The first court where "Ma Quanyou and 39 other senior military officers of Sanyuan Province were charged with crimes against humanity" is not open to the media.
Judge Zhu Zhenglong even issued an injunction. In order to prevent outside influence on the jurors, any media is prohibited from reporting on the case in a biased manner. That is, the trial process of the case can be stated objectively, but any commentary content is prohibited from appearing in the media.
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The deputy seat where Lu Ming was sitting, with barrister Gao Zengbao sitting in the control position on the left, and Han Anni sitting on the right.
Regarding the position of the defense party, Ma Quanyou and others did not come to Wu'an at all, and everything was left to Richard's legal team to represent him.
A total of twenty seats were allowed in the auditorium. After all, some judicial figures or other dignitaries from northern Xinjiang who came from other places also had their own paths.
After banging the gavel, the crowd quieted down, and Judge Zhu Zhenglong, who was sitting on the bench, announced the start of the trial.
Gao Zengbao stood up and said, "I request to summon witness No. 1!"
"Objection!" Lawyer Lydecker, the deputy defense counsel, stood up. He was a blond man in his forties, wearing a tuxedo and having a handsome demeanor.
"Your Honor, I think the focus of this case is not at all how many people were injured in the war! We all know that in any war, there will be innocent victims. I don't think anyone will feel sad about this.
and anger, so peace should be the direction we always pursue!"
Lydecker sighed deeply, "The question is, who needs to be responsible for these victims?"
He walked out of the defense table, took two steps, and sighed: "We all know how poor and backward Anshan is. Most of the people living there are brutally exploited and squeezed. When the rulers there are
After the assassination, that area fell into the quagmire of war."
“To this end, surrounding neighbors, such as Longbei, sent out the Peace Army. Of course, our northern Xinjiang also sent out the Peace Army. Soldiers such as Ma Quanyou, who are now slandered as warmongers, are members of the Peace Army.
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"Objection! Ma Quanyou and others are not ordinary soldiers, but warlords who rule the grasslands. They are suspected of committing crimes against humanity! They are not war mongers. The defense is avoiding the important and trivial!" Gao Zengbao stood up immediately, "We did not prosecute Ma Quanyou.
He is a warmonger, so I ask the court not to support the defense’s little tricks.”
Zhu Zhenglong nodded: "The objection is valid."
Lydecker shook his head helplessly: "Speaking of warmongers, in Anshan, in addition to us in Longbei, two neighbors in northern Xinjiang sent peace troops, and there is also a friend who is not a neighbor, what we call a Montenegrin, not far away
Thousands of miles away, the Peace Army has also been sent."
"But have you noticed that since the Montenegrins came to our Jiangbei Sihang Province, wars here seem to have broken out much more frequently, and in many wars, one of the hostile parties will always be a Montenegrin soldier?
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Gao Zengbao stood up suddenly: "Objection!"
"Your Honor, my statement is supported by data!" Lydecker looked at Zhu Zhenglong.
Zhu Zhenglong waved his hand: "Objection is invalid!"
The defense had a solicitor and sent some materials to the jury box.
Gao Zengbao originally wanted to object to this sudden attack, questioning that the "evidences" he wanted to submit had not been given to the defense for review in advance.
Lu Ming waved his hand to stop him.
Zhu Zhenglong definitely agreed to the evidence being presented to the court, but his objection was ineffective, which showed that he had a guilty conscience.
In addition, the "evidences" were introduced in court because our side objected to the defense's argument.
Even if Zhu Zhenglong is replaced by Christine, there is a high probability that the evidence will be allowed to be presented to the court. This is not biased towards the defense.
This is a common trap in court confrontations between prosecution and defense, and Richard's side was well prepared.
A clerk also sent a copy of the material to the prosecution seat.
It is a very detailed record of the wars that took place in northern Xinjiang in the past ten years.
It also takes the date when Jiangning Province established the Black Mountain Brigade and signed a cooperation agreement with Nanping Daoyin Gaobaoshan.
Sure enough, it is obvious that after the Black Mountain Brigade was established and entered Longbei Nanping Road in the four northern provinces, the frequency and intensity of wars in the four northern provinces increased greatly.
In most wars, the Montenegrin Corps was directly involved.
