CCP Places Death Penalty For Crossing Border Into China With COVID-19.

In its newest COVID-19 control warning, China’s ruling communist party warned local authorities that anybody infected with COVID-19 who crossed the border into China would face the death sentence. On June 2, nine governmental agencies in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Province, China, published a combined official epidemic control notification on their Chinese social media profiles. The Dongxing Customs Anti-Smuggling Branch, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Public Security Bureau are among them. Anyone infected with COVID-19 or those who assist infected persons in crossing the border without authorization will be prosecuted with threatening public safety, which is punishable by death, penalties, and property confiscation, according to Article 6 of the notification. The policy sparked anger on social media, and on June 3, the message was removed from the local government’s official accounts. Internet users questioned whether the death penalty is…

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