复旦177学生为投毒案被告人求情引争议   2014-05-08

 

A PETITION by Fudan University students pleading for clemency for a former medical student facing execution after poisoning his roommate has divided city opinion.

Signed by 177 students, the letter asks the Shanghai Higher People’s Court to spare 28-year-old Lin Senhao, saying that life is precious and that China should phase out the death penalty.

While these sentiments have found support online, critics accuse the students of interfering with the judicial process as Lin has appealed against his sentence.

 

 

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