The sensational "Suyuan case" has a new dynamic.
This morning (December 12), the real murderer of the South Korean "Suyuan case", Cho Doo-soon (also translated as Cho Doo-soon), was released from prison after completing his sentence.
▲ Zhao Doushun
At about 6 a.m., Zhao Doushun, with gray hair, walked out of the Ansan Conservation Observation Center and bowed twice to the media.
This is the first time in many years that Zhao Doushun has appeared in the public eye.
Despite the severe winter cold, the crowd, which had been waiting for a long time, surrounded Zhao Doushun's vehicle. Some even jumped on the roof of the car and slammed back and forth angrily, and the scene was out of control for a while.
Finally, under the protection of the police, Zhao Doushun returned home.
However, at the door of Zhao Doushun's house, there were also many besieged people, who shouted: "I will kill you", "sentence Zhao Doushun to death", "drive out of Anshan", and some people held up slogans that read "Castrate Zhao Doushun".
Why is the South Korean people so angry?
It all started 12 years ago.
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On December 11, 2008, it was the beginning of a nightmare for an 8-year-old girl, Na Ying (not her real name).
The 57-year-old Zhao Doushun set his sights on Na Ying on the way to school, forcibly dragged her into the church toilet, and sexually assaulted her with extreme cruelty, resulting in Na Ying's nose bridge being broken, a piece of flesh bitten off her face, large and small intestinal outflow, and 80% of her reproductive system and anus being permanently damaged...
The policeman handling the case said: "We have seen a lot of murderous scenes, but we are still shocked to see this scene. The victim's condition was very miserable, and his internal organs were exposed. ”
▲ Stills from the movie "Suyuan"
Afterwards, Na Ying was found by nearby residents. Her life was saved, but she needed to use an artificial urine bag and artificial anus for life, and could lose her fertility forever.
In the face of the trial, Zhao Doushun continued to cry out for justice at first, until the police found solid evidence, and then he changed his mouth to say that he had drunk alcohol at that time and could not remember anything.
Because the longest prison sentence in South Korea at that time was only 15 years, Cho Dido-soon insisted that he lost consciousness after drinking, and the court eventually sentenced him to only 12 years in prison.
Previously, Zhao Doushun had as many as 17 previous crimes and had a bad track record.
This incident shocked South Korea, the crime was so bad, but it was so lightly sentenced, which caused dissatisfaction from all walks of life.
▲ Stills of "Suyuan"
In particular, it angered parents with children, who spontaneously organized rallies and protest marches, prompting then-South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to apologize.
Since then, under constant pressure from the public, the South Korean government has carried out a series of legal reforms.
In 2009, the maximum sentence for child sexual offences was raised from 15 years to 30 years, and in 2013 to life imprisonment.
In 2010, South Korea reformed the Law on Special Cases for Penalties for Specific Violent Crimes, which stipulates that photos of repeat offenders, including sexual abuse of minors, can be made public. Previously, South Korean law would not disclose prisoners' information in order to protect the human rights of criminals.
In 2011, South Korea officially implemented chemical castration, becoming the first country in Asia to implement chemical castration of sex offenders.
In 2017, people began petitioning on the Blue House website to ban Zhao Doushun, which numbered more than 800,000. This is the largest number of petitions since the Blue House opened its petitions.
Until April 24, 2019, the South Korean media made Cho Doo-sun's appearance public for the first time.
In November 2020, the South Korean Parliament passed the "Cho Doo-soon Prevention and Control Act" to strengthen the management and supervision of electronic ankle bracelet wearers.
Over the past 12 years, south Koreans have never stopped fighting the case.
They want to retry the case and commute the sentence to life imprisonment, but under current South Korean law, they cannot do so.
Therefore, despite the public's complaints, Zhao Doushun was released from prison as scheduled, which is the scene at the beginning of this article.
▲ South Koreans hold aloft the slogan "Cho Doo Shun Goes to Hell"
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Now, Cho Doo-soon's release from prison has caused great panic in South Korea.
Because in the past 12 years, Zhao Doushun has never expressed remorse.
He hand-wrote at least 7 petitions, no less than 300 pages, insisting on excusing himself and saying, "I will exercise well in prison, you will wait for me to get out of prison" and "I must meet with the victims after I get out of prison."
