Controversy 1: Old Rong Zhi's guilt should be mitigated. One view is that there is no doubt that the guilt of old Rong Zhi should be reduced. Many people here are legal professionals. During the second trial, Rong Zhi Sr. repeatedly overturned his previous confession, trying to distinguish himself from France and Britain, which were already in trouble. Rong Zhi admitted that she had committed the crime of kidnapping and robbery under the coercion of France and Britain, and only thought that she was an accessory. She didn't kill anyone, and she didn't commit intentional homicide. The judgment of the first instance is improper in many procedures, and there are also mistakes in the application of law and improper use of charges. Although Rong Zhi Sr's confession was full of loopholes, he even overturned most of his previous confession and defended his murder crime against his accomplices. A few lawyers and other legal professionals have suggested that according to the "unquestionable" legal practice, old Rong Zhi, as a coerced accomplice, did not die!
Controversy 2: The original judgment of death penalty should be upheld. Another point of view is that Rong Zhi Sr. committed a heinous crime and should be sentenced to death. Old Rong Zhi, France and Britain intentionally and illegally deprived many victims of their lives, and their actions have constituted the crime of intentional homicide. They used violence and threats to rob the victim's property for the purpose of illegal possession, and their behavior has constituted robbery. Kidnapping the victim for the purpose of extorting property has constituted the crime of kidnapping. Old Rong Zhi played a major role in the joint crime of * * *. As the principal offender, he should be punished according to all the crimes he participated in. After Rong Zhi was brought to justice, he truthfully confessed the fact that he was kidnapped in Changzhou, which was a confession. Old Rong Zhi deliberately killed five people; Robbery caused one death, and the amount of robbery was huge, which had the plot of burglary; Kidnapping caused one death and the ransom was more than 70,000 yuan. The consequences and crimes are extremely serious and should be punished according to law. If the judgment of first instance is appropriate, the original judgment shall be upheld.
Personally, I strongly support the second opinion. Although we still have a lot to improve in terms of evidence, this case has also sounded the alarm for our future rule of law work. Because the lawyer of the case had a great reaction in it, the lawyer seized our case for a long time, with a large span, and the evidence caused by objective problems such as bringing the criminals to justice was incoherent and inconsistent, which helped old Rong Zhi overturn the guilty confession.
In fact, this is a game between our public prosecution agencies and lawyers, which also shows that our rule of law work is facing new challenges. After understanding the case, the public has every reason to believe that the evil deeds of the devil incarnate old Rong Zhi are true, and the basic facts of the crime are clear and the basic evidence is conclusive. It can be seen that Rong Zhi Sr did everything he could to escape the death penalty. No matter how quibbling and hiding, we can't hide the true face of the evil wolf, let alone escape the end of justice and severe punishment.