Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 458 Defense Opinion
Prosecutor Yan Yong's voice resounded above the court.The expression of his righteous words burst out a sense of bewilderment that makes people can only bow their hands and kneel. The phrase "thousands of national interests" seems to make the prosecutor stand on an unprecedented high ground in an instant, overlooking the defendant who is about to be tried.Under this fierce reprimand, Morimoto seemed to be on the gallows platform, just waiting for the noose to be put around his neck.

Hearing Yan Yong's words, many observers nodded their heads slightly, and they cursed Morimoto in a low voice, it is such a moth who is stealing the hard-earned money they paid as taxes.There were even some citizens who had a look of anger on their faces, so they almost stood up, pointed at Morimoto, and spit again.

Under the relegation of the prosecutor just now, Morimoto seems to have become a sinner through the ages.

Ishimura, who was sitting in the auditorium, no longer dared to watch the scene where her husband was scolded.The female researcher's body seemed to be curled up, hunched over, not daring to raise her head to watch the court scene.She even felt that many eyes of the court had gathered on her, cursing the couple.

Judge Sakuma turned to look to the left, and said, "Defender, please make a supplementary defense opinion."

Hearing the judge's order, the young male lawyer immediately stood up.His expression was still calm, and the turmoil caused by the prosecutor opposite seemed to have no effect on him.

Bei Yuan walked to the front of the defense bench and looked around the entire court.The aura of this young man's gestures was like that of a majestic king, and the court suddenly fell silent. The sudden silence seemed to be that a crucial speech was about to be delivered.

In the next second, the defense lawyer sneered a few times.

This laughter seems to be mocking and deconstructing all the solemnity and sacredness in this world.

"Yes, as the prosecutor said just now, my client is addicted to market speculation. He is obviously a researcher at a university, but he studies how to make money all day long. There are a lot of stock market K-lines in the office of the research institute. My mailbox at home is full of advertisements for real estate investment in Kyoto. On my personal Facebook feed, I post over and over again which big boss of a production and research company I had dinner with today, where I went in and out. A high-end hotel."

"But—so what?" Beiyuan suddenly pointed forward, pointing at the citizens in the gallery, "Is it you who don't want to be rich? Or do you not want to be rich? You keep saying that you hate chasing profit for money. You guys Do you really hate money, or do you hate the fact that you are not the one who owns money?"

"My client is as selfish and stupid as the prosecutor said just now." Beiyuan turned to look at the prosecution seat, "Then I would like to ask, who is the mortal of us in this world? Not selfish, not stupid. As a boss, I think the more profits the better; as a consumer, I think the products are as cheap as possible; as a shareholder, I want to get a high dividend; Pay a lot for yourself."

"With all due respect, although the defendant Morimoto is selfish and stupid, it only shows that other people in the world are also selfish and stupid like Morimoto. No, I am afraid that is not accurate enough. Because my defendant has accepted good education, a doctorate from a world-class university. I am afraid that most people are more selfish and stupid than Morimoto."

"Just now, the prosecutor said not to prevent the judiciary from convicting my client because of minor flaws."

Beiyuan smiled contemptuously again, and said coldly:

"Mortal people are selfish and stupid. Then a country composed of mortal people must also be selfish and stupid."

"Yes, the people I'm referring to here don't just include ordinary citizens. They also include the two prosecutors sitting here and the three judges on the stage."

When the lawyer's voice fell, many people immediately turned pale with fright.A lawyer actually said to the judge in court, you are selfish and stupid, this is an unheard of scene, this lawyer is probably going crazy.

Only Beiyuan's voice continued to sound: "Prosecutors are mortals, and judges are mortals. The operation of this country called Dongyang also depends on mortals. Therefore, as long as mortals make mistakes, the power exercised by mortals There are bound to be mistakes.”

"A murderer, no matter how strong and brutal he is, may kill dozens or hundreds of people at most. However, a wrong war waged by power will lead to the destruction of thousands of lives."

"A company's accountant makes a mistake, and at most it loses money. However, what if a policeman makes a mistake? What if a prosecutor makes a mistake? What if a judge makes a mistake? Or, if someone in power wants to make a mistake on purpose, What should we do?"

The lawyer asked, talking to himself.

Each of these questions rang like a bell.

When the people present heard these questions, they held their breath unconsciously.

