On November 10, 2023, the intermediate people of Jinan City, Shandong ProvinceCourtsThe case of Sun Deshun, the former president of China CITIC Bank, was publicly announced. Although many people think his sentence is too lenient, this article will focus on why Sun was not sentenced to death and reveal why he laughed when the verdict was announced.
Intermediate people of Jinan City, Shandong ProvinceCourtsSun Deshun was sentenced to death, suspended for two years, and punishedDeprivation of political rightsFor life, all personal property will be confiscated. However, this verdict has caused widespread discussion and controversy among netizens across the country. Many felt that the sentence was too lenient and did not have the deterrent effect it should have against corruption. After seeing such a verdict, people can't help but wonder why Sun Deshun was not sentenced to deathWhy is he laughing?
Sun Deshun's smile was not rightLawsor the ridicule and contempt of the courts. In fact, the reason why he laughed may be because he had anticipated the verdict beforehand. He probably realizedCourtsIt is difficult to sentence him to death, and carry it out immediately. In the past trial practice, not a single of the 99 leading cadres in the financial system was sentenced to immediate execution, and Sun Deshun was already the heaviest sentence. Therefore, he was not surprised by the verdict.
Taking into account the current oneLawsand judicial practice, as well as the principles of the same case and the principle of fewer killings and careful killings as stipulated in the Criminal Law, sentenced Sun Deshun to death with a two-year reprieve, with no commutation or parole, in line with thisLawsPrescribed sentencing requirements.
However, to evaluate oneCriminal casesWhether the sentence is reasonable or not also needs to take into account the standards and specific circumstances of the sentencing. Despite the huge amount of Sun Deshun, in the past few years, none of the leading cadres in the central financial system have been sentenced to death and immediately executed. At the same time, the city of JinanPeople's ProcuratorateIt is also impossible to file a second-instance protest on the grounds that the sentence is unusually light, Shandong ProvincePeople's Procuratorateand the highestPeople's ProcuratorateIt is also not possible to file a protest. It can be seen that Sun Deshun's sentence is constantly unreasonable.
Looking back on the last 70 yearsAnti-corruptionIn the history of defeat, we can see that the penal trend for ** crimes is gradually reduced. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as long as the ** involved exceeded a few thousand yuan, the death penalty was usually imposed. However, withSocialand the development ofJudicial reform, the standard of punishment is gradually raised, for the amount of moneycases, the difficulty of imposing the death penalty is also increasing.
In the case of recent years,Liu YongThe main reason why high-value criminals such as Cheng Kejie and Lai Xiaomin were sentenced to death and immediately executed was because the amount of money involved in the case was huge and they had caused particularly heavy losses to the country and the people. In contrast, Sun's case, although huge, did not reach that level. Therefore his punishment is inLawsThe framework is reasonable.
Although many people are unhappy with the outcome of Sun's verdict, we must recognize the current situationLawsand judicial practice for corruption crimes have been gradually reduced. After taking into account the principle of the same sentence in the same case and the principle of fewer killings and cautious killings, Sun Deshun was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, and there was no provision for commutation or parole, which is in line with ChinaLawsrequirements. Therefore, his sentence should be considered reasonable and just.
However, such a verdict has also raised questions about itAnti-corruptionDefeat thinking. As oneSocial, we should constantly improveLawssystem, intensify the fight against corruption in order to achieve a more just and effective oneLawsPractice. Only in this way can we build a more honest and just oneSocialEnvironment.