Chinanews, August 3, comprehensive report, on July 31, local time, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned the death sentence of Sanayev, the perpetrator of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and ordered a new trial and sentencing. The victims expressed anger, saying that this move was tantamount to "revealing the scars," and US President Trump also denounced this move as "ridiculous."
Data map: Sanayev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in the United States.
After the ruling was issued, US President Trump said: "They sent the death sentence back to the lower court so that they can argue for a long time. This is ridiculous."
On the morning of the 2nd local time, Trump once again spoke on social networking sites, calling for Sanayev to be sentenced to death. "There are few people who deserve the death penalty more than Sanayev, the perpetrator of the Boston bombing. The court held that this was one of the most serious (U.S.) domestic terrorist attacks since the September 11 terrorist attacks. However, the Court of Appeals rejected. The death sentence was sentenced. Too many people lost their lives and their lives were ruined."
In 2013, Sanayev and his elder brother (killed by the police) carried out an explosive attack at the Boston Marathon, killing 3 people and injuring more than 260 people.
Data map: On April 18, 2016, local time, the Boston Marathon started running. The two victims of the bombing hugged each other. They both lost their legs in the previous bombing.
The survivors of the bombing and their relatives expressed their views on revoking the murderer’s death sentence on social media.
"All this just gave him the attention he wanted and prolonged the nightmare we have experienced in the past 7 years." said Rebecca Grego, who lost a leg in the attack. Gregory sent a message to the Court of Appeals on the social networking site. She said that the decision had uncovered "the old scars of everyone affected."
Christo Campbell, the mother of the 29-year-old deceased, expressed anger at the court ruling: "I really can't understand. He can live his life. This is very unfair."
Data map: On April 15, 2014 local time, the United States held an official event to commemorate the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing in Boston. The then Vice President of the United States Biden attended the event.
Circuit Judge Thompson stated in the 182-page verdict that the 2015 trial “did not meet the fairness standard” when selecting the jury. The judge did not fully examine whether the juror might be biased. One juror concealed the fact that she had previously criticized the murderer online. According to Sanayev's lawyer, during the jury selection process, some jurors concealed facts that she had previously published on the Internet about criticizing the suspect.
The judges said: "Sanayev will stay in jail for the rest of the day. The only remaining question is whether he died of the death penalty."
Legal sources predict that prosecutors will directly file a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court without requesting a hearing in the First Circuit, so they may obtain a favorable ruling more quickly.