By MLex Staff ( August 7, 2025, 09:36 GMT | Insight) — China has issued a new directive clarifying legal standards and sentencing benchmarks for individuals who assist in cybercrime, particularly telecom fraud and related crimes. Jointly issued by the Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security, it outlines how courts should assess “knowing” participation in network crimes and calls for harsher penalties in cases involving organized, professional or cross-border schemes.
China has set clearer legal standards and sentencing benchmarks for individuals who aid cybercrime, particularly telecom fraud and related crimes, under a new directive from the country’s top judicial and law enforcement bodies….
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