兩高發貪腐案件司法解釋 終身監禁不得減刑假釋!

Officials who commit severe corruption crimes, such as taking a huge amount of bribes, may face a new sentence now - life imprisonment without parole, according to an interpretation issued on Monday by the top judiciary authorities.

根據最高司法機關週一發佈的司法解釋，貪污受賄罪行嚴重(如受賄數額巨大)的官員現在將面臨新的刑罰措施，即終身監禁、不得假釋。

"The life sentence without parole is a new category of penalty for corruption, which means convicts given such punishment will spend the rest of their life in prison, no matter how well they behave while serving their sentences," said Pei Xianding, chief judge of the criminal tribunal under the Supreme People's Court.

最高人民法院刑事審判庭庭長裴顯鼎說：“不得假釋的終身監禁是針對貪污腐敗的新一類刑罰，這意味着，不管在服刑期間表現得有多好，那些被給予處罰的囚犯都將在監獄裏度過餘生。”

In the past, a death sentence with a two-year reprieve could be commuted to a life sentence if the person convicted behaved well during the two years, and the sentence might be further cut if they continued to behave in prison, according to Pei.

裴顯鼎表示，過去，被判處死刑緩期兩年執行的罪犯如在緩刑期間表現良好，刑罰可減爲無期徒刑；若在監獄服刑期間一直表現良好，可以繼續減刑。

But under the new interpretation, convicts found guilty of embezzling or accepting bribes will not have a chance to leave prison if they are given the sentence, Pei said.

裴顯鼎說，但根據最新發布的解釋，死刑緩期兩年執行的貪污受賄罪犯將被終身監禁。

Life in prison without parole will be handed down in conjunction with a death sentence with a two-year reprieve, according to the interpretation.

該司法解釋指出，判處死刑緩期兩年執行的同時應當一併作出終身監禁、不得假釋的決定。

"For some defendants, the death penalty is too heavy and a suspended death sentence too light, so we made the new sentence after research and discussion, in a move to ensure punishments will be in line with offenses," he said.

裴顯鼎說：“對於一些被告來說，死刑太過嚴厲，而死緩又太輕了，所以我們在調查與討論之後制定了新的刑罰，採取這種行動來確保相關懲罰符合犯罪的程度。”

Pei stressed it does not mean there will be no death penalty in corruption cases. "For those whose offenses meet the requirements of the death penalty, the courts will sentence them to death without hesitation," he added.

此外，裴顯鼎強調，這並不意味着在腐敗案件中就沒有死刑。他補充說道：“對於那些違法犯罪行爲符合死刑要求的人，法院會毫不猶豫地判處他們死刑。”