The Intermediate People's Court of Kaifeng City, Henan Province held a public hearing on the intentional injury case of defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian, and the verdict will be pronounced regular

The Intermediate People's Court of Kaifeng City, Henan Province held a public hearing on the intentional injury case of defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian, and the verdict will be pronounced regularly

On December 16, 2022, the Intermediate People's Court of Kaifeng City, Henan Province consisted of a seven-member collegial panel composed of three judges and four people's assessors. It held a public hearing in accordance with the law on the intentional injury of the defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian. One case. The Kaifeng Municipal People's Procuratorate sent personnel to appear in court to support the prosecution; the defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian and their defenders, as well as the plaintiff in the attached civil suit and his agent, attended the court to participate in the proceedings.

The scene of the trial

The Kaifeng Municipal People's Procuratorate accused the defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian of co-intentional injury to others, causing serious consequences of the death of one person, and should be prosecuted for the crime of intentional injury. criminal responsibility.

Trial scene

During the trial, the public prosecution authority presented relevant evidence, and the plaintiff in the attached civil lawsuit presented evidence such as medical bills in response to the attached civil lawsuit; the defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu De The defendants Liu Qingyi and Liu Dejian made final statements under the auspices of the court.

The court hearing

Deputies to the National People’s Congress, members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, journalists, relatives of the defendant and victims, etc., attended the trial. In view of the high attention paid to this case by all sectors of society, the court announced that it will pronounce judgments regularly.

Previously, on December 8, the joint investigation team of the Ye Mouqing case in Qixian County issued the "Explanation on the "Case of Ye Mouqing in Qianying Village, Banmu Township, Qixian County", the full text is as follows.

In response to the recent public concern over the case of Ye Mouqing in Qianying Village, Banmu Township, our county has established a joint investigation team to conduct investigations in accordance with the law. The relevant situation is now explained as follows:

1. Basic situation and progress of the case

At about 19:00 on June 28, 2021, Ye Mouqing, a villager in Qianying Village, Banmu Township, Qixian County There was a quarrel with Liu Yi and Liu while drinking at the "Farmer's Banquet" restaurant in his hometown, which led to a fight and was later persuaded to leave. At about 23:00, Ye Mouqing felt unwell after returning home, and his family sent him to the hospital. On July 7, Ye Mouqing died after unsuccessful treatment. At 2:36 on June 29, 2021, the Qixian County Public Security Bureau received a call from Ye Mouqing’s family and opened a case for investigation that day. The suspects involved in the case, Liu Mouyi and Liu, were detained in the Qixian Detention Center. At present, the investigation of this case has been concluded. In accordance with legal procedures, the Kaifeng Municipal People's Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Kaifeng Municipal Intermediate People's Court. The case is under trial.

2. Investigation of the issues reported by the family members of the deceased

The family members of the deceased raised concerns that "Liu Yan participated in the beating but got away with it" and "the party secretary of Houtang Village participated in the beating, but the public security organs did not deal with it" "Whether a murder weapon was used in the case was not included in the investigation" and other issues, the joint investigation team verified and compared relevant evidence such as surrounding surveillance videos, witness testimony, forensic documents, etc., and determined that the issues reported were untrue.

3. Regarding online reports that Ye Mouting, the daughter of the deceased, has lost contact

After the case occurred, in response to questions from the family of the deceased, the county public security agency communicated with them many times to introduce the progress of the case. Interpret laws and regulations. During the normal handling of the case, the family members of the deceased, Ye Mouting, Ye Mouyan, Ye Mouling and others, distorted the facts and continued to publish false statements such as "the murderer is at large" and "Ye Mouting is missing" on social media to mislead public opinion. , causing adverse effects on the normal handling of the case. On December 6, 2022, in the presence of Ye Mouting’s boyfriend, the police from the County Public Security Bureau produced their certificates and took him back for investigation in accordance with the law.

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Recently, the case of Ye Mouqing in Qixian County has caused a stir.

A year and a half ago, Ye Mouqing, a villager in Qixian County, Henan Province, was invited to a banquet. Unexpectedly, during the dinner, Ye Mouqing got into a fight with Liu Mouyi and Liu Mou who were attending the dinner together.

After the fight, Ye Mouqing was sent to the hospital for treatment by his family, and he died nine days later. The day after the beating incident, the police arrested Liu Mouyi and Liu Moujian and placed them under criminal detention.

Police report

A year later, Ye Mouting, the daughter of the deceased Ye Mouqing, suddenly made a statement on the Internet, saying, "I don't dare to go back to my home, and I have been drifting away for more than a year." Desperate.”

The report letter mentioned one piece of information-the thug who committed the crime, Liu Mouyan, is still at large.

Who is Liu Mouyan? The public speculated. What is even more bizarre is that on December 6, it was suddenly revealed that the whistleblower Ye Mouting had lost contact, pushing public opinion to a climax.

