2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (3) forcibly taking, or arbitrarily damaging or taking into his possession public or private property, where the circumstances are serious; or (4) causing a disturbance in a public place, which leads to serious chaos there. Whoever gathers others and commits an act as prescribed in the preceding paragraph several times, thereby seriously disrupting public order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and may concurrently be fined. Article 293a Whoever, in any of the following circumstances, collects unlawful debts of usurious lending or other unlawful debts, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only: (1) using violence or coercion; (2) restricting the personal freedom of another person or breaking into another person's residence; or (3) threatening, stalking, or harassing another person. Article 294 Whoever organizes or leads an organization of a gang nature shall be sentenced to fixedterm imprisonment of not less than 7 years and confiscation of property; the active participants of the organization shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and may concurrently be sentenced to a fine or confiscation of property; and other participants of the organization 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 may concurrently be sentenced to a fine. A member of an overseas criminal gang who recruits members within the territory People's Republic of China shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years. A functionary of a state organ who harbors an organization of a gang nature or connives at criminal and other illegal activities carried out by such an organization shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years. Whoever committing a crime as prescribed in the preceding three paragraphs also commits another crime shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of combining punishments for multiple crimes. An organization of a gang nature shall have all the following characteristics: (1) being a relatively stable criminal organization with a large number of people, clear organizers and leaders, and basically fixed key members; en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 12/40