The"Fair and Speedy Criminal Trials Act"is killing Chiou Ho-shun!
Statement Released by Judicial Reform Foundation, July 28, 2011
With regards to the Supreme Court's rejection, on June 28 2011, of the appeals of Chiou Ho-shun(邱和順), Lin Kun-ming(林坤明) and Wu Shu-zhen (吳淑貞), and the decision to sentence Chiou Ho-shun to death, the Judicial Reform Foundation issues the following statement:
In Taiwan, criminal cases can go on indefinitely and defendants can be detained for years, even decades, on end. A proposed speedy and fair trial law aims to tackle the problem — but critics say it would only make the situation worse
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen
STAFF REPORTER
Sunday, Jan 03, 2010, Page 13, TAIPEI TIMES