2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. Article 300 Whoever organizes or exploits a secret society or an evil organization, a cult, or a superstitious belief to undermine the enforcement of laws and administrative regulations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 7 years or life imprisonment, and concurrently, a fine or confiscation of property. If the circumstances are relatively minor, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. Whoever organizes or exploits a secret society or an evil organization, a cult, or a superstitious belief to deceive another person, thereby causing serious injuries to or the death of another person, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Whoever committing a crime as prescribed in the first paragraph also commits another crime such as rape or fraud shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of combining punishments for multiple crimes. Article 301 In case of attending a gathering to conduct obscene activities, the ringleaders, and those who participate in such activities several times shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction. Whoever induces a minor to participate in the aforementioned obscene activities shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 302 Whoever steals, insults, or intentionally destroys a corpse, a skeleton, or cremains shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or noncustodial correction. Article 303 Whoever gathers people to gamble or makes a business out of gambling for the purpose of making profits shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, shortterm custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever operates a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever organizes citizens of the People's Republic of China to gamble overseas, if the amount involved is large or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 304 A postal worker who, being seriously remiss in his duty, intentionally delays the delivery of mail, thereby causing heavy losses to public property or the interests of the state and the people, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 2 years or short-term custody. en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 14/40