On the morning of December 27, the abduction case of Guo Mouzhen, the son of Guo Gangtang, the prototype of the much-watched movie "Orphaned", was pronounced in the first instance of the Intermediate People's Court of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. At the end of the verdict, Guo Gangtang's ** lawyer Gao Xiaowei told reporters, "Guo Gangtang is not satisfied with the verdict of Hu's death reprieve", Guo Gangtang said that Hu Fuji's behavior should be punished with the highest level, and the next step will be discussed with the lawyer whether to apply for a prosecutorial counter-appeal.
Guo Gangtang: In the first trial, the two defendants did not really admit guilt
The Intermediate People's Court of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, on the 27th, publicly pronounced the verdict on the case of child abduction and trafficking of the defendants Hu Fuji and Tang Lixia in accordance with the law, Guo Gangtang participated in the trial, and he said in an interview, "In the first trial, the two defendants did not really recognize their violations and crimes from the depths of their hearts, and they did not admit the fact of abduction and trafficking in court. ”
During the trial, Hu Fuji repeatedly denied that he had participated in trafficking, while Tang Lixia claimed that he was instigated and intimidated by Hu Fuji to commit the crime of trafficking. The prosecution and defense debated on the spot whether the two had committed the crime of child trafficking and how to sentence them. The procuratorate believes that both of them are suspected of abducting and trafficking multiple children, and in the process of abduction, there are even situations such as feeding the children, beating and abusing them, and the nature of the crime is heinous, and they should be severely punished in accordance with the law. The court of first instance ruled that one person was suspended and one person was indefinitely sentenced to death in the case of the orphan prototypeDefendant Tang Lixia apologized to the victim's family.
At the end of the verdict, Guo Gangtang's ** lawyer Gao Xiaowei told reporters, "Guo Gangtang is not satisfied with the verdict of Hu's suspended death, and the next step will be to file a protest with the procuratorate. ”
Gao Weixiao introduced that the sentencing recommendation given by the public prosecution is to sentence two people to life imprisonment or more. The Liaocheng Intermediate People's Court sentenced Hu Fuji to a suspended death sentence and restricted commutation of his sentence and sentenced Tang Lixia to life imprisonment in accordance with the law, "but it did not meet Guo Gangtang's expectations." Gao Weixiao said that the restriction on the commutation of Hufuji's sentence was decided by the court based on the circumstances of his crime. If the suspended sentence expires and Hufuji's sentence is commuted to life imprisonment in accordance with the law, then Hufuji's actual sentence cannot be less than 25 years.
Guo Gangtang believes that Hu Fuji's behavior should be punished with the highest level. In the next step, he will discuss with his lawyer whether to apply for a prosecutorial counter-appeal. Regarding the civil compensation part of the case, Gao Weixiao introduced that the amount of compensation they applied for was more than 800 yuan, and Guo Gangtang has not yet indicated that he will appeal against the civil compensation part.
Previously, the case was tried in the Liaocheng Intermediate People's Court on July 7 this year. The Liaocheng Procuratorate alleges: Between 1997 and 1998, defendants Hu Mouji and Tang Mouxia abducted and trafficked four children, including Guo, for the purpose of betrayalIn 2001, Hu Mouji and others (handled in a separate case) abducted and trafficked a child for the purpose of betrayal, and the two should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of child trafficking.
Scrapped 10 motorcycles, 24 years to find a child
In 1997, Guo Mouzhen, who was 2 years old at the time, was abducted by traffickers at the door of Li Taitun Village, Liaocheng, Shandong. In search of his son, Guo Gangtang rode more than 400,000 kilometers, ran dozens of provinces, and scrapped 10 motorcycles. In 2015, his child-seeking story was made into a movie "Orphaned", starring Andy Lau, and the child-seeking story was known by more people and received widespread attention from the society.
On July 12, 2021, Guo Gangtang finally found his son Guo Mouzhen, who had been abducted for 24 years, and the two suspects Hu and Tang were also arrested. On July 13 of the same year, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference to disclose the investigation of the case. According to reports, two suspects, Hu and Tang, who abducted and sold Guo Mouzhen, confessed that the two were lovers. In 1997, after the two abducted Guo Mouzhen, they returned to Henan, and then Hu sold Guo Mouzhen.
Hu is a native of Linzhou City, Henan Province, and when he was locked, he was found to be detained in a detention center in Shanxi Province for other cases. Hu was suspected of being involved in three child trafficking cases, and was sentenced to three years in prison for theft in 1988 and eight months in prison for extortion in 1996.
On the afternoon before the verdict was announced, when talking about Guo Gangtang's iconic motorcycle and flag to find his relatives, he said, "There is still one scrapped motorcycle, and there are still one or two flags." Guo Gangtang told reporters that these "old friends" who had accompanied him on the way to find relatives were now reluctant to throw them away and were placed in the basement of their home.
Guo Gangtang said frankly that he couldn't sleep after learning that the sentence was going to be announced, and he felt that the more than 20 years of hard work would finally have a result, "I hope that all these years of misery can be over." ”
Before leaving, Guo Gangtang's wife sat on the bed with relatives and friends in the room, recalling the experience of searching for her son over the years, and she cried loudly. Guo Gangtang also took his wife's hand in the room to comfort her, asking her to calm down first.
In March this year, Guo Mouzhen got married in Liaocheng, Shandong, and is currently settled in Anyang, Henan Province with his wife. "Of course, our child should meet often, he comes to the house from time to time, and we eat as a family", speaking of his son, Guo Gangtang couldn't hide his smile, "He is a teacher, and his schoolwork has been tight recently."
Guo Gangtang said that during these years, he compared his family's case with some of these children's child abduction and trafficking cases, and he thought a lot about these cases. Guo Gangtang said that he believes that the sentencing is not the end, and "there are many other things that we need to speak out and work hard to promote." ”
I really can't understand why they have extended their ** to their children again and again, leaving four or five families in more than 20 years of suffering and waiting. I believe that all of us parents will have zero tolerance for such things, and we must severely punish the ** to our children", Guo Gangtang sighed.
*: According to China News Weekly, Beijing News, The Paper, Elephant News).