An old man in China earned 21 yuan selling vegetables, but was fined 110,000 yuan. Now the court's verdict is out

Do you dare to believe it? Farmers earned 21.05 yuan from selling vegetables but were ultimately fined 110000 yuan, which happened in Luoyang, Henan, China.

On the day of the incident, an old man selling vegetables in Luoyang rode a tricycle to the market to sell vegetables, but he was eventually punished because the vegetables he sold were tested as unqualified. However, the punishment was quite high, and the relevant personnel directly gave the elderly a fine of 110000 yuan. Subsequently, this incident sparked a heated discussion among netizens and caused a stir.

At that time, the elderly wholesale a batch of vegetables from a large market and brought them to the market for sale. On that day, his batch of vegetables had a sales revenue of 198.4 yuan and a profit of 21.05 yuan.

Shortly after, the staff of the Municipal Supervision Bureau came to the market for a surprise inspection, and the batch of vegetables sold by the elderly was identified as vegetables with excessive pesticide residues in the random inspection. Subsequently, the relevant departments made a fine of 55000 yuan and an additional fine of 55000 yuan for this batch of unqualified vegetables, totaling 110000 yuan.

Later, due to the elderly not having the money to pay the fine, the relevant departments applied to the court for compulsory execution. However, after the court's review, there were new discoveries.

Because the court held that the vegetables such as scallions, ginger, spinach, and green peppers that failed the inspection on the day of the elderly's vegetable farm were all purchased from a large wholesale market in Luoyang. He had reason to believe that the purchased products met food safety standards, so the elderly person was unintentional.

In addition, this elderly person is breaking the law for the first time. Considering that he is unaware and the batch of vegetables he purchased, the total sales revenue is only 198.4 yuan. Moreover, on the same day, he repeatedly cooperated with relevant staff to conduct investigations. The court believes that this batch of vegetables has not yet caused actual harmful consequences, so the penalty of 110000 yuan is excessive.

Finally, the court suggested that relevant department staff engage in private mediation with the elderly. However, the relevant departments were still unable to reach a consensus with the elderly, and they refused to withdraw the ticket and insisted on applying to the court for compulsory enforcement against the elderly. However, the court's final ruling upheld the previous view and decided not to enforce it.

The relevant departments expressed dissatisfaction with this and submitted a reconsideration application on the spot. The results of the second instance have also been released recently, and the court has once again rejected the application for reconsideration and upheld the original judgment.

After the verdict came out, the elderly family burst into tears and breathed a complete sigh of relief. The old man said that since this incident occurred, he and his wife have had difficulty sleeping and eating well, and he will be more cautious in the future.