Overturn the old verdict
In 1997, student Zhu was only 21 years old and had a quite peaceful life in university.
Due to disagreements with Wang – Xiao Meng’s brother-in-law, the two had an argument and Wang threatened to beat Zhu.
In the middle of the fight, Wang collapsed from a wound in the chest, near the heart.
Using the fake name Jiang Guotai, Zhu was on the run for more than 20 years, until the fateful day of October 16 last year.
Tears in court and blood-stained bills
In court, Zhu admitted all charges.
`My girlfriend and I went to the cake shop that night. Suddenly Mr. Wang called and threatened to assault me,` Zhu said through tears.
`I went to pick them up, and was surprised to see so many people, some of whom I had never seen before.`
Mr. Wang collapsed from a fatal stab wound, Mr. Zhu recounted in tears: `I don’t know who stabbed him. Everything was very chaotic, a few minutes after Mr. Wang lay motionless on the ground, we
After the bloodshed, Zhu temporarily hid at Zhang’s house.
Using the computer knowledge Zhu learned at school, Mr. Zhu makes a living repairing networks and computers at internet cafes.
`He tricked us. If he hadn’t been arrested, we would never have known his real name,` Mr. Zhu’s wife cried.
`My family’s eldest daughter is only in middle school, I don’t know how to tell them the truth. But I won’t give up my husband,` Mr. Zhu’s wife said.
Zhu’s defense lawyer said that the case happened a long time ago, so the 1997 law should apply, adding that Zhu’s illegal actions were unclear, besides mentioning the aggression of victim Wang
In court, Wang’s mother and sister were also present.
At the end of the trial, Zhu bowed his head and apologized to the victim’s family and his own family.
Having slipped through the law’s net for 20 years, how could Mr. Zhu be arrested?
When Mr. Zhu and his wife checked in at a hotel, the facial recognition system discovered that `Jiang Guotai` had similarities to a wanted person from 20 years ago.
That is the power of Skynet, China’s giant facial recognition system.
The arrest of Mr. Zhu, on the run for more than 20 years with a completely different identity when he was wanted, is irrefutable proof of Skynet’s power.
