Wang Wen-hsiao was quickly sentenced by a military court and executed in January 1992. Wang Wen-chung, then also serving in the army, was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail for being an accessory to the murder. The other three, known as the Hischih Trio, have been on death row since 1995. Given the controversy surrounding it, the case has become a concern of human rights organizations in Taiwan and abroad. The idea that the new government would fulfill our hopes now appears very stupid.
Any further delay is cruel torture for the three and their families.
But what makes me most angry is the hypocrisy. Since April 15, a human rights alliance has maintained a campaign featuring prayer vigils outside the Chinan Church with a petition to President Chen to grant a special pardon to the Hsichih Trio. This story has been viewed 409 times. The Taipei Times. All rights reserved.