Li Huixuan called on netizens to stop attacking lawyer Lin. (Photo by reporter Weng Jingyou)
The civil part of the New Taipei Junior High School student's neck-slicing case is still under trial. During the recent court session, Lin Yuexue, the appointed lawyer of the boy named Guo involved in the case, raised a number of questions against the victim's family. He also attacked the Yang family's appointed lawyer Li Huixuan for the second time as "the shame of a legal person." When the relevant news came out, netizens criticized him. His law firm even had negative reviews on Google and changed its name. In response, Li Huixuan today called on netizens to stop relevant behaviors and encouraged everyone to return to rational discussions on the law.
This case originated from the neck-sliding murder case of a junior high school student in New Taipei City that occurred on Christmas Day in 2023. A boy named Guo stabbed to death a student named Yang from the same school. The girl named Lin was found to be involved in abetting the crime. The two were sentenced to 12 and 11 years in prison respectively.
In the civil compensation part, the parents and sister of the young boy surnamed Yang requested compensation for damages such as alimony and spiritual comfort. Among them, Yang's father asked for more than 7.23 million yuan, Yang's mother asked for more than 6.62 million yuan, and Yang's sister asked for more than 7.92 million yuan, for a total of more than 21.77 million yuan. The case is still being heard by the High Court.
However, during the trial, the two sides had a heated exchange of words over the offense and defense of the lawsuit. The family of the young man surnamed Yang requested alimony, while the defense requested an investigation into the family's property status. Lin Yuexue not only demanded the liquidation of the Yang family's property, but also questioned the Yang family's donation of 5 million yuan in charity donations as scholarships and bursaries as a "deliberate transfer of assets." After the court, she criticized Li Huixuan for the second time as a "disgrace to the legal profession."
After the relevant news was exposed, netizens began to criticize Lin Yuexue and search for her. The name of her law firm was also maliciously changed on Google reviews by netizens, and many one-star reviews were posted.
In response to this, Li Huixuan posted on Facebook today, "I sincerely ask everyone: please stop these behaviors." Although she cannot agree with the doubts about Zao, and feels distressed and sorry for Yang's father and mother, as a lawyer who has been practicing for 17 years, she always believes that lawyers advocate for the rights and interests of their clients and exercise their litigation rights, which is the responsibility entrusted by the system.
Li Huixuan believes that even if you have different opinions on the lawyer's claims, you should still return to the application of the law and discuss the facts, and argue your case in court. However, actions such as name changes, negative reviews, and online flesh searches will not bring justice to the family, nor will they make the judicial system better.
Regarding the legal attack and defense, Li Huixuan said that he will continue to do his best to fight for the rights and justice that Yang's father and Yang's mother deserve. But outside the court, I also implore everyone to leave their concerns to the protection of the rights of crime victims, juvenile justice and school safety system reform, and once again call on everyone to stop attacking Attorney Lin and his firm.
