The Huugjilt injustice case (1996) is an event that has gained great attention of society and has been vindicated after 18 years. It is the first case since the establishment of New China in which the Public Security Bureau, the Procuratorate and the Court decided to execute the death penalty, and then overturned the case for a person who died unjustly, which is of great significance to the process of new democracy and legal system.
The design is inspired by the twists and turns of the judicial process and uses a narrative approach: a question mark is our reflection, turned into a tear is our sorrow.
The outline of the tomb symbolizes a string of clues that later transform into a circle, which has the meaning of completeness in traditional Chinese culture. The three circles of different colour stones around the tombstone denote the Public Security Bureau, the Procuratorate and the Court respectively, while the outermost ring of weather-resistant rusted steel plates signifies the fourth party to defend the rights, the news and the voice of the public. The steel surface is engraved with the events of the Huugjilt case and the voices of the community, guarding the tombstone with warm colours and epitomizing this history.
It is the tomb of Huugjilt, a milestone of democracy in China. The design incorporates the unique Mongolian way of praying for blessings, allowing visitors to add stones around the tomb, and over time presenting the public voice in the form of an Obo, signifying that adherence to justice and truth is the bottom line of everyone's conscience, and the cornerstone of the operation of justice.