In 2012, Wang Fengyu, a Chinese national, served as the chief mate and acting captain of the ocean-going fishing vessel "Pingxin 101" in Kaohsiung. He ordered Pakistani mercenaries to shoot and kill four Somali pirates who fell into the water. .

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[Reporter Bao Jianxin/Kaohsiung Report] The Chinese captain Wang Fengyu was accused of shooting and killing 4 suspected pirates. The district court sentenced him to 26 years for homicide and has been in custody for more than 2 years. Working at sea, familiar with sea exit channels, and still in danger of fleeing, the ruling rejected and extended the detention for 2 months.

The prosecution pointed out that from June 2011 to June 2014, the defendant Wang Fengyu served as the chief mate and acting captain of the ocean-going fishing vessel "Ping Xin 101" registered in Kaohsiung City. At noon on September 29, 2012, he sailed through Somalia in the Indian Ocean. When working in the nearby waters, a wooden pirate ship was suspected to be overturned by a fishing boat of unknown nationality. After seeing this, he suspected of ordering foreign security to shoot and kill 4 pirates who fell into the water.

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On August 22, 2020, Wang arrived at Kaohsiung Port on the "Indian Star" fishing boat and was arrested. He was sentenced to 26 years in prison in both the first and second trials. After being rescinded by the Supreme Court, he was remanded and investigated in the first trial. Security shot and killed the former three. The video showed many noises from the crew, and it was impossible to confirm Wang's voice of order or instruction. It was not until the fourth person was shot that he heard him shouting "shoot", "shoot", so it was determined that he only killed one person. The sentence was commuted to a lighter sentence for 13 years, but the result was sent back for a retrial by the Supreme Court.

Wang has been in custody for more than 2 years. On the grounds that he will not flee, he applied for release on bail. The second trial of the Kaohsiung Higher Branch Court found that he violated the firearms regulations and committed homicide. The circumstances of the case were serious, and he had no relatives or property in Taiwan. He has worked at sea for many years, adapted to life at sea, and is familiar with the way of leaving the country by sea, and he is still in danger of fleeing. The ruling rejected and extended the detention for another 2 months.