Yesterday, I heard that a friend's in-laws had been sentenced for corruption, and that his grandson could not apply for civil service, police, or judicial service, and could not join the army.
I understand that the purpose of this is to deter corrupt elements. But I felt that there was something wrong with doing so. This friend's grandson is a Chinese citizen, right?What to apply for, this is the right he should enjoy as a citizen!Chinese citizens should not be deprived of the rights they should enjoy, right?
While browsing the headlines with this question, it happened that a news item popped up on the headlines, "The People's Working Committee Stopped "Sitting", and the Common Sense of the Constitution Must Be Defended"."Restrictions on the rights of the close relatives of persons involved in crimes violate the principle of self-responsibility and do not conform to the principles and spirit of Chapter II of the Constitution on 'the basic rights and duties of citizens'. ”
I read Article 33 of Chapter II of the Constitution: All persons with the nationality of the People's Republic of China are citizens of the People's Republic of China. All citizens of the People's Republic of China are equal before the law. The State respects and protects human rights. Every citizen enjoys the rights provided for by the Constitution and the law, and at the same time must fulfill the obligations set forth in the Constitution and the law.
It seems that my doubts are justified. My friend can file a lawsuit in court in accordance with the constitution to protect the legitimate rights and interests of his grandson.
From this, I recall the policy of dealing with the children of "the rich and the bad and the right" after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and left behind the original policy of "emphasizing the elements rather than the components, and emphasizing political expression." Although the practice of sitting together with children was particularly intelligible in the historical context of the time (reactionary forces such as the enemy and special forces were extremely rampant), the facts proved that its effect was very negative and did not conform to the spirit of the united front of uniting all forces that could be united to build a new China. Even if class struggle is engaged, this is a bad tactic of struggle, and it has the consequence of driving away fish from the abyss.
After the 13th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put things in order and restored the legitimate rights of these people as citizens, then we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past today.
When reading the report "The People's Working Committee Stops "Lian Sitting", Common Sense of the Constitution Must Be Defended", I found that the comments of netizens mainly reflected two opinions. One is to agree with the opinion of the People's Working Committee, and the other is to question whether the suspension will reduce the intensity of cracking down on corrupt elements.
I think netizens' worries are justified. So, can we maintain the level of punishment for corrupt elements without violating the Constitution?
It is true that the cost of breaking the law in our country is too low to deter criminals. Criminals with hundreds of millions of dollars of corruption have not been sentenced to death. This may be related to the attitude of the offender, such as truthful confession, active restitution, honest sentence, and meritorious service. However, if it has caused irreparable huge losses to the country and the people, it must be severely punished.
Some netizens mentioned whether the family members and children are suspected of conspiring to commit crimes, such as transferring the proceeds of corruption, covering up and conniving, providing convenient conditions for corruption, sharing the results of corruption, and so on. If so, they will be investigated for relevant responsibilities in accordance with the law until they are investigated for criminal responsibility. If there is no such illegal performance, then the relatives and children of the offender should not be jointly and severally liable.
I think this suggestion is good, it is not unconstitutional, and it is done strictly in accordance with the law. In other words, when investigating corruption cases, the family members and children of the suspects are also under investigation. Whether or not the children of family members should be punished by law is based on the facts and the law.
Separating a criminal from the children of relatives who have nothing to do with his crime also helps to educate them to abide by the law and encourage them to be competent citizens.
Our country has always pursued a policy of giving way to rehabilitated criminals. Once he is released from prison, he is a citizen, and he should also get the rights that citizens should enjoy. As for whether he continued to commit crimes, that was another judicial matter and could not be conflated.
The progress of civilization is first manifested in the progress of law, justice, and law enforcement.
Severely punish corruption in accordance with the law, we are on the road, and we need to do it steadily and far-reaching.