The completion of the crime of abandoning weapons and equipment is very serious. China's law clearly stipulates that criminals who abandon weapons and equipment can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of less than five years, and those who reach other serious circumstances can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than five years. The specific circumstances are legally defined and handled by the court.
The crime of abandoning weapons and equipment and abandoning important or large quantities of weapons and equipment, or other serious circumstances, is the cause of aggravating punishment for this crime. The important weapons and equipment here refer to the main weapons and equipment of the army and other weapons and equipment that are urgently needed or essential in combat.
Other serious circumstances here refer to those abandoned by the commander; Inciting others to abandon; Abandoned in wartime; Seriously affect the completion of tasks of the troops; Causing serious consequences, etc.
[Legal Basis]
Article 440 of the Criminal Law stipulates that those who disobey orders and abandon weapons and equipment shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; Whoever abandons important or large quantities of weapons and equipment, or if there are other serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years.