Cross-provincial异地执法 may gradually decrease.
This case is highly typical: filed in 2023, it drew three competing parties. In a cross-province lottery online sales case, while police in Hunan and Jiangxi were negotiating jurisdiction, the procuratorate in Suzhou—where the enterprise is located—suddenly intervened “from the flank,” stepping in to protect private enterprises. Hunan police wanted to arrest, Jiangxi police wanted to claim jurisdiction, and Jiangsu’s procuratorial authorities sought to shield the company. Ultimately, the case became one of multiple profit-driven law enforcement cases involving enterprises supervised by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, though its resolution has been repeatedly delayed (jurisdiction remains undecided, and the charge is tentatively classified as “aiding information network criminal activities,” i.e., providing internet technology services to facilitate illegal online lottery sales).
Theoretically, for cases like this, the “Provisions on Jurisdiction over Cross-Provincial Criminal Cases Involving Enterprises” implemented by public security organs on March 5, 2025, should apply. For cybercrimes where victims are unspecified or geographically dispersed, jurisdiction belongs to the public security organ at the enterprise’s location, and subsequent cases should be handled accordingly.