserve, which has seriously affected the living environment of Chinese alligators and infringed on social and public interests. The Langxi County Procuratorate has filed a criminal incidental civil public welfare lawsuit against a certain person, Yang and other four people in accordance with the law, claiming more than 140000 yuan for ecological environment restoration costs. At present, the case is being further heard.

Since this year, Xuancheng procuratorial organ has actively played the role of public interest litigation by establishing "Crocodile protection procuratorial office", ecological patrol, legal publicity, forest ranger training and other methods are carried out to help the ecological environment protection of the Chinese alligator reserve accurately and efficiently, and protect the green and beautiful home of Xuancheng people.