The contents of the crime of illegal possession of articles promoting terrorism and extremism include:
1. Illegally holding books, newspapers, manuscripts, pictures, audio-visual materials, costumes, signs or other articles that knowingly contain propaganda of terrorism and extremism, and the circumstances are serious and the social impact is bad;
2. Illegally holding articles that promote terrorism and extremism, although they do not meet the quantitative standards stipulated in the preceding paragraph, but repeatedly holding and holding a variety of articles, resulting in serious consequences or bad social impact.
The conviction criteria for the crime of illegal possession of articles promoting terrorism and extremism include:
1, more than 20 books and periodicals, or more than 5 electronic books and periodicals;
2, more than one hundred newspapers, or more than twenty electronic newspapers;
3. More than 100 manuscripts and pictures, or more than 20 electronic manuscripts and pictures, or more than 500,000 words of electronic documents;
4. More than 20 kinds of audio-visual products such as audio tapes and video tapes, or more than 5 kinds of electronic audio-visual materials, or more than 20 minutes of electronic audio-visual materials;
5. More than 20 pieces of clothes and signs.
In any of the following circumstances, if the actor can't give a reasonable explanation, it can be considered as "knowing", unless there is evidence to prove that he is obviously deceived:
1. Being investigated for criminal responsibility for committing terrorist activities and extremist crimes, or being given administrative punishment within two years, or being ordered to make corrections before implementation;
2. In the process of inspection by law enforcement officers, they escape or discard the articles they carry or evade or resist inspection, and find articles advocating terrorism and extremism among the articles they carry, hide or discard;
3. Making, disseminating or holding articles that promote terrorism and extremism by disguised means, concealment, code words, gestures, codes, etc. ;
4. Handling the consignment and delivery procedures with a false identity, address or other false means, and finding articles promoting terrorism and extremism among the consigned and delivered articles;
5. There is other evidence enough to prove that the actor should know.
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Legal basis:
Article 120 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) whoever organizes or leads a terrorist organization shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and his property shall also be confiscated; Those who actively participate shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and fined; Other participants shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, control or deprivation of political rights, and may also be fined. Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and commits crimes such as murder, explosion and kidnapping shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on combined punishment for several crimes. Article 121 Whoever finances terrorist organizations or individuals who commit terrorist activities, or finances terrorist training, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Whoever organizes or carries out terrorist activities or recruits or transports personnel for terrorist activities training shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. If a unit commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Article 120 bis Whoever falls under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined or confiscated: (1) preparing lethal weapons, dangerous goods or other tools for terrorist activities; (2) Organizing terrorist training or actively participating in terrorist training; (3) Contacting overseas terrorist organizations or personnel in order to carry out terrorist activities; (4) Planning or preparing for other terrorist activities. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and constitutes other crimes shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment. Article 120 ter Whoever produces and distributes books, audio-visual materials or other articles, gives speeches or releases information, promotes terrorism, extremism and incites terrorist activities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Article 124 Whoever uses extremism to incite or coerce the masses to undermine the implementation of the marriage, justice, education and social management systems established by state laws shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years and shall also be fined or confiscated. Article 125 Whoever forces others to wear clothes or signs that promote terrorism and extremism in public places by violence or coercion shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined. Article 126 Whoever knowingly illegally holds books, audio-visual materials or other articles that propagate terrorism and extremism, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined.