Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 550 End of court debate
Facing Asakurahiko's attack, Kitahara still had no choice to continue fighting.

I could only hear the young male lawyer, with a calm expression, continue to say: "The serious violation of the third procedure is that Kyoto University made a decision to deprive my client of his degree without sufficient factual basis."

Bei Yuan picked up a few documents from the plaintiff's seat behind him and displayed them in front of everyone.

These A4 papers are printed with several eye-catching Chinese characters, which are expert opinions on whether Mei Xizi's doctoral thesis constitutes plagiarism.I saw that the text on these materials was densely packed, including the analysis of long text paragraphs and the comparison of corresponding charts, which looked like a very regular analysis material.However, Beiyuan's finger slipped and pointed at the seal where the signature was signed.

This seemingly rigorous material, however, is empty at the signature.

There is only one red seal that looks extremely simple.

It is printed with the investigation team of the Kyoto University Academic Council.

In the next second, Kitahara's voice sounded: "In the multiple expert opinions or reports of the defendant Kyoto University on Mikiko's academic misconduct, there is no specific name signed by the expert. We have no way of knowing which industry experts and authoritative scholars made the Judgment accordingly. We have no way of knowing whether those specifically involved in writing these reports have sufficient authority in the relevant biological fields."

"At the same time, Kyoto University also ignored the huge differences in the investigation team's voting. Although the experts of the investigation team who attended the vote believed that Mikiko constituted plagiarism, more than half, but most experts believed that the degree of academic misconduct had not yet reached a level that was serious enough to require to the point of revoking his doctorate."

"In the face of these facts, Kyoto University still went its own way. Regardless of the objective situation of the disagreement of the expert group, after holding two internal meetings, it decided to revoke my client's doctorate. Prior to this, the plaintiff's attorney had already transferred to the court. Minutes of the two internal meetings. Defendant Kyoto University still refuses to provide.”

"Kyoto University did not perform the relevant notification obligations, which prevented my client from making a sufficient defense. The due process rights enjoyed by the plaintiff Mikiko have been substantially deprived by Kyoto University. Mikiko's opinion on the plagiarism accused by the university must be insufficient. There are omissions and a lack of pertinence. Mikiko's chance to defend her rights has been jeopardized."

Asakurahiko strikes back again.

However, for some unknown reason, the plaintiff's lawyer seemed reluctant to engage in too much dogfighting during the courtroom debate.This left an impression on everyone present-the plaintiff seemed to be at the end of his words.Although the plaintiff's lawyer was very powerful and cited various so-called illegal aspects of the university, they were all rejected by the other side.

"There is only one reason for thinking this way!" Kitahara took a step forward, "That is, Kyoto University is afraid. It is afraid of making its internal decision-making process public to the world, and it is afraid of making the public realize that the university's internal decision-making is actually against a person. The students are so sloppy and irresponsible! Because it is afraid, it dare not make it public. It is afraid that as soon as the curtain is lifted, under the glamorous appearance, it will be full of rotten wood!"

"To sum up, the above-mentioned four major procedural violations of Kyoto University have shown that its administrative actions belong to the circumstances that should be revoked according to the law!!!"

It seems that the outcome of this lawsuit is already doomed.

"Specifically speaking, in this case, when the investigation team of Kyoto University conducted an investigation interview with Mikiko, the relevant content informed was inconsistent with the content of the final administrative action. The investigation team of Kyoto University did not inform Mikiko that the two papers under investigation belonged to the It was published during his doctoral study, but not the research results when he was a researcher in a biopharmaceutical company. He did not inform that these two papers belonged to the academic achievements of applying for a Ph.D. .”

In the courtroom, the confrontation between the plaintiff and the defendant's lawyers collided.

"In other words, even if the administrative agency informed the counterparty of the corresponding content when taking the administrative action. However, if the facts, reasons, and basis on which the final administrative action is based are inconsistent with the content of the notification, it is a false notification. For example, if the fire department informs the company that it violated the fire protection law because it did not formulate an emergency plan before punishing the company, but when it is actually punished, the reason is that the shelves in the warehouse have not kept a reasonable distance. Then this is a false notification.”

"Objection!" Asakurahiko's voice became a little excited, and the short professor also took a step forward, and the hair on his forehead fluttered a little, "The defendant's attorney must reiterate to the court. The plaintiff's attorney The alleged so-called procedural violations are not supported by detailed evidence and materials! Regarding the fulfillment of the duty of disclosure, the defendant’s representative has applied for the witness Mayu Chida to testify in court. However, the witness was beaten in court by the plaintiff Mikiko when she gave her testimony. In fact, it is the plaintiff who repeatedly ignores the facts and even threatens the witnesses in this case!"

"At the same time, there is no specific evidence to support the two internal meetings claimed by the plaintiff's attorney. According to the defendant's attorney's knowledge, Kyoto University has never held the two internal meetings alleged by the plaintiff. All decision-making processes All are carried out in strict accordance with the university's internal rules and corresponding regulations, and each decision is made with reference to the opinions of authoritative experts. The plaintiff's attorney said that there is no specific expert signature in the expert opinion, but Kyoto University has produced evidence that the corresponding personnel are from the expert database. Those who participated in the writing of the report must of course have corresponding expert authority.”

"Chief referee!" Asakura Hiko immediately stood up and retorted: "There is no specific evidence to support what the plaintiff's agent said. The so-called investigation team's voting results, the plaintiff's agent has not explained the source of the evidence so far. Kyoto University The internal documents of the investigation of academic misconduct will be kept confidential. The documents presented by the plaintiff’s attorney cannot prove their authenticity, and the possibility of forgery cannot be ruled out.”

"The plaintiff's attorney has repeatedly asked the university to produce the so-called nonexistent internal meeting minutes. I am also here to draw the attention of the collegial panel. If a thing itself does not exist, how can we produce it? The university has absolutely no The intention to conceal the basic facts. However, how can we show an unfounded thing in court?! What the plaintiff’s attorney said is basically his subjective imagination and guesswork, and there is no specific evidence to prove it!”

Bei Yuan still ignored it, and continued to speak: "The serious violation of the fourth procedure of Kyoto University lies in the failure to fulfill the obligation of notification. Before administrative actions are taken, organizations that perform administrative functions must fulfill the corresponding obligation of notification, including administrative actions. Facts, reasons and basis. The fulfillment of the disclosure obligation not only needs to be timely and comprehensive, but also needs to be true.”

"Does the plaintiff and the defendant have any new arguments to express?" Judge Kawada looked up at the court and asked.

"No."

Both plaintiff and defendant responded simultaneously.

"Next is the final statement. The defendant's agent will make the final statement first." Judge Kawata's voice came from the referee's seat. Following the instructions of the chief referee, this lawsuit is about to enter the final step...

(End of this chapter)