"So, this is the meaning of the law. It is not only a tool to restrain the behavior of ordinary citizens, but also a tool to restrain the arbitrariness of power! The prosecutor said that all the cases in this case are just some small flaws. Yes, just some' small flaws '. Even if the high-end suit found at the scene does not match Morimoto's height, convict him. Even if the funds withdrawn are used to pay the wages of employees owed by the company before, convict him. Even if the involved The several acceleration tubes of the joint research institute are actually an export decision made to avoid breach of overseas contracts under the instigation of the joint research institute. If you sign the application form, then convict him too!"

"Yes, these are small flaws. As long as we bury our heads like ostriches! These are all areas that can be ignored, and they will not prevent us from convicting those who want to be convicted. Even if it is a violation of criminal procedure According to the provisions of the law, investigations are carried out without investigation authority, but as long as it is for the interests of the so-called 'thousands of citizens', such major procedural violations can also be tolerated."

"Benefits of tens of thousands of citizens?" Bei Yuan suddenly changed the subject and said in a mocking tone, "Yes, our prosecutors keep saying that they want to serve the interests of tens of millions of citizens. But, standing in front of the court In fact, it is obviously Morimoto who has insufficient evidence and does not constitute a crime, this citizen who has been innocently implicated by the criminal law does not belong to tens of thousands of citizens."

"Researcher Ishimura, who had to endure the pain of being separated from her husband when she was newly married because of wrongful criminal detention, does not belong to the tens of thousands of citizens."

"From the prosecutor's point of view, we refuse to participate in the court investigation today, and the two defense lawyers who intend to confront the public prosecutor do not belong to tens of thousands of citizens."

"Thousands of citizens are everywhere, but the only ones are not the real people standing in front of you."

"I might as well translate what Prosecutor Yan Yong said. As long as he is pleasing to the eye, then you belong to the tens of thousands of citizens. As long as he doesn't pleasing to the eye, you are the enemy of these tens of thousands of citizens!"

The lawyer's words echoed through the courtroom.

Hearing the lawyer speak like this, the senior prosecutor sitting in the public prosecutor's seat couldn't help opening his eyes wide, the veins on his neck bulged, and his whole body trembled slightly with anger.

Beiyuan turned around slowly, looked at the judging seat and said, "Chief referee. As I said just now. When power is exercised by mortals, mistakes are bound to be made. However, making mistakes is not terrible. What is terrible is making mistakes and not correcting them. "

"Assembly-line operation has always been a chronic problem in the criminal justice circle in Japan. A case came from the police to the prosecutor's office. It was difficult for the prosecutor to say that they were wrong, so they approved the arrest. The case then came to the court, and it was difficult for the judge to say Both the prosecutor and the police were wrong, so they sentenced according to the indictment. The entire criminal justice process, from the prosecutor's office to the court, is like a numb assembly line worker, stamping the stamp of public authority on the products on the track."

"Indeed, admitting to having made a mistake, in a sense, will undermine the authority of the judiciary. It turns out that the police can also arrest the wrong person; it turns out that the prosecutor can make mistakes; it turns out that even judges can make mistakes. But why? Our law requires the prosecutor's office to supervise the police. Why does our law require the prosecutor's office to go through the trial of the court? Why does our law require the court not only to have one trial, but also to have a second trial, and even a third trial ?!"

"The reason is very simple, it is to correct the mistakes we made before."

The young male lawyer raised his head and said: "In this case, no matter from the point of view of the evidence or the application of the law, Morimoto's behavior does not constitute a crime of corruption. But he was forced to make a confession against his will, and even signed the so-called As an innocent person, he was imprisoned in the detention center for nearly two years. Yes, the judges here can continue to make judgments according to the charges of the prosecutor's office, or use opportunistic methods , sentenced the defendant to the same sentence as the time he was detained in the detention center. Since the detention period in the detention center can be converted into the sentence, the defendant can be released on the spot, but it will not damage the face of the prosecutor's office. Only the defendant Man will forever bear the record of the perpetrator."

"I hope that the judges in this case will not adopt such opportunistic methods, but face the problems in this case squarely."

"If you make a mistake and don't correct it, it will only make the authority of the judiciary more seriously questioned."

"Now, there is such an opportunity before the judges."

"Are we willing to correct the mistakes made by the police and the prosecutor's office in the Morimoto case?"

The male lawyer stood in the center of the courtroom, with a calm face, and continued calmly:
"I hope the judges will realize—"

"A country that refuses to admit its mistakes has neither a future nor a hope."

"The above is the end of the defense opinion."

(End of this chapter)