The Jin Huye temple fair bomber was released after serving a 28-year sentence. Jiajian: There is a "time window" across jurisdictions

Zhao Weizhi was involved in the bombing of the "Chiayi and Lianjie Golden Tiger Club" border party three years ago. (File photo, provided by readers)

Zhao Weizhi, the "bomber" who was involved in the bombing of the "Chiayi and Lianjie Golden Tiger Club" border party three years ago, was sentenced to 28 years in prison by the Supreme Court at the end of August. Unexpectedly, Liao Nan was released on the 2nd of this month because he had paid off the Yike fine in another case. After the Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office was informed, Zhao Nan was arrested on the 6th and has been sentenced to prison.

In response to the bomber's early release after being sentenced to 28 years in prison, Jiajian admitted today that there was a "time window" in cross-jurisdictional execution contact. In the future, the department will establish a "two-way control and instant confirmation mechanism" for major cross-jurisdictional cases to strictly prevent execution loopholes and maintain judicial credibility.

It is understood that Zhao Nan was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison by the Supreme Court and was detained in Tainan Prison. However, because his family paid the fine for another case involving Zhao Nan in Yunlin on October 2, the prison mistakenly released him. As a result, Jiajian found out on the 5th and urgently issued a wanted order. On the 6th, the police in Jiashi City arrested Zhao Nan and brought him to justice.

On the evening of July 15, 2023, bombings occurred at the Golden Tiger Festival detour parties in Chiayi and Lianjun, injuring a total of 29 people, including children. The police followed the lead and arrested Zhao Nan who placed a homemade bomb in the trash can. In the first instance, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. In the second instance, the Tainan Branch of the High Court changed the sentence to 14 years for the crime of manufacturing explosives and 18 years for the crime of intentional homicide of an adult by an adult. They were sentenced to 28 years in prison and fined 300,000 yuan. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Zhao Nan and the prosecutor, and the whole case was settled.