- 30 The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Peru
informed the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice that “the People’s
Supreme Court of the People’s Republic of China has taken the following decision: if the
extradition from Peru to China is executed, and if […] Wong Ho Wing is tried by a court and
found guilty, the court will not impose the death penalty […] on […] Wong Ho Wing, even
though his crime is subject to the death penalty by law.” In addition, the Ambassador advised
that he had “full authorization to undertake that the death penalty would not be imposed on
[…] Wong Ho Wing if the extradition request of the Government of the People’s Republic of
China was found admissible.”121
d.
Fourth diplomatic note: note of December 29, 2009
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Peru
sent the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice a copy and the
translation of the decision issued by the People’s Supreme Court, establishing that: “[if he is
extradited from Peru to China and if] a court finds that Wong Ho Wing is guilty, the court will
not sentence Wong Ho Wing to death (including the immediate death penalty or the death
penalty with a temporary two-year suspension) […], even though his crime is legally subject
to the death penalty.”122
93. Following the second advisory decision of the Supreme Court of Justice and up until August
2014, the following assurances were provided:
e.
Fifth diplomatic note: note of February 22, 2011
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China informed the Minister of Justice of Peru,
that “the Government Chino undertakes formally, apart from the commitment not to apply
the death sentence […], to invite the Peruvian Government to send observers to be present
during the hearings held in [the proceedings] against Mr. Wong and to monitor compliance
with the [eventual] judgment.”123
f.
Sixth diplomatic note: note of June 10, 2011
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China advised the Minister of Justice, attaching
the translation of article 12 of the Chinese Criminal Code, that he officially confirmed that the
eighth amendment of the Chinese Criminal Code would be applicable to Wong Ho Wing’s case
“because a preliminary hearing has not yet been held; which proves that the annulment of the
death penalty will be applicable to him; thus, there is no risk that this punishment will be
imposed.”124
g.
Seventh diplomatic note: received on December 22, 2011
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China addressed a communication to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Peru (supra para. 87), in which it indicated that:
Based on the decision of the Supreme Court of the People’s Republic of China, in a note dated
December 11, 2009 […], the Chinese party made a formal undertaking to the Peruvian party that the
death penalty would not be imposed on [Wong Ho Wing], even if he was tried and convicted following
his extradition to China. This undertaking by the Chinese party continues to be in effect.
With the entry into force of the eighth amendment to the Criminal Code of the People’s Republic of
China on May 1, 2011, the death penalty has been annulled for the offense of smuggling ordinary
121
Notes Nos. 200/2009, 201/2009 and 202/2009 sent by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s
Republic of China to Peru to the President of the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the judge of
the Seventh Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Justice of El Callao (evidence file, folios 964, 1116 and 1117).
122
Note No. 204/2009 of December 29, 2009, sent by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of
Peru to the President of the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (evidence file, folios 1622 and 1624).
123
Note No. 010/2011 of February 22, 2011, sent by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of
Peru to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Peru (evidence file, folio 5755).
124
296).
Note No. 036/2011 of June 10, 2011, cited in the ruling of the Constitutional Court of June 9, 2011 (evidence file, folio