According to a team of South Korean criminal psychology experts, Cho Doo-soon has a 76% chance of committing another crime.
Another data analysis showed that Zhao Doushun still had alcohol problems and could not control his anger.
According to Zhao Doushun's fellow prisoners, he was still violent during his sentence and did not forget to exercise when he was in confinement. Now 69 years old, he can easily do 1,000 push-ups in an hour.
All kinds of manifestations are hidden in great danger, which is worrying.
Today's Na Ying has grown into a 20-year-old girl, with excellent grades, admitted to college, and her life has gradually returned to calm.
However, since learning that Zhao Doushun will return to anshan hometown, Na Ying's family has trouble sleeping, and they are worried that Zhao Doushun will cause secondary harm to Na Ying.
What is even more frightening is that Zhao Doushun's wife not only did not divorce after learning of her husband's evil deeds, but also visited her regularly in prison.
In the face of her husband's cruelty, she only said lightly: "It is all because of drinking." ”
What is even more bizarre is that last year, a South Korean television station found in a follow-up investigation that she had moved with Na Young twice, and the distance was 500 meters and 800 meters apart.
This not only made Na Ying's family feel panic, but also the nearby residents were panicked.
On the eve of Cho's release from prison, South Koreans decided to raise funds to move na young again, and they launched crowdfunding online, raising nearly 200 million won (about 1.2 million yuan) in just a dozen days.
In order to prevent Cho From committing another crime, the South Korean government requires him to wear a positionable electronic anklet for 7 years. He needs to report weekly on his life plan and course of action, cannot drink alcohol, and is forbidden to go out after 10 pm.
In addition, the police have stepped up guard patrols near Zhao Doushun's home, adding more than 3,700 cameras and introducing surveillance such as face recognition.
But even this cannot eliminate the uneasiness of the surrounding people.
After all, Zhao Doushun had already exceeded the bottom line of human morality, how could such a vicious beast living around him not be afraid? Who knows if he'll retaliate? Will it be committed again?
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I am afraid that the Koreans did not expect that besides them, the person who was most concerned about this case was Chinese.
On the eve of Zhao Doushun's release from prison, the topic of Suyuan's case landed on the Internet in China and ranked first in hot searches.
The reason why the "Suyuan case" has attracted widespread attention in China is because of the Korean movie "Suyuan" released in 2013.
This movie based on the Zhao Doushun sexual assault case has 490,000 people on Douban and a rating of 9.3.
▲ Douban homepage
Out of a sense of justice and instinct, Chinese netizens have repeatedly spoken out about this matter.
For Zhao Doushun, who committed such a crime, he was only sentenced to 12 years and could be released after completing his sentence.
Netizens have questions: "Why doesn't South Korea carry out the death penalty?" ”
There is concern: "When a dangerous person is released, not only the victim is afraid, but also the parents who live nearby with children will be afraid." ”
There is anger: "Such a scumbag, I hope that the new crown will not let him go." "I hope to see Zhao Doushun out of the funeral."
When the messages of Chinese netizens were moved to the Korean net, South Korean netizens expressed their wishes, "hoping to send Zhao Doushun to China for execution."
Some Korean netizens said sadly that it was difficult to see the editing of "Suyuan" on Korean TV, but they did not expect to be so popular in China...
▲ Source: Mi Rabbit's K-pop life
Unlike South Korea, for the sexual abuse of minors, China's laws have always been a heavy blow.
On the evening of August 29, 2020, Liu Mouguo sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl, causing multiple physical disabilities on the girl's body.
On December 3, Liu Mouguo was sentenced to death according to law, and the news came out, which was very gratifying.
The result of this trial was also reported by a number of Korean media, and triggered heated discussion among South Korean netizens, perhaps thinking of the "Suyuan case", they applauded and said that they "want to learn from China".
▲ South Korea's "JoongAng Daily" reported
They also realize that, perhaps, there is still a long way to go on the road of punishing evil and promoting good and upholding justice.
With Zhao Doushun's release from prison, what will the future development be? Will innocent people still be harmed?
For the sake of everyone's future, the struggle of the Korean people continues. Text/Yu Ting