Supreme People's Procuratorate v Yang Kuo-Ching

• Jurisdiction: China
• Date: 13 June 1966
• Court: Supreme Court (China)

People's Republic of China, Supreme People's Court.

(Hsing Yi-min, Vice-President and Presiding Judge; Yu T'ieh-min and Li Yang-wu JJ.)

Supreme People's Procuratorate

and

Yang Kuo-Ching.

Aliens Position of Treatment by and responsibilities of receiving State Protection Assaults on aliens Political motive Severe punishment The Law of the People's Republic of China.

The Facts (as summarized from the decision of the Court).The defendant's father was a despotic landlord before liberation and was executed in accordance with a death sentence rendered by a people's court after liberation. The People's Government had given constant attention to Yang Kuo-ching's education and remoulding and had made reasonable arrangements for his work and studies. However, he clung to his reactionary stand and nourished intense class hatred against the Party, the Government and the people. Since July 1965 he and three other counter-revolutionaries had formed themselves into a small group to plot counter-revolutionary activities. After being informed on by the others, he confessed to his criminal activities. As he was only 19 years old he was dealt with leniently by the Government: he was deprived of political rights for three years according to law, and ordered to remould himself under the supervision of the masses. However, he failed to repent and contemplated the...