BEIJING, Dec. 18 -- Recently, after the public prosecution filed by the Procuratorate of Gulou District of Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, a woman surnamed Shi was sentenced to 18-month imprisonment for sabotaging military marriage.
In April 2023, Shi still cohabited with the man surnamed Liu after knowing that Liu was the husband of an active-duty Chinese service member. The cohabitation relationship was discovered by Liu's wife in September 2023. Furthermore, Shi gave birth to a male baby, whose biological father, according to medical identification, is Liu. Liu's wife called the police subsequently. In March 2024, Shi voluntarily surrendered herself after receiving notification from the police.
According to the procurator undertaking the case, active-duty service members are often required to work in the barracks and cannot return home. Shi cohabited with Liu despite knowing that he is the husband of an active-duty service member. Her actions constituted the crime of sabotaging military marriage. Moreover, Shi still maintained the cohabitation relationship with Liu after the case was disclosed. Recently, after the public prosecution filed by the Procuratorate of Gulou District of Fuzhou City, Shi was sentenced to 18-month imprisonment by the court.
The procurator warns that since the military members spend most of their time in military camps or are busy with their work, they commonly don't have time to care for their families. Sabotage of the military marriages will significantly undermine the active-duty service members' performance, thus severely affecting the combat capability and security and stability of the troops. Actions of sabotaging military marriages and families will not only receive moral condemnation, but also be subject to legal penalties.