On the evening of December 8, Qixian County, which is standing at the forefront of the storm, issued a situation statement in the name of the Qixian County Ye Mouqing Case Joint Investigation Team. The crisis of confidence has not been resolved.

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The tears of the deceased’s family

On December 6, the topic #girl reported that her father had lost contact after being beaten# became a hot search topic. A missing person notice circulated online, saying that Ye Mouting "was snatched away from her mobile phone by seven or eight men from Qi County and forcibly taken away."

Ye Mouting is the daughter of the deceased Ye Mouqing, and she has been reporting that Liu Mouyan, the murderer of her father, is at large.

On the evening of December 8, a suspected video of Ye Mouting’s family taking her home aroused the anger of many netizens. The video showed a girl with a horrified look in her eyes, and two other women kneeling on the street, shouting at the sky and fighting against the earth. The situation was miserable.

Video screenshot

Many people are asking: What happened to Ye Mouting at the police station? Is Liu Mouyan a murderer on the loose? Is there a shady story behind this beating-to-death case?

On the night Ye Mouting returned home, the Qixian County Ye Mouqing Joint Investigation Team issued a status statement. The basic situation of the case was the same as the police report in July 2021.

The statement stated that "Liu Mouyan participated in the beating but got away with it", "the party secretary of Houtang Village participated in the beating, but the public security organs did not deal with it" and "whether a murder weapon was used in the case was not included in the investigation" raised by the family of the deceased, etc. Regarding the issue, the joint investigation team verified and compared relevant evidence such as surrounding surveillance video, witness testimony at the scene, forensic documents, and determined that the issues reported were untrue.

As for the fact that Ye Mouting was taken away for investigation, the statement stated that during the normal handling of the case, the deceased’s family members, Ye Mouting, Ye Mouyan, Ye Mouling and others, distorted the facts and continued to post on social media False statements such as "the murderer is at large" and "Ye Mouting is missing" were posted online, misleading public opinion and adversely affecting the normal handling of the case. On December 6, 2022, in the presence of Ye Mouting’s boyfriend, the police from the County Public Security Bureau produced their certificates and took him back for investigation in accordance with the law.

The two parties have serious differences as to whether Liu Mouyan participated in the beating. The family of the deceased insisted that he was the "murderer", while the joint investigation team believed that the family of the deceased was distorting the facts.

Online support is almost unanimous for the family of the deceased.

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I believe the official statement is not indifferent

Although the family of the deceased deserves sympathy, based on common sense, the police report and the joint investigation team’s statement have a higher credibility. At this point, we should trust the official investigation.

First of all, Liu Mouyan, like the other two people prosecuted, is an employee. There is no actual evidence for the gang-related remarks on the Internet.

Secondly, the Ye Mouqing case is not a case in a vacuum, but is supported by relevant evidence such as surrounding surveillance video, witness testimony at the scene, and forensic documents. If the family of the deceased can provide irrefutable evidence that Liu Mouyan participated in the beating, it is almost impossible for Liu Mouyan to slip through the net.

What many people overlook is that the cost of official lying is much higher than the cost of individual lying, and this is true in any public opinion incident.

Believe the official, and the probability of getting correct information will always be greater.

The purpose of the real-name report by the family members of the deceased is to use public opinion to put pressure on the police, or to re-investigate, or to promote the case handling process. In order to gain support from public opinion and due to related interests, the statements may not be objective. As a third party, the joint investigation team is unlikely to take sides. Especially in notifications and statements to the public, once the information given is proven to be incorrect, it will inevitably lead to a loss of credibility, and the investigation team members may also face relevant penalties. Emotionally and rationally, they have no motivation to do so.

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The official statement is unclear

Why are the officials often the weak and unbelieved party in the field of public opinion?

Reality and public opinion are the opposite. How strong the public security department is in reality, but how weak it is when facing public opinion. Once public opinion occurs, they are often in a passive position and do not have the opportunity to take advantage of it. More importantly, the statement of the joint investigation team on the Ye Mouqing case in Qixian County also contains unclear statements, which can easily be used as a basis for loopholes.

For example, it has been a year and a half since a case was filed against Ye Mouqing who was beaten to death. Some lawyers pointed out that in the Criminal Procedure Law, the normal time limit for public prosecutions, including investigation, procuratorate review and prosecution, and court trial, is only about two hundred days. This case has dragged on for a year and a half, and there is indeed a need to explain to the victims’ families and the public.

For another example, Ye Mouting was taken to the police station for investigation. What was the reason and what she experienced during the investigation? There should be a more clear and formal explanation, otherwise it will easily lead to "covering her mouth" and "retaliation" Wait for bad guesses.

In terms of basic information about the case, we should trust more official statements and not be biased by Internet sentiment. The investigation team should also face the doubts calmly at this time and give reasonable explanations to dispel the doubts in the public's mind.