This time, their not-guilty verdict was overturned and the death sentence was reinstated. The legal tragicomedy that has dragged on for 16 years is a reflection of the culture of "repeat litigation" in Taiwan that places a huge burden on the legal community, litigants, and the whole of society.
這回，他們的無罪判決遭到撤銷，死刑枷鎖重新上身，而這場纏訟 16 年仍無法落幕的司法悲喜劇，反映出台灣的累訟之風，已對法界、訴訟者乃至整個社會，形成了極大的身心負荷。