Public interest litigation
Lu'an Procurator: "Labor compensation" enables illegal hunters to become guardians of the ecological environment
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How can we better repair the damaged ecological environment? How can illegal hunters become guardians of the ecological environment? On March 22, with the joint participation of the village committee of Shuiping Village, Gubei Town, Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, the public interest litigation team of Lu'an Procuratorate, the municipal forestry bureau, the market supervision bureau of Jin'an District and other relevant departments, a public hearing was held on the civil public interest litigation case of Mr. Li's illegal hunting.

Li Moumou, the party concerned, said on the spot that he regretted his mistake: "I realized my mistake, and was willing to mend my ways. I tried to do a good job in mountain patrol and forest protection, and protect wild animal resources with practical actions. I will never do any harmful behavior to wild animals again. I will also use my own experience to warn people around me to protect the ecological environment on which we live".

After the hearing, an agreement on civil public welfare litigation service compensation was reached on the spot with Mr. Li, who offset ecological damage compensation in the form of "labor compensation". It is reported that this case is the first case of alternative restoration of the ecological environment by means of labor compensation by the Lu'an Municipal Procuratorate.

Brief Introduction

During the period from July to September 2023, the party concerned, Li Moumou, illegally hunted wild animals with methods and tools banned by the state, with a value of more than 29000 yuan. He should not only bear criminal responsibility, but also bear civil responsibility for ecological environment restoration as his behavior of destroying the ecological environment infringes on social and public interests.

After communicating with Mr. Li in handling the case, the prosecutor learned that he was a vulnerable group with no fixed income and was older, and his ability to judge the level of national protected animals was weak. In order to prevent wild animals from harming crops, and to reflect the organic unity of political and legal effects in handling the case, the hearing members agreed to use "labor compensation" instead of economic compensation.

The prosecutor has something to say

In the handling of civil public interest litigation cases, due to the weak economic capacity of some infringers, the procuratorial organ will face "failure of execution" when appealing for ecological restoration costs, and the damaged social and public interests will not be repaired in time. With the alternative repair method of "compensation by labor", while practicing the restorative judicial concept and reflecting humanistic care, it can spread the ecological civilization trend through environmental public welfare labor, and guide the masses to enhance their awareness of ecological environment and resource protection.