Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 457 The Prosecutor

In the courtroom, the defense box opposite was empty.

Although the prosecutor Chikako presented one witness statement after another, it seemed to have become a rigid reading of the materials.The voice of the female prosecutor echoed throughout the courtroom, and it seemed deserted and lonely for a while.This restarted court investigation has become a one-man show for the prosecutor.

Yan Yong looked at this scene, his brows were already trembling, and a raging anger was burning in his heart.The 39 witness statements that were supposed to block the opposing lawyer turned into a boring circus with no one watching after the opposing lawyer exited.The carefully prepared materials seem to be thrown away on the street at this moment, as if no one cares about them.

At this moment, Yan Yong was truly irritated.The prosecutor clenched his fists uncontrollably, his cheeks puffed out.Be sure to let the opponent lose completely!
There was no cross-examination by defense attorneys.The presentation of these 39 witness statements has become a mere formality.If normal procedures were followed, it would be impossible for the 39 witness statements to be cross-examined within a few days.However, without the constraints of a lawyer, the reading of each witness statement is basically equivalent to the completion of the evidence presentation process.In the end, in just over an hour, all the witness testimony submitted by the prosecutor's office was presented. On average, the time spent on producing and cross-examining each testimony was less than 1 minutes.

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At 11:28, the court debate resumed.

Kitahara and Miyagawa entered the courtroom again.At this moment, the atmosphere in the courtroom clearly reached a sense of tension.The previous confrontation with the judge, followed by his withdrawal during the court investigation phase, has ignited the flames.And this act of retiring, in a sense, is equivalent to humiliating the prosecutor opposite.

At this moment, the public prosecutor and the defender are sitting opposite each other.

Just because the two parties were sitting there, in the same space, the spectators at the scene could already feel that a giant steel cannon was about to explode in their ears.

Judge Sakuma looked at the two parties in front of him and announced: "Now this case is entering the court debate procedure again. Both the prosecution and the defense are supplementing their public prosecution opinions and defense opinions. After the supplementary opinions have been issued, the defendant will make the final statement. Now the The public prosecutor first issues supplementary public prosecution opinions."

Yan Yong heard the judge's instructions and immediately stood up.At this moment, his eyes were slightly widened because of the anger in his heart, and his facial expression showed an irresistible power, just like a large statue in a shrine to ward off evil spirits.

"The chief referee." Yan Yong said, "As far as the public prosecution opinion is concerned, the public prosecutor has nothing to add. However, the public prosecutor is here to talk about his views on this case."

"The first trial of this case has been held many times until now. What have we seen from the defendant and his defense lawyer?" The prosecutor paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice, "With all due respect, what we have seen is Child's play! Since the first trial of this case, the defendant Morimoto has regarded the national law as a child's play!"

"He even ordered the lawyer to defend his innocence even though he had signed the "Affidavit of Plea and Punishment". Even though he had signed the legal document and admitted his crime, he still chose to retract his confession in court, making a criminal case that should have been judged quickly The case has gone through many court sessions today, consuming a lot of judicial resources, and it is simply fooling every judicial officer involved in this criminal case!"

"Not only the defendant treated the national law as a trifling matter, but even the defense lawyer in this case treated the sacred and solemn national law as a trifling matter!! After the prosecutor's office submitted 39 witness statements, the lawyer in this case ignored the magistrate's warning and withdrew in court The court refused to participate in the court investigation and refused to issue cross-examination opinions. Such behavior seriously interfered with the normal progress of the criminal procedure. The defendant's lawyers deliberately gave up the right to defend and used the court as their personal performance place. Eyeballs! Is there anything more absurd and disrespectful than this?!"

"The facts of this case are very clear. The evidence in the case clearly shows that the public funds involved in the case were transferred to Morimoto's private account. No matter how much the defendant and his lawyer try to quibble, they cannot deny such ironclad evidence."

Yan Yong took a step forward, his eyes became deep, and said: "From this case, we can see how Morimoto himself was addicted to market speculation and consumption pleasure step by step, and how he went astray step by step. The defendant As a researcher at a national university, people should have put their ingenuity into academic research, but in the end, they put all their energy into studying heresy, studying how to pocket public funds all day long."

"This case has attracted attention in the society. Many people's eyes are focused on this case. If Morimoto cannot be severely punished, then I don't know how many moths who embezzled public funds will be happy, and how many people will really bury their heads in the case. Academics will be chilled!"

The prosecutor loudly reprimanded Morimoto for his many crimes. Suddenly, he stopped, and his eyes fell on the defense bench opposite him, looking at the young male lawyer.

In the next second, Yan Yong's voice sounded:
"That's right. The defense lawyer for the defendant Morimoto did point out that there are flaws in some materials in this case. However, we can clearly see that these so-called flaws cannot fundamentally shake the defendant's conviction and sentencing. The defender always It's a pointless emphasis on the so-called defendant's rights over and over again."

"Then I would like to ask the defense lawyer, if the defendant's rights are protected, where are the victims' rights?" Yan Yong raised his voice again, "The reason why criminal law is criminal law is that it is for the benefit of the victim. The rights of the victim, and the fight against the brutal and cunning criminals. The first priority is always the rights of the victim, not the so-called rights of the accused!"

"As far as this case is concerned, the victims of the corruption case are not just the production and research enterprises, not just the Kyoto University. Everyone here is actually a victim of corruption in the Morimoto case. Because of the hard work you paid tax dollars are squandered by such people."

"Thousands of national rights and interests are ranked first!"

"Anyone's rights and interests must give way to the lofty rights and interests of the people of our country!"

Iwanaga stared at the defense seat and continued, "In order to fight against criminals and to adapt to the ever-changing and complex situation. The law inevitably needs to have a certain degree of flexibility. Between the expansion of this flexibility, those who try to exploit legal loopholes The fish that slipped through the net are all included."

"Of course the law will protect the rights of the accused. However, the so-called 'criminal law is the criminal law' is simply nonsense. Protecting the rights of the accused is not the same as obstructing or resisting judicial investigation; it is not the same as Therefore, for the guilty person, to cover up his criminal behavior; it does not mean that we can magnify some innocuous minor flaws, so as to obstruct the entire public prosecution case, so that the criminal cannot be held criminally responsible.”

"This approach completely distorts the original meaning of the law, and turns the criminal law, which is supposed to protect good citizens, into a tool for the cunning to cover up and conceal evil deeds."

“The public prosecutor in this case fully and generously admitted that—yes, there are indeed some unsatisfactory flaws in the prosecutor’s office’s allegations in this case. But the question is, should we give up the criminal responsibility of an obviously criminal because of these flaws? Could it be! Do we still want to let him go when we already have the funds in Morimoto’s private account?! Do we still have to stick to the letter of the law and let off the criminal who embezzled the national property?!”

"Chief referee!" Yan Yong said firmly, "The primary task of the criminal law is to protect the rights and interests of the victim, and to protect the legal interests of the society violated by illegal acts. The defendant's defense lawyer has repeatedly messed around. May I ask, which one Can the files of criminal cases be [-]% flawless? No problem?"

"What Morimoto has done is a violation of the rights and interests of taxpayers in our country. It is a mockery of the hard work of millions of people every day and night! In order to protect the rights and interests of our country's citizens, the public prosecutor requests the court to punish the defendant severely! Only then can we be worthy of the kind citizens of our country!"

(End of this chapter)