As the Lunar New Year approaches, the whole country is immersed in a festive atmosphere. However, at this very moment, two heinous cases also ushered in the final verdict. On January 31, the Chongqing Municipal High People's Court issued a first-instance verdict in the "case of my younger brother falling to death", and the defendants Zhang Bo and Ye Chengchen were sentenced to death for intentional homicide and deprived of political rights for life. Shortly before that, the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, also made a second-instance judgment in the "mother-killing case" and upheld the death sentence of the defendant Wu Xie Yu in the first instance.
The death sentences and executions in these two cases are not only severe punishments for criminals, but also a response to the public's sense of justice. In our country, the death penalty policy is to retain the death penalty, strictly apply the death penalty, reduce its application, and prevent wrongful killings. This policy embodies the bottom line, main line and red line of China's treatment of the death penalty, that is, retaining the death penalty is the bottom line of China's treatment of the death penalty, restricting the death penalty is the main line of China's treatment of the death penalty, and preventing wrongful homicide is the red line of China's treatment of the death penalty.
The death sentences and executions in the case of Miss Chongqing's brother falling to his death" and the "Mother Murder Case" are precisely the accurate interpretation of China's death penalty policy. The death penalty is a necessary means to demonstrate fairness and justice, and only through the application of the death penalty can social justice and security be maintained for extremely serious criminals. The verdicts and executions in these two cases also remind us to strengthen restrictions on the death penalty and prevent wrongful killings, so that the death penalty can truly become the last line of defense to safeguard social justice and security.
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