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Caiyin Jingshe murder case, the first trial lasted 12 years
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Caiyin Jingshe murder case, the first trial lasted 12 years

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  • Well-known writer Wang Xiu (real name Wang Jiangzhen) was sentenced to 12 years for the murder of a female accountant surnamed Cai of the Jingshe.
  • The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office also found out that he was suspected of lynching and abusing a female believer, Jiang Nu, in the name of "eliminating karma." As a result, he was detained for two and a half years, beaten, and They restricted sleep and toilet use, forced eating to cause vomiting, and force-fed chili sauce, which eventually led to blindness in the left eye, fractures, damaged hip joints, and legs of different lengths.
  • The prosecutor yesterday charged seven people including Wang Nan with aggravated detention without permission causing serious injury.

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Why It Matters

Wang Xu (real name Wang Jiangzhen) is a well-known writer. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison by the court of first instance for the murder of a female accountant named Cai in the Jingshe. Later, an investigation by the Northern District Prosecutor's Office found that he was suspected of lynching and abusing his female follower Jiang Nu for many years in the name of religious discipline and "eliminating karma."

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Caiyin Jingshe murder case, the first trial lasted 12 years

The well-known writer "Wang Xu", whose real name is Wangjiangzhen, committed the murder of a female accountant named Cai in the Jingshe, and was sentenced to twelve years in prison by the court of first instance. Unexpectedly, he was found guilty by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office of the same horrific case of perverted imprisonment and torture of female believers. A female believer surnamed Jiang who had followed him for more than 20 years had not only incurred debts to pay compensation for neglecting to maintain Wang's house, but was also detained for two and a half years. She was beaten, sleep restricted and subjected to such conditions for a long time. She was forced to eat until she vomited and drank a whole can of chili sauce in the toilet. She escaped and was captured. She was beaten until she lost sight in her left eye, fractured her hip joint, and her legs were unequal in length. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office yesterday charged Wang and seven others with aggravated illegal detention causing serious injury.

7 people prosecuted for packaging lynching to eliminate karma

The prosecutor in charge, Liao Weizhong, determined that Wang Nan used religious discipline and "elimination of karma" to package the lynching, including core cadres Gan Ziyun, Jiang Pengyu, Liang Biyin, Wu Huizhu, Wu Bangdan and Irish believer Shi Weizhe. They all recommended that the court give a harsher sentence.

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Neglected to maintain the king's house and incurred huge debts

The prosecutors investigated and found that Ms. Jiang joined the group in 2004 and had been handling matters such as cleaning, catering, transportation, and property maintenance for Wang for a long time. After Wang's divorce, Ms. Jiang neglected to clean up the house, causing water leakage, mold, and warped tiles in the residence. In order to ask for forgiveness from the king, she not only paid for the repair costs, but also borrowed money from relatives and friends, used insurance policy loans to raise money, and incurred huge debts.

Wang Nan still believed that Chiang had made a serious mistake. Since 2022, he had instructed his followers to detain her in a small storage room of the reading club in Da'an District, Taipei City, and to guard her around the clock. Ms. Jiang had to ask for instructions when bathing or going to the toilet, and the number of times was limited. Sometimes she could only use plastic bags or diapers. She slept on cardboard and used diapers as pillows. She was not allowed to use her mobile phone freely. When talking to her family, she had to turn on the loudspeaker to be monitored.

In the name of "research", Wang and others forced Ms. Jiang to kneel down, insulted her, beat her, kicked her, pulled her hair, and threw her to the ground in turns. They also forced her to eat ten cans of eight-treasure porridge a day until she vomited, and also forced her to eat an entire can of chili sauce.

Ms. Jiang tried to escape, but was captured by cadre Wu Bangtan, and then surrounded and beaten by other believers. She suffered a fracture of the right femoral head, subluxation of the hip joint, and blindness in her left eye due to repeated slaps and delayed medical treatment. Everyone knew that she could not stand but still did not send her to the hospital. It was not until the operation in March last year that the femoral head had been absorbed and the length of her legs was different by five centimeters.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The Taipei District Court will try Wang Nan and other seven people, and may impose harsher sentences for crimes such as aggravating private detention causing serious injury.

    Likely · Within months

  • Jiang Nv may file a civil lawsuit demanding compensation for physical and mental injuries and economic losses from Wang Nan and others.

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • What are the specific criminal responsibilities and sentencing recommendations for the other six indicted persons?
  • Did Ms. Jiang receive state compensation or social welfare assistance?
  • Is the group still operating and are other members still at risk?
  • Will Wang Xi appeal? When is the appeal hearing expected to take place?

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