The Department of Correction explained that the first three cases of Zhao Jiabao (middle) have been imprisoned for execution, and the fourth case was sentenced during parole. The four convictions should be executed for 11 years. Zhao’s actual prison time is 6 years and 2 months. The procedure is similar to that of ordinary prisoners. same.

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[Reporter Wu Zhengfeng/Taipei Report] Former legislator Huang Guochang questioned Zhao Jiabao, the former confidential secretary of the Kaohsiung City Government’s Information Office, for four crimes including dereliction of duty. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2014, and he was sent to prison in 2019. Unexpectedly He was released on parole after only 4 years. The Ministry of Justice “is he trying with his eyes closed?” Regarding this, the Department of Correction stated that Zhao Jiabao’s first 3 cases have been put into prison for execution, and the 4th case was sentenced during parole. 4 convictions should be executed. In 11 years, Zhao actually spent 6 years and 2 months in prison, and the procedure was the same as that of ordinary prisoners.

Zhao Jiabao's first three cases were divided into crimes of dereliction of duty and violation of commercial accounting laws. He was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison that year, and was released on parole in 2013.

During the parole period, Zhao Jiabao was sentenced again for the corruption case. After merging the first three cases, the court ruled in 2014 that four cases should be sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Zhao went to court in 2019 and was released on vacation on March 25, 2023.

The Department of Correction pointed out that Zhao Jiabao was sentenced to 11 years of fixed-term imprisonment for his 4 corruption cases, and he was sentenced to 11 years in prison. The first 3 cases were first served in prison for more than 1 year, and he was released on parole according to law. Released on parole, arrested and arrested, re-imprisoned for execution, total execution (including detention, previous execution for more than 1 year, progressive punishment, reduced sentence, etc.) for more than 6 years and February.

The Department of Correction stated that more than half of Zhao Jiabao’s fixed-term imprisonment was executed by the prison in accordance with the provisions of Article 77, Item 1 of the Criminal Law, and external experts and scholars (with psychology, education, law, crime, prison science, nursing, social work, etc.) Based on Zhao Jiabao’s performance in prison and the fact that all the proceeds of the crimes committed in the case have been paid up, the parole review committee, after careful review and comprehensive consideration, determined that he met the requirements for parole in Article 77, Item 1 of the Criminal Law. Apply again for permission for this parole.

The Correction Department emphasizes that Zhao Jiabao’s parole procedure is the same as that of other inmates. It is first reviewed by the Parole Review Committee in accordance with the law, and then handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 77, Item 1 of the Criminal Law. audiovisual.

Huang Guochang questioned that Zhao Jiabao was sentenced to 9 years in prison for corruption in July 2014 and was sentenced in June; plus the other 3 crimes he committed (two crimes of dereliction of duty and violation of the "Commercial Accounting Law") were all guilty, and the verdict was confirmed in 2014 In August 2008, the court ruled that the combined execution sentence should be 11 years.

After the sentencing was finalized, the celebrity of the Chenju City Government has not yet come to the case. In February 2015, he had dinner at the same table with the former Minister of Justice Qiu Taisan. Post wanted.

After being wanted, Zhao Jiabao still lived a comfortable life. In addition to participating in the New Year's Eve party in 2017, he also had a high-profile punch card in 2018, drinking and having fun, acting arrogantly.

Huang Guochang said that it was not until November 2018 that such an outrageous judicial scandal was disclosed, and the public opinion boiled, and the relevant units began to move, and in April 2019, he was arrested and brought to justice.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiabao quietly applied for parole a few days ago and was approved. From being arrested to being released on parole, he has been imprisoned for less than 4 years in total!

I would like to ask the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Jiabao was not only transferred to the Mingde Foreign Service Prison immediately after entering the prison, but he was also released on parole for less than half of his sentence. Is this being tried with his eyes closed?