The Complete provisions on criminal concealment

Abstract

The 2015 Criminal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, defines the responsibility of "All citizens must actively participate in crime prevention and fighting" In addition to raising awareness of the rule of law, anti-crime activities also require a significant contribution from individuals to contribute significantly. Accordingly, the criminal law also stipulates cases of concealment of crimes in which the subjects who are not criminally responsible if he/she is a grandparent, parent, child, niece/nephew, sibling, or spouse of the offender. Current regulations not only define the special relationship between the concealer and the concealed person, but also limit the type of concealed crime to show humanity and in accordance with our country's moral traditions. However, the legal provisions for this crime are still need to be improved in some cases. Of who conceals the crime shall not bear criminal responsibility. Moreover, there is still no official guidance on the signs of aggravating the penalty framework, so that judicial practice is only sometimes applied. This paper addresses shortcomings in applying Article 389 of the 2015 Criminal Code and makes several recommendations on the issue in question.