Chapter 376
Even though he had guessed, Lawson Perry’s usually composed face could not hide his irritation when he finally heard confirmation that matters in the south were settled.
“Call Congress immediately, I need to know how Ye Shiting still qualifies for the presidential election. Is he treating the national law as a joke? Or has he found some other way around it? I want to know the answer before the rally tonight!”
Nan Yin immediately nodded: “Yes, I will call right away.”
On the other hand, Vice President Pan Tenglong also received the news, Ye Shiting’s name had reappeared on the presidential candidate list.noveldrama
Pan Tenglong went straight to Congress, demanding an explanation!
As soon as he entered the Speaker’s office, Pan Tenglong didn’t even try to hide his anger. His displeasure was clearly visible on his face. “Speaker Zhao, I need a reasonable explanation from you today. Ye Shiting’s political rights have been revoked for life. Why is he still eligible to run for president?”
Speaker Zhao closed the book he had been reading, sitting in the chair helplessly. “Mr. Pan, calm down. There were no violations in this matter.”
“A man who has been deprived of his political rights for life is now able to participate in the election again, and you tell me there were no violations. Speaker Zhao, do you think I’m a fool? I demand an immediate stop to these unreasonable backroom operations.”
Speaker Zhao shrugged, leaning back in his chair and said, “There’s no backroom operation. The President has exercised his right to special pardon.”
“What?”
Pan Tenglong looked stunned.
Speaker Zhao continued: “Vice President Pan, as you should know, the right to pardon is an important exclusive power of the president, not subject to interference or restrictions from any institution, and applicable to all persons convicted by any court. Our President has used his power of pardon to absolve Mr. Ye Jing of the charges related to refusal of national treasures. As long as the charges have been pardoned, Ye Shiting naturally regains his political rights. There is no reason for us not to let him participate in the presidential election.”
Lawson Perry also received the news on the other end.
There are two types of presidential pardons, general pardon, and special pardon.
A general pardon does not have a specific target. The of the pardon is the crime and punishment, so it can be performed before and after the verdict.
A special pardon, however, must specify a target. The of the pardon is the punishment and thus can only be carried out after the crime has been pronounced and the punishment sentenced.
Nan Yin suddenly realized, “Sir, is this the reason why Ye Junjing defiantly rejected Xia Yanyan? Because only when a crime has been convicted can the President exercise his right of special pardon. Ye Junjing audaciously staged a play of a monarch seduced by a femme fatale, earning the reputation of a passionate man, while freeing Ye Shiting from the whirlpool of the gas station explosion case, winning the heart of the public for Ye Shiting. This pair of brothers is too cunning. We have been tricked!”
Lawson Perry did not want to say a word anymore. Realizing this now was already too late; everything was a power game!
Lawson Perry could almost foresee that in this presidential election, he had already lost to Ye Shiting.
At this time, Nan Yin received another phone call and continued to report, “Sir, the number one trending topic on Jun Jing’s Weibo is a short video of Ye Shiting thanking the public for their petition on his behalf. He also announced in the video that at 7:30 tonight, there will be a rally at the North District Stadium. He hopes voters can go to the stadium to participate.”