“The Death Sentence? Innocence? Or something else…”
Notice of Press Conference
In 1987, defendants including Chiu Ho-Shun, were arrested for the death of a kidnapped Hsin-Chu school boy, Lu Cheng. They were sentenced to the death penalty and were barred from serving as public employees for life. In 1994, the then Member of the Control Yuan, Ms Wang Ching-Feng, uncovered evidence used by the police in prosecuting Chiu Ho-Shun, and this brought new lights on the case.
Until now, the defendant Chiu Ho-Shun had been held in custody for 20 years, and this is also the oldest undecided criminal case in Taiwan’s history. The High Court had repeatedly sentenced Chiu Ho-Shun to death 10 times, all of which were revoked by the Supreme Court.