Nanhai.com news on July 12 (reporter Lin Wenquan, intern Li Tongying) On the evening of July 10, a "debt collection drama" finally came to an end after 4 years. The "protagonist" of the case is Li, who also played the "protagonist" on the Qiong Opera stage. As the person subject

News from Nanhai.com on July 12 (reporter Lin Wenquan, intern Li Tongying) On the evening of July 10, a "debt collection drama" finally came to an end after 4 years. The "protagonist" of the case is Li, who also played the "protagonist" on the Qiong Opera stage. As the person subject to execution in a case of debt arrears with a subject matter of only 30,000 yuan, he refused to answer the court's phone calls and refused to accept the court's execution notice. For the court His "acting skills" are no less effective than his performance on stage. That night, through the unremitting efforts of the Qiongshan District Court, Li repaid the principal of 30,000 yuan on the spot, and the remaining 7,000 yuan in interest was paid monthly.

The execution judge organizes the applicant to discuss the repayment of execution funds with the person subject to execution. Picture courtesy of Qiongshan District Court

Drama queens evade debt and become "old people"

On October 29, 2018, Qiongshan District Court made a judgment on the private loan dispute case between Wang, Li and Lin, and ordered Li and Lin paid Wang a loan principal of 30,000 yuan and interest. After the case entered the execution procedure, the Qiongshan District Court found no property in the names of Li and Lin that could be executed through online searches, and Li's whereabouts were unknown. The case had to end the execution in accordance with the law.

The end of this execution does not mean the complete non-execution. The final management team of Qiongshan District Court and the applicant for execution have been working tirelessly to search for Li’s whereabouts in many ways, and finally found relevant clues about the person subject to execution in June 2024. The Qiongshan District Court then Execution of the case was resumed ex officio.

"Lao Lai" was "invited" to leave the stage by the court

Based on reliable clues, the Qiongshan District Court learned that the person subject to execution was a practitioner in the Qiong Opera performance industry, and there was a Qiong Opera performance on the evening of July 10 at a stage in Jinhua Village, Fucheng. In order to seize this fleeting opportunity to find the person subject to execution and realize the right of the person applying for execution to win the lawsuit, the enforcement team and bailiffs of the Qiongshan District Court quickly went to the performance venue of the person subject to execution to stay guard.

The person subject to execution was taken away from the Qiong Opera performance site. Photo provided by the Qiongshan District Court

At the execution site, the execution officers faced two difficulties: all the actors were wearing makeup, and it was impossible to tell which one was Li through role play; the appearance of all police officers in uniform in front of the stage would inevitably arouse Li's vigilance Resulting in failure. In view of this, the judge decided to let the person applying for execution get close to the stage, judge with the naked eye which one is Li, and then verify whether it is Li by chatting with the audience, and finally determine the target of the character through the identification of the person in charge of the performance group. Through repeated confirmation in three ways, the applicant and the executive officer identified Li among the many actors and actresses.

After locking Li’s identity, the execution team invited him from the stage to the audience. Because the performance was located on the main road in the village, people were coming and going, and more and more people were watching. In order to avoid misunderstandings caused by the crowd watching, Li followed the enforcement officer to a place near the stage where there was less traffic for questioning.

 After being intimidated by the court, the "Lao Lai" finally repaid the debt

 At first, Li showed great resistance, acknowledging the debt determined by the judgment, but refused to repay the money. The enforcement officer decided to summon him to the court and informed him that if he did not cooperate with the court's enforcement work, he would face the consequences of being detained.

In the end, Li asked his employer whether he could advance his performance wages to pay for the execution of the case, and his employer agreed. After waiting for more than ten minutes, the employer of the person subject to execution transferred 30,000 yuan to the collection account designated by the court. After communication with the execution police officer, the person applying for execution agreed that the remaining interest of 7,000 yuan would be paid by the person subject to execution in installments, with a monthly repayment of 500 yuan. He also agreed that the person subject to execution would not be detained for the time being, and the remaining case acceptance fees and execution fees would be left to both parties. It will be settled after the case is settled in court.

Qiongshan District Court takes "small-bid cases to be cleared eventually" as its starting point, focusing on the efficient handling of enforcement cases in the field of people's livelihood, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the winning parties, and responding to the people's expectations for fairness and justice.