On January 15, China’s Ministry of Public Security issued a notice urging fugitive criminal suspects of the Chen Zhi criminal group to surrender themselves.
According to Xinhua News Agency, recently, the head of a major cross-border gambling and fraud criminal group, Chen Zhi, was lawfully escorted back to China from Cambodia. The Chen Zhi criminal group is suspected of multiple crimes including fraud, operating casinos, illegal business operations, and concealing or disguising criminal proceeds. The case is currently under investigation. In order to implement the criminal policy of combining clemency with severity, lawfully punish gambling and fraud-related crimes, while also giving fugitive suspects a chance to repent and strive for lenient treatment, the Ministry of Public Security has issued a notice urging the fugitive suspects of the Chen Zhi criminal group to surrender themselves.
The notice states that from the date of publication until February 15, 2026, suspects who voluntarily surrender to public security organs and truthfully confess their crimes may receive lenient or mitigated punishment according to the law. Anyone who threatens, retaliates against, or obstructs suspects intending to surrender and whose actions constitute a crime will be prosecuted according to law.
Public security organs urge the relevant suspects to recognize the situation, cherish the opportunity, and promptly surrender themselves to public security authorities in their place of household registration to strive for lenient treatment. Those who refuse to surrender will be publicly wanted, pursued with full effort, and punished according to law.