Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's Legal Team Files Petition for Retrial Today
Last edited: 2026-07-27
In a major reversal in the Chiang Kuo-ch'ing case, the pro bono legal team organized by the Judicial Reform Foundation went to the military court this afternoon (February 1) to file a petition on behalf of Chiang's mother, requesting a retrial to overturn his death sentence and lay the legal foundation for subsequent compensation for wrongful imprisonment and accountability for illegal and derelict personnel. Regarding state compensation, which the Ministry of National Defense is legally empowered to initiate proactively, the legal team believes the Ministry should compensate immediately without delay to demonstrate its determination to admit fault and apologize.
As the Taipei District Prosecutors Office has successfully applied for the detention of a suspect surnamed Hsü regarding the rape and murder of the young girl surnamed Hsieh at the Air Force Operations Command, and the suspect has confessed while his palm print matches the one left by the perpetrator at the scene, the legal team considers this solid new fact and new evidence sufficient to warrant an acquittal for Chiang Kuo-ch'ing. Therefore, they have filed a petition for retrial with the military court pursuant to Article 218 of the Military Trials Act. The legal team stated that clearing Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's name and granting him an acquittal is what the state ought to do most, rather than just offering an apology.
Following the release of the Control Yuan's investigation report last year, the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Military Prosecutors Office filed an extraordinary appeal with the Supreme Court last May, which is still pending review. Furthermore, regarding the personnel suspected of torturing Chiang Kuo-ch'ing, the pro bono legal team also assisted Chiang's mother in filing criminal complaints with the Taipei District Prosecutors Office last August.
Attendees
Legal Team Member Attorney Yu Po-hsiang
Legal Team Member Attorney Huang Hung-hsiia
JRF Executive Director Attorney Lin Feng-cheng
Press Contact
JRF Executive Director Attorney Lin Feng-cheng 02-2523-1178
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