Today, a large number of citizens gathered outside the court.
Most of them are supporters of the Progressive Party or the Liberal Party. In order to avoid conflicts, the federal government arranged guards to separate the two parties and prohibit contact.
Many reporters stood in the middle of the crowd and kept asking for information from people entering the court.
When Victor arrived at the court, he had already missed the trials of many suspects. As soon as he opened the door and entered, he saw several guards escorting an important member of the Progressive Party out.
That person was accused of colluding with a cult, accepting bribes and arranging for rebels to infiltrate the citizens and cause trouble during the president's speech, seriously endangering the lives of relevant government personnel.
As the audience applauded, Victor bowed and sat down at an empty seat. People around him looked at him, but no one spoke to him.
The judge sitting at the front, after pronouncing the crime of the person just now, ordered the court staff to summon the next suspect.
And it just so happened that the person being summoned was Weeden Boones of the Renekton Police Bureau.
When he appeared, he was disheveled, his eyes were dull and the dark circles were extremely severe, and it was obvious that he had not slept for several days.
The two staff members carried him into the dock as if holding a piece of tattered cloth.
Weeden couldn't even stand firmly now and could only hold on to the wooden railing, like a beggar.
Victor heard the snickers from the audience. This group of upper-class people living in the capital seemed to want to watch the prisoners being sentenced to death and take pleasure in it.
Although the Serbian government generally does not support the death penalty, for example, Minx State does not, this is Sanfran, the capital of Serbia with the strictest legal system. Prisoners escorted here may be sentenced to death.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Whedon to be in such a decadent state.
However, after listening to the judge explain his charges, Victor discovered that Weeden might actually have been deceived.
Regarding Alushi, Victor was not in Renekton at the time, so he didn’t know how fierce the battle between William and him was, and naturally he didn’t know the relationship between Weeden and Alushi.
But now that Weeden's charges had been read out, Victor immediately reacted.
"It turns out that the mastermind of the Gate Threshold Wound Society is a relative of this Weeden?"
In the past, Weeden once stood on Pierce's side against Victor and could be considered his enemy.
However, according to the evidence presented in court, it cannot be proven that Weeden was aware of the Gates conspiracy.
And he has been denying it all the time, so that the missing evidence cannot be supplemented. In the end, the court's conclusion only confirmed that he had derelict in his duties.
This had a greater impact on the Inspection Bureau, which indirectly caused cult insiders to lurk among the investigators and assassinate the president.
So in the end, Weeden was sentenced to five years in prison by the court and lost his decent job forever.
He was almost dragged down, like a walking zombie that had lost its soul.
Next, the court tried two more people related to the Renekton riots, none of which were known to Victor.
Then came the highlight, when the judge asked Varun Galilan to be sent to court.
I originally thought that the chairman of the National Security Council would make the final appearance, but I didn't expect to be brought up so quickly.
There was an uproar in the whole place, and people looked towards the side entrance.
There, Warren was escorted by four guards and stood directly in the center of the venue, facing the judge.
The audience immediately became lively, and so did the jury. The din was finally broken by the judge's hammer.
"quiet!"
The old judge coughed twice, and an assistant next to him brought him a glass of water to moisten his throat.
Immediately afterwards, he began to read out the charges against Varun Galilean.
"Your Excellency Varun Galilean, former National Security Council Chairman, Liberal Party member, you are accused of organizing and planning the assassination of the current president, George Floyd, and colluding with cultists..."
Victor yawned. This was the first time he met Valen Galilean. He originally thought that he would be older, but he didn't expect that he was just a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties.
The prosecutor's lawyer presented a pile of evidence to prove these accusations. It was absolutely irrefutable and no amount of sophistry was of any use.
Warren is worthy of being a person who once held a high position, and even when faced with death, his expression remains unchanged.
Finally, the judge asked him if he knew the whereabouts of Arusi Buempes, and if he was willing to provide clues, he could reduce the sentence as appropriate.
However, the charge of premeditated murder of the president could not be cleared. Wallen knew that no matter how he reduced the crime, he would not escape death. The judge in front of him was just trying to trick him, so he opened his mouth and laughed wildly in the court.
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"Hahaha! No need to say nice things, I won't be fooled, Mr. Judge."
The old judge frowned and said frankly: "You have been blinded by cult thoughts and distorted your will. Why don't you wake up in the end and make up for the mistakes you have committed?"
"Because I don't know either! Your Honor! I was arrested before that guy disappeared. How can I possibly know what happened next?" Warren was helpless.
The judge frowned and was about to give him a verdict when Valen suddenly turned around, looked at everyone in the audience, and said, "Is Arushi's whereabouts really that important? A cult that has been exposed.
When he is bathed in the sun, local governments in every state will post wanted notices for him, and all the evil forces he has established will fall apart."
"We are only determining the life and death of the cult leader. We cannot allow such a dangerous person to stay in Saigon..." the prosecutor's lawyer said dissatisfied.
However, Valen looked at him again: "How can you be sure that Arushi is the leader of the Gate Threshold Wound Association?"
The lawyer stretched out his hand and pointed at the ceiling: "This is the evidence provided by the Anti-Suppression Department. You said it yourself when Mr. William Marshall interrogated you."
Warren sighed, with a strange determination in his eyes: "He is the organizer and the mastermind, but that organization is never as simple as you think..."
After saying that, Valen paused for a moment, and then continued before everyone could react: "I believe that many of you here already know the saying of the Door Thrust Wound Club, 'Everything has cracks,' right?"
Victor's eyes narrowed after hearing this, but the people around him were very puzzled and whispered to each other.
The judge and several members of the jury also looked at each other.
Obviously, some of them know this cult slogan, but most people don't know it.
Warren's eyes were blazing, and he turned to face the audience again.
"However, the people in the secret cult organization never dared to finish reading that paragraph, because... it is not the code or belief of the cult organization, but... the founder of... whom they truly fear and revere.
Honorable title..."
These words silenced the entire audience. When Victor was wondering who this title was, the defendant, Varun Galilean, actually started to read it!
"There is a crack in everything, that's where the light comes in. There are no more doors, no more locks. All doors are open, and there are no more walls. I am the key, and I should open all doors!"
Wow!
He read this passage very quickly, as if he was afraid of being interrupted, and as he was always calm, his voice trembled when he read this passage, as if he was facing death in the abyss.