
The High Court originally ruled that Wang Xiu should be released on bail and subject to technological surveillance. The prosecutor protested and the Supreme Court issued a revised ruling.
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In 2024, a Jingshe murder occurred at Shuiyue Caotang in Da'an District, Taipei City. Buddhist writer Wang Xiu and others caused the death of a female accountant named Cai. In the first instance, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
In 2024, a monastery murder occurred at the "Shuiyue Thatched Cottage" in Da'an District, Taipei City. Buddhist writer Wang Xiu, together with cadres and believers of the monastery, injured a female accountant named Cai to death. The Taipei District Court sentenced Wang Xiu to 12 years in prison in the first instance for the crime of injury resulting in death. The case is currently on appeal for the second instance. The High Court previously ruled that Wang Xiu should be released on bail of 6 million yuan, restricted from living in, leaving the country, and traveling to the sea for eight months, and subject to technological surveillance. The High People's Procuratorate was dissatisfied and lodged a protest. The Supreme Court revoked the original ruling, and the High Court made a new ruling.
The collegial bench of the High Court considered that most of the accomplices and witnesses in this case had completed cross-examination in the first instance. Although Wang Xiu and his co-defendants appealed, they still claimed that the cause of death and other unproven facts were unknown and requested a re-identification or summoned expert witnesses, appraisers and other witnesses. However, important witnesses and co-defendants in this case have all come to court to testify. The mobile phones of relevant people involved have also been seized, and digital reconstruction forensic reports have been completed.
The High Court's collegial panel considered the circumstances of the crime, the harm caused, and the progress of the case trial and determined that if Wang Sui provided a certain amount of deposit, coupled with technological monitoring and related injunctions, it should be able to produce a considerable degree of psychological restraint to ensure subsequent trials and possible penalty execution procedures, and therefore allowed the suspension of detention.
The collegial bench of the High Court ruled that Wang Xiu must provide a deposit of 6 million yuan and pay it to the defense lawyer. At the same time, he will be restricted from residing, leaving the country, and going overseas for eight months and will be subject to technological surveillance. In addition, Wang Xiu must take photos at designated locations and send them back to the Science and Technology Control Center twice a day, and is not allowed to harm, intimidate, harass, contact or follow the victim's direct blood relatives, third blood relatives, second blood relatives and family members, as well as the defendants, witnesses or appraisers in this case.
The prosecutor filed a protest, claiming whether the original ruling's decision to grant bail, pay liability, etc. was sufficient to prevent the defendant from escaping and violating the law for reasons of unpreparedness. After deliberation, the Supreme Court considered that the prosecutor's protest was justified, so it revoked the original ruling and made a new ruling by the High Court.
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