The data analysis model and mathematical model it adopts are like an accountant's report, which looks particularly intuitive.
The jurors looked on and whispered among themselves.
Lu Ming caught a glimpse of Richard sitting upright, seemingly indifferent, but in fact there was a sneer on his lips.
This material is not just for the purpose of this lawsuit and for the jurors to see.
I'm afraid that soon, the Montenegrin Army will be labeled as "war mongers" in the four northern provinces, and it will be difficult to get rid of it.
And I'm afraid even Ren Zhonglin will be heartbroken when he sees this analysis form.
It's one thing to know that you have reached out to the four provinces of the Northern Territory, but after seeing these analysis materials, you may have a different idea.
Richard didn't just come to litigate with him, he simply came to ruin his own business.
Over there, Lydecker continued: "Your Honor, fellow jurors, during the war on Songshan Road where tragic events occurred, it was also the so-called Peace Army in Montenegro that took the lead in launching an attack on the Peace Army in Northern Xinjiang!"
Lydecker bowed slightly and returned to the defense table.
Gao Zengbao stood up and said, "Defense, when you talk about the Peace Army in Northern Xinjiang, do you mean Ma Quanyou's troops? Because as far as I know, the Black Mountain Corps has never attacked friendly troops in Northern Xinjiang. Otherwise, we would still be allowed to come."
Is there a lawsuit here?"
Lydecker said calmly: "Ma Quanyou is also a member of the Northern Xinjiang Peace Army."
Gao Zengbao said coldly: "So, what the defense means is that the massacre by Ma Quanyou's troops in Songshan City is the consistent style of the Northern Xinjiang Peace Army?"
"Objection!" Lydecker stood up suddenly.
Gao Zengbao said coldly: "Actually, before the Black Mountain Corps declared war on the Ma Quanyou gang, the Ma Quanyou gang had already carried out a massacre in Songshan City. This gang from the grassland has always lived on horseback, and is different from us. Since childhood,
They joined the war troops, and historically, they had plundered people to work as slaves on the grasslands. If they encountered villages and cities that refused to surrender, they would massacre them. In this way, they could intimidate the enemy and make anyone who was against them
All of them surrendered without a fight! We have both human and physical evidence of all this!"
From the moment Gao Zengbao called Ma Quanyoubu a "gangster", Lydecker has been loudly opposing it.
Zhu Zhenglong has also been making gestures saying "objection is valid" and asking Gao Zengbao to stop speaking.
But Gao Zengbao insisted until the end, until Zhu Zhenglong knocked the gavel, "Prosecutor, I now rule that you are in contempt of court and temporarily deprive you of your qualifications as the prosecution's lawyer! After this case is over, I will decide whether to punish you.
!Adjourn now! Wait for the prosecution to submit a new list of lawyers before continuing. I will give the prosecution 24 hours!"
Lu Ming patted Gao Zengbao's hand. This was a necessary sacrifice. Ma Quanyou must be defined as a grassland tribe and separated from the "Northern Xinjiang people" group of jurors.
As for the lawyers sitting at the prosecution table, we naturally have no shortage of them.
Zhu Zhenglong will have no problem if he takes ten or eight more free throws.
However, the referee (referee) is obviously biased in favor of the opponent, and as long as one of the goalkeepers (jurors) is bribed, it is impossible to convict Ma Quanyou and others.
As for people like Ma Quanyou, it is impossible to say that they would not secretly target the jurors.
Although the jurors were randomly selected from Bac Ninh City, and upon application by the prosecution, the court approved the juror information to be kept strictly confidential from both the prosecution and the defense. During the trial, they had to live and eat in the courthouse.
But Zhu Zhenglong naturally has the detailed information.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Ma Quanyou to find a family member of a certain juror, do some things, and then find a way to get the family member to contact the juror.
This lawsuit is indeed difficult to fight.
In fact, in a place like Northern Xinjiang, using the jury system to litigate cases with powerful people is a bit of a joke.
Of course, when the powerful are in power and the judge makes a decision, the same is true.
The core is like this, the skin is like this, it doesn't matter.
At least the jury system is relatively fair when people of the same class are involved in lawsuits.
While Lu Ming was pondering.
Over there, Richard stood up and smiled at Lu Ming, "Let him do it!" He turned around and left the scene surrounded by people from left and right.
