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  章莹颖案件终于迎来新进展!

  当地时间24日,美国伊利诺伊州中部地区联邦法院陪审团裁定,布伦特•克里斯滕森2017年绑架和谋杀中国访问学者章莹颖的罪名成立。

  Brendt Christensen was ruled guilty Monday of kidnapping and killing Zhang Yingying, a visiting Chinese scholar at UIUC in 2017.

  这项裁定是12名陪审员组成的陪审团一致做出的,根据裁定,嫌犯克里斯滕森绑架并导致章莹颖死亡和欺骗联邦探员等三项罪名成立。

  A 12-member jury at a federal court of Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois unanimously ruled that Christensen was guilty of all three counts of charge against him, namely kidnapping resulting in death of Zhang in 2017; and two counts of making false statements to FBI.

  在长达70分钟的发言中,联邦助理检察官尤金·米勒陈述克里斯滕森为犯罪行为做的精心准备,以及对调查人员提供虚假证词。

  In his 70-minute closing statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene Miller stressed the preparedness of Christensen in committing the crime, and the readiness in making false statements to the investigators.

  在裁定公布后,章莹颖家人在法庭外举行发布会,章莹颖的父亲章荣高表示,“感谢陪审团伸张正义。我们感谢检察官、伊利诺伊大学的警官、FBI探员,和所有在本案的调查和庭审中提供帮助的人。”

  In a following press conference outside the courtroom, Zhang Ronggao, father of Zhang Yingying, said: "I thank the jury for this step towards justice." He also expressed thanks to the prosecutors, the UI police, the FBI and all people who helped in the investigation and trial of the case.

  “两年来,我们每天都想念着莹颖。直到今天,我们也无法想象如何在没有她的情况下度过余生,言语无法描述我们的痛苦和煎熬。”

  "We have missed Yingying tremendously in the past two years," he said solemnly. "There is no language that can describe our pain and suffering."

  按照法院安排,此案暂时休庭并将于7月8日进入量刑阶段。控辩双方律师将就量刑问题再一次进行举证质证。由于该案检方寻求被告死刑,根据联邦法律,陪审团必须再次达成一致意见,决定是否适用死刑。

  章父发言时,一旁的章母已泪流满面。

  Zhang's mother broke into tears standing beside Zhang's father.

  章父还表示:“我们的愿望永远都是找到莹颖,带她回家。我们不会放弃。”

  据澎湃新闻报道,章莹颖家人的王志东律师表示,对于量刑阶段的审判,目前不太愿意做评论。“检方会出示所掌握的证据,证明应该严判,同样辩方也会出示证据说明不该重判。双方的斗争会非常激烈。”他说道,“我们目前只能说,我们相信陪审团的决定终将为她伸张正义。”

  2017年6月9日,时年26岁的访问学者章莹颖失踪,根据视频录像显示,她在搭乘巴士后,坐上了被告克里斯滕森的黑色土星轿车。

  Zhang, a 26-year-old visiting Chinese scholar, went missing on June 9, 2017, after getting into a black Saturn Astra about five blocks from where she got off a bus on her way to an apartment complex to sign a lease.

  美国联邦调查局同年6月30日逮捕了嫌疑人克里斯滕森,指控他涉嫌绑架和杀害章莹颖。今年6月,律师称克里斯滕森承认杀害章莹颖,但依然没有改变他坚持自己无罪辩护的立场。

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