SUPREME COURT STREAMS INDIGENOUS HUNTING CASE LIVE|王光祿案非常上訴 最高院首度網路直播

Court proceedings have begun for the extraordinary appeal filed to the Supreme Court by Wang Kuang-lu, an indigenous Bunun tribe member who was sentenced to prison for shooting a protected animal. For the first time in Supreme Court history, the proceedings were livestreamed online. Wang appeared in court on the morning of the 8th, accompanied by his mother. However, he has still not told his mother that he may be going to jail, fearing the effect of the shock on her health. Bunun hunter Wang Kuang-lu appears in the Supreme Court, holding his mother's hand. He was sentenced to prison for shooting and killing a protected animal to feed his mother. Having been granted an extraordinary appeal, he wishes to fight for indigenous hunting rights. ==WANG KUANG-LU Bunun Hunter== I want to see if I can get the judge to give us our traditional right to hunt, give it back to us. ==WANG'S MOTHER== My son is very devoted to me. He always thinks of making my life better. Even though they are appearing in court, Wang still has not told his mother that he may go to jail, fearing the effect on her health at 95 years old. The Supreme Court has begun proceedings with expert witnesses from the Council of Indigenous Peoples, the Ministry of the Interior, and other institutions. ==ICYANG PAROD Minister, Council of Indigenous Peoples == He went hunting for his mother in their traditional hunting ground. This is part of the Bunun people's traditional culture, so I hope that this legal perspective will be something the court keeps in mind. Controversy has arisen over sentencing indigenous peoples for taking part in traditional hunting activities, so the Supreme Court has allowed livestreaming of court proceedings for the first time in its history. However, some expert witnesses declined to appear on camera and could only be heard. ==CHENG CHUAN-JU Asst. Prof., Law Dept. , Fu Jen Catholic University== This could prove destructive to traditional indigenous culture, burdening indigenous people with a strong sense of deprivation and alienation. When it comes to indigenous hunting rights, the court will have to weigh traditional culture against legal restrictions in its decision. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 緊緊牽著母親的手，布農族獵人王光祿再度出庭最高法院，自己因為持槍射殺害保育類動物，給母親吃，遭到判刑定讞，在獲得非常上訴後，他希望能討回原住民的狩獵權。 ==布農族獵人 王光祿== 看能不能叫法官 還我們原住民的獵人的傳統 能夠給我們 還給我們 ==王光祿母親== 孩子很孝順 在生活上都為我著想 就算已來到法庭，到現在，王光祿還是沒讓母親知道，自己被判刑，可能要入獄的事，就怕高齡95歲的母親，會承受不了，今天最高法院展開調查程序，也請原民會、內政部和專家擔任鑑定人，對本案提出意見。 ==原民會主委 夷將拔路兒== 他基於孝順媽媽 到獵區裡面去打獵 這是布農族傳統獵人文化 所以希望用這樣的法律觀點 來給法官做一個很重要的參考 由於原住民依傳統文化，持槍打獵，遭到判刑，引發爭議，因此，最高法院則首度以開放網路直播，全程播放開庭過程，只是部份鑑定人，不願露臉，只能聽到聲音。 ==輔大助理教授 鄭川如== 這樣子的結果 它可能會破壞原住民的傳統文化 讓原住民有很嚴重的 剝奪感跟抽離感 原住民獵人使用槍枝狩獵，在法律規範和傳統文化間，該如何權衡？就看法官最後如何做出判決。 記者 蔡慧玲 邱福財 台北報導