The first instance verdict of the "Jiang Ge Case" was pronounced, and Chen Shifeng was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Jiang Ge case generally refers to the murder of a girl studying in Japan on November 3.

On November 3, 2016 local time in Japan, Jiang Ge, a Chinese student studying at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan, was killed with a dagger by her best friend’s ex-boyfriend Chen Shifeng, which triggered the “11.3 Murder Case of Girls Studying in Japan.”

On the evening of November 24, 2017, the Japanese police announced that they had issued an arrest warrant for Chinese male international student Chen Shifeng on charges of homicide, accusing him of killing the Chinese female international student Jiang Ge. On December 11, the case will be heard in Tokyo.

In the afternoon, Jiang Ge’s mother Jiang Qiulian and many Chinese student volunteers gathered at the West Exit Park of Ikebukuro in Tokyo to solicit signatures from the public for support. On December 20, the verdict was announced in court at the Tokyo District Court in Japan. The court sentenced the defendant Chen Shifeng to 20 years in prison for intentional homicide and intimidation.

On December 22, 2017, Chen Shifeng submitted a complaint. On the 29th, Chen Shifeng withdrew the lawsuit. The appeal deadline was January 4. The Tokyo District Court officially announced the news of Chen Shifeng’s withdrawal of the lawsuit on January 5. The case ended and Chen Shifeng was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

On the evening of October 15, 2018, Jiang Ge’s mother announced that she would file a lawsuit against her classmate Liu Xin. ?

Extended information:

According to the relevant provisions of the principle of territorial jurisdiction, if a citizen of one country commits a criminal offense in another country, he should be dealt with according to the principle of priority of the law of the country where the crime occurred, that is, the crime The country where the incident occurs has priority jurisdiction. Take the Jiang Ge case as an example. This case occurred in Japan. Even if the suspect and the victim are both Chinese, their actions will be tried in accordance with the territorial principle and Japanese criminal laws.

According to Article 10 of the Chinese Criminal Law: Anyone who commits a crime outside the territory of the People's Republic of China and is subject to criminal liability in accordance with this law may still be prosecuted in accordance with this law despite being tried in a foreign country. However, Those who have already received criminal punishment in a foreign country may be exempted from or have their punishment reduced. As far as the Jiang Ge case is concerned, if Liu Xin’s ex-boyfriend is criminally punished in Japan, the Chinese judicial authorities can still have the right to pursue him in accordance with the law.

According to Article 8 of the Supreme Law's "Interpretation on the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China": it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place of entry or place of residence before leaving the country; the victim is For Chinese citizens, the case may also be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the victim's place of residence before leaving the country.

Specifically for this case, if Liu Xin’s ex-boyfriend returns to China and his criminal liability is investigated, it will be under the jurisdiction of the People’s Court of the place where he entered or where he lived before leaving the country, or the victim Jiang The people's court of the place of residence before departure shall have jurisdiction.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Jiang Ge Case