RESOLUTION ON THE CONVICTION OF IMPORTANT MILITARY CRIMINALS OF THE REFORMED FACTION OF THE AB GROUP BY THE PROVISIONAL SUPREME COURT

February 1932

*Text/* The text of the three court rulings should be approved in its entirety. However, a revision must be made of the following points:

1. Ta'o Shu-hsiang was originally sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment, but this Executive Committee meeting considers this sentence to be too light. This is because she was commissar of the Fourth Branch Hospital of the Red Army Hospital and blatantly joined the AB Group to sabotage the Soviet regime and the Red Army, thus violating the trust of the Communist Party and the Soviet Government. Moreover, Ta'o Shu-hsiang had studied in the Soviet Union for 3 years. During the time of her study in the Soviet Union, she sided politically with all bad elements. After her return to the homeland, she came to the Soviet area to work and joined the AB Group. Thus it is obvious that her joining a counterrevolutionary organization was not accidental. Hence, her imprisonment must be increased by 2 years and 3 months. Altogether, she should be imprisoned for 3 years and 3 months. The period of time during which she is stripped of her right to vote will still be according to the original ruling.

2. K'ung Fan-shu should have served 3 years' imprisonment according to the decision. But because he had performed considerable work during the revolutionary war and had been wounded and become disabled, the court reduced his sentence by 1 year and 6 months. However, in the AB Group the duties he had assumed were those of general commander. Although he had performed considerable revolutionary work in the past, the penalty that has been laid on him is still too light. The imprisonment should be increased by 3 months. Altogether, he will be imprisoned for 1 year and 9 months. However, the period of time during which he is stripped of his right to vote will still be according to the original ruling.

3. Li Hsin-ch'eng was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment, according to the decision. Because he had been brave in every battle and wounded several times, his sentence should be reduced by 6 months. As a result, he will be imprisoned for 1 year and 6 months. The period of time during which he is stripped of his right to vote will still be according to the original ruling.

4. Wei Pai-kang should serve 5 years' imprisonment, according to the court ruling. But according to the facts of the case, it is unavoidable that the punishment meted out is a little too heavy. Hence, it should be reduced by 6 months and the imprisonment is for 4 years and 6 months. However, the period of time during which he is stripped of his right to vote will still be according to the original ruling.

The above-stated counterrevolutionary criminals should be notified and made fully aware of this resolution on the reduction and increase of their respective terms of imprisonment.

Central Executive Committee
Chairman: Mao Tse-tung
Vice-chairman: Hsiang Ying
Chang Kuo-tao

*Red Bandit Reactionary Documents, No 5