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taiwan's "constitutional court" ruled on the 20th that the death penalty is "constitutional" but the scope must be limited, which caused heated discussions outside. kuomintang legislator ko chien-en blasted that in recent years, judges have mostly sentenced major criminals to life imprisonment, and it can be said that "not sentencing to death" has achieved "substantial abolition of the death penalty." now the court has ruled to limit the scope, which seems to have provided a protective umbrella and amulet for the 37 death row inmates.

ko chien-en posted on facebook on the 20th that although several "justices" are supporters of the abolition of the death penalty and finally reached a "constitutional" interpretation after experiencing strong criticism from the public, they played word games and left room for "substantial abolition of the death penalty." she questioned that such a "constitutional interpretation" was indeed disappointing, and why is taiwan's road to judicial justice so bumpy and difficult?

"perhaps the 'justices' feel the strong backlash against abolition of the death penalty and dare not openly collide with public opinion, but still hide their personal ideas of abolition in the interpretation text," ko chien-yen believes that by limiting the scope of the death penalty to leave a trick for "substantial abolition of the death penalty", they are obviously playing with words in an attempt to fool the public. in particular, the interpretation text allows all 37 death row inmates to file extraordinary appeals, which means that as long as the "attorney general" and the judicial department use extraordinary appeals or technical delays, the execution of the death penalty can be postponed, and the 37 death row inmates can escape death. this is a cruel secondary injury to the families of the victims.

ko chien-yen criticized that in recent years judges have almost replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment for murderers who have committed heinous crimes. in other words, this is the result of achieving "substantial abolition of the death penalty" by "not sentencing to death." now, the "constitutional court" has once again drawn a red line for the death penalty by using the text of the "constitutional interpretation," stating that "the scope of the death penalty must be restricted," as if it were holding up another umbrella of protection for these death row inmates.

in addition, kuomintang legislator wang hongwei advocated on the 20th that taiwan's legal authorities should quickly execute the death penalty for those 37 death row inmates who are in line with the intent of this verdict; those with serious crimes should not be allowed to appeal exceptionally; and strict scientific evaluations should be conducted in the future, so that prisoners cannot escape the death penalty on the grounds of "mental disorders."

luo tingwei, a kmt legislator, believes that the "law" should protect the rights of victims and their families, rather than blindly pursuing tolerance for perpetrators. another legislator, li yanxiu, also believes that the "constitutional court" has achieved the actual abolition of the death penalty through this ruling, which is quite different from the feelings of the vast majority of the people.