Dong Wei, a death row prisoner, has been suspended for execution, the Supreme Court has intervened, and the outcome is yet to be determined
At that moment in 2002, Dong Wei, a condemned prisoner, was quietly on the execution ground, and the pointer of fate was about to sound. At the same time, his legal defender, Zhu Zhanping, is doing his best to negotiate with the vice president**, because the unsolved case hides a key mystery.
Lawyer Zhu devoted all his efforts and finally got in touch with the presiding judge at the critical moment before the execution, and successfully initiated a request for a stay of execution. The Supreme Court's order came like a light at dawn, and Dong Wei escaped from the brink of death.
What has happened to the trajectory of his life now? What impact did that brush with death have on his life? Let's find out.
Dong Wei, who came from an ordinary background, won the praise of the neighborhood for his kindness. He is considerate in love, and when he gets together on May Day, he uses his boyfriend's full posture to let his girlfriend enjoy it first.
However, at that moment of singing and dancing, an uninvited guest broke the harmony of the festival with vulgar jokes and malice, and Dong Wei encountered an unexpected challenge behind the politeness.
Dong Wei's anger burned instantly, but thinking of the preciousness of the holiday and the upcoming date, he tried his best to restrain himself and decided to ignore the provocation. However, the man pressed forward step by step, mistakenly believing that Dong Wei's calmness was contempt, and his anger drove him to pursue and wave his belt to attack.
In the face of this sudden violence, Dong Wei felt innocent and helpless. Fortunately, the cabaret staff quickly brought in security guards to stop the chaos. After the incident, Dong Wei's mood was inevitably affected, and when he said goodbye to the song hall, he escorted his girlfriend home.
Just when his girlfriend was going to the toilet, Dong Wei caught a glimpse of the man with a group of entourage, still holding ** in his hand, and his uneasy premonition unfortunately came true.
In the face of provocation, Dong Wei chose to avoid his edge and tried to resolve it through reconciliation, but the actions of the gangsters exposed their goals. Although Dong Wei tried to calm the situation, they showed no mercy, and the conflict quickly escalated.
The young blood drove Dong Wei to resist, but he was outnumbered, he was suppressed, and the pain made him instinctively fight back. In the confusion, he gripped the bricks and swung them at his opponent who overwhelmed him without hesitation.
Stimulated by the pain, the opponent's attack became more fierce, and Dong Wei attacked again and again until he fell to the ground, and blood stained the ground red. The violence instantly alarmed the onlookers, and the younger brothers stopped attacking, while Dong Wei fled the scene in panic, and the eyes of the crowd followed.
After Dong Wei left the scene, enthusiastic people in the crowd quickly dialed 120 and rushed the fallen figure to the hospital. Dong Wei was shrouded in a tense haze, and his diet and daily life were greatly affected.
In the moment of horror before the execution, he comforted himself that the bricks did not exert all their strength, and there were many people on the scene, believing that he could be treated in time. He tries to return his mind to everyday life, however, fate takes another turn.
A few days later, the silence was shattered by a knock on the door of the police, who brought the heavy news that he had inadvertently caused the man to die after his death.
Dong Wei eagerly defended himself, firmly believing that it was a self-defense counterattack, because the other party was disrespectful and made the first move. The days of waiting for the verdict every day were like pins and needles for Dong Wei, Song Yang's death was not what he wanted, but he was powerless to erase this unchangeable fact.
Dong Wei's swift action brought the court trial forward quickly, but the ruthless verdict revealed his tragedy, and he was convicted of intentional homicide and the death penalty was thunderous. He insisted that he fought back in self-defense, and his appeal revealed his helplessness.
Witnessing their son's plight, the family was overwhelmed with grief and could not believe that their meek child was embroiled in a deadly dispute. Despite the hardships of life, Dong's father still ran around and turned to legal forces that could change his fate, such as lawyer Zhu Zhanping, who was once known for his commutation of sentences.
Mr. Zhu's own experience, from personal judicial struggles to the pursuit of justice, ignited his determination to fight injustice with the law.
Adhering to the lawyer's original wish, he adhered to the principle of equality and accepted the entrustment of Mr. Dong, who could only afford 3,000 yuan in legal fees, without hesitation. After in-depth conversations with Dong Wei's father, Zhu Zhanping gained insight into the complexity behind the case and the possibility that the court's decision might have been too hasty.
With the mission of fairness, justice and legal dignity, he appeased Dong's father and immediately conducted a comprehensive investigation into the case. Mr. Zhu worked day and night to study the files, track down key witnesses, and even stay on the streets for days in the bitter cold just to find key clues.
He has no interests with Dong Wei, just to reveal the truth and maintain the justice of the law. Eventually, his efforts paid off, revealing contradictions in the evidence from the witnesses' oral statements, and the original recorded testimony was vague and inconsistent with the actual statement.
According to Dong Wei and the witnesses' descriptions, the case was a case of excessive defense, not a death sentence.
Faced with doubts in the trial, lawyer Zhu Zhanping ignited the fighting spirit of the defense, but the second-instance verdict remained the same, which made him deeply confused and unwilling. As a senior lawyer, he understands the weight of life and is full of doubts about unfair decisions.
Immediately, Zhu Zhanping stepped on the train to Beijing without hesitation, and went straight to the Supreme Court with evidence in his arms, vowing to seek justice for justice. Time was pressing, and the fate of Dong Wei's case hung by a thread - on the eve of the execution, he clung to his last hope and headed for Beijing.
On the verge of despair, when Dong's father was on the verge of despair, lawyer Zhu Zhanping showed tenacity and determination and persevered until the last moment without giving up. He urgently asked for help in front of the courthouse, and after unremitting efforts, he finally made an appointment with a vice-president at 10 a.m.
Mr. Zhu seized the opportunity to quickly reveal the difficulties of the case with precise and concise words, and highlighted Dong Wei's urgent situation. When the vice president heard this, he knew that the problem was complicated and decisively contacted the Shaanxi court, and the turning point of the case seemed to be quietly apparent at this moment.
Lawyer Zhu Zhanping was anxious at the moment, wandering around the office, worrying about whether he could save Dong Wei in time. Every second is a matter of life and death, and if the execution is a foregone conclusion, even a retrial will not make up for the regret.
However, when Dong Wei's life was hanging by a thread, miraculously, the execution ground received an order to stop execution, and Dong Wei's life was temporarily guaranteed. As a result, this case has attracted much attention, and ** has focused on lawyer Zhu, but he said indifferently that he is just performing his duties as a lawyer.
However, despite all their efforts, the Shaanxi court still upheld the death sentence, and Mr. Zhu and the Dong family were full of helplessness. Although Dong Wei passed away, his case ignited public thought, sparked extensive social discussion, and popularized legal knowledge so that more people could learn from him.
Lawyer Zhu Zhanping is exemplary, he went all out to defend Dong Wei, and his practical actions reflected the lawyer's deep concern for the public, especially the people at the bottom, and his sincere respect for the law.
His efforts have not only enhanced the integrity of our judicial system, but also successfully promoted the transfer of the power of death penalty review from the local government to the local government with the support of the public, thereby greatly reducing the possibility of miscarriage of justice.
He is a staunch practitioner of fairness and justice.