60 years of the largest food smuggling trial commenced in April smuggled food 8600 tons

Today (4th), hit's largest food smuggling case in the Guangzhou Intermediate People's court was first heard in the second day of the New China. The 3 companies involved in the trial, Guangzhou Watson Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Watson Logistics), Guangzhou Sui Hai Customs Co., Ltd. Nansha Branch (hereinafter referred to as Sui Hainan Sand Branch), Guangzhou Yuan Cheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Prudential International) and the company responsible and its staff Yang Shouzhong, Sho Xingwen and other 8 accused　　, was accused of taking false newspaper name of the way to smuggle food 8600 tons, evade the tax should be paid more than 17 million yuan. 3rd 9 o'clock in the morning, the case was held on time. The reporter found that the first court can accommodate nearly 300 people to be packed.　　Unlike other defendants, Yang Shouzhong was tried in handcuffs and fetters, and the other defendants were removed by the bailiff after appearing in court. In the trial scene, the reporter found that to participate in the trial of the 3 companies involved in the lawsuit represents the company's ordinary employees, far Prudential's lawsuit representative is the company's cashier, Sui Hainan Sand Branch of the litigation representative in the court said he was only responsible for the reception desk clerk, Watson Logistics Litigation Representative is the company's legal representative, but its position is only the general clerical staff.　　In addition to Watson logistics commissioned by the lawyer as a defender, Guangzhou sui Hainan Branch and far Prudential International did not entrust the defender, so today in court by the litigation representative to defend. According to the indictment of the Guangzhou Municipal Prosecutor's office, April 2008, Watson Logistics original manager Yang Shouzhong learned from the Internet that there are customers looking for companies to export rice, flour and other "sensitive goods", in the knowledge that the goods are false to the name of the export of products (resources of goods, need to apply for permission to export),　　Yang Shouzhong still let the company salesman Wang Peng, He Shuming responsible for canvassing, commissioned Huangpu Asia Express Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Asia Fast Company) export rice, flour and other "sensitive goods." In May of that year, Yang Shouzhong that the company charged the agency too high, decided to take their company's rice, flour and other goods to the Sui Hainan Sand Branch production of relevant customs declaration documents, export tax agent, and told Wang Peng, He Shuming in the name of Watson logistics in the Internet to publish ads canvassing.　　Sho Xingwen, head of Hainan branch in charge of collecting agency fees, will Watson logistics of rice, flour and other "sensitive goods" false reported as "sanitary ware, furniture" and other names to the Customs declaration of export. April 2008 to July, Watson logistics through the Asia-Fast Company successfully smuggled export goods 15 cabinets, through the Sui Hainan Branch successfully smuggled export goods 487 cabinets. Another through the Sui Hainan Sand Branch export of 151 counters were seized by the customs scene, including rice, flour and other materials more than 2000 tons.　　After the Customs and Excise Department approved, the above-mentioned smuggling activities evade tax payable more than 17.06 million yuan. The prosecution also alleges that in July of that year, Sho Xingwen also with far Prudential International general manager Wang Huasung and he Bing and other people, through such a similar way to successfully smuggle out flour 4 cabinets a total of more than 82 tons, another 13 cabinet flour 264 tons and 12 counters 302 tons of rice was seized by the customs scene.　　According to customs, the food involved is equivalent to 500,000 people one months of rations.　　In the opinion of the public prosecution organs, the 3 companies and 8 defendants are guilty of smuggling ordinary goods. Together with Sho Xingwen, his brother Shaoxinbin. The public prosecution organ pointed out that Shaoxinbin knowingly the company has been taking the false newspaper product name the way the proxy customer exports "The sensitive goods", still participates actively.　　After the incident, Sho Xingwen fled the field, Shaoxinbin in order to protect his brother, lied to himself is responsible, repeatedly provide false statements and instruct employees to destroy related criminal evidence.　　Because of the complexity of the case, the defendants involved, two days of trial, a day and a half time for the court investigation. During the court investigation, Yang Shouzhong questioned much of the indictment, saying that "sensitive goods" could also be exported under normal circumstances, not necessarily through illegal means.　　He said he had not conspired to smuggle, arguing that he had a long illness and could not handle the business.　　For prosecutors, Sho Xingwen plausibly said that they only know flour related things, others are not clear, and said that Sui Hainan Branch is only a professional freight forwarding company, is responsible for customs clearance, not responsible for inspection. Regarding the accusation, the Sui Hainan Sand Branch lawsuit Representative's defense opinion unexpectedly is: "I thought the small company like us, suddenly heard that the tax evasion so many, is really inconceivable, should be the cargo owner to make more money, if should punish, should also punish the cargo owner." "" Yang Shouzhong does not care about how the declaration company specific operation, its concern is only its delivery to the customs clearance company's goods can be exported smoothly, Watson logistics can get their own profits. Therefore, Yang Shou is impossible to actively pursue smuggling behavior. and Watson Logistics and Yang Shouzhong's defenders said: Watson Logistics does not know the Sui Hai Sha branch to the false newspaper name of the way the goods Customs export, Yang Shou in objectively do not know the Sui Hainan Branch of the existence of false newspaper name behavior, so accused Yang Shouzhong and Sho Xingwen, Fangyongqian conspiracy smuggling is wrong, The smuggled goods involved in this case are not prohibited export goods and can be legally closed.　　At the same time, since the public prosecution has accused Watson logistics is a package of tax in the way by the branch of Hainan Sand Export agent, then the main crime of smuggling is Sui Hainan branch, as long as the company paid taxes, such a cargo declaration is a legitimate act, is not a smuggling behavior. Sho Xingwen's defenders believe that the act of evading taxes, customs broker is only to help shippers to customs clearance of goods, not smuggling.　　Sui Hai Declaration of Nansha Branch is in accordance with the instructions of the client, the role played relatively slight, even if the formation of crimes should be identified as accessory. At the end of the trial, at the final stage of the presentation, Yang Shouzhong said: "I accept the court's verdict and I will not appeal." After two days of tense sessions, the court will be sentenced on a date. (Our reporter Deng Xin new newspaper correspondent Ma Wei Cao Zhihua)