The incandescent lights in the courtroom seemed to be making a faint "sizzling" sound. Sitting in the gallery were various distinguished alumni of Peking University, student representatives, university management, important officials from the city hall, and people from the education and legal circles.

, whether those who support the university or those who sympathize with Shimokawa, can't help but be slightly stunned at this moment.

After making sure that they heard the famous professor's words correctly, everyone from the youngest student representative to the rather serious-faced city hall officials, without exception, showed shock on their faces.

The lawyer sitting over at the plaintiff's table... is actually... a criminal?!

Associate professor Shimokawa actually hired a criminal to be his attorney?!

In an instant, even the three judges on the bench couldn't help but whisper to each other after hearing Utsunomiya's words. They didn't know what they were whispering.

Feeling that the eyes of the entire court were focused on him, Beiyuan smiled helplessly and leaned back on the chair in a relaxed posture as before.

What Utsunomiya said just now falls squarely in the blank space of the legal provisions.

There is no doubt that lawyers who have been convicted by the court will naturally be unable to continue to practice in court.

However, the law does not stipulate whether lawyers who are under criminal compulsory measures can practice normally.

However, the law also stipulates that the court has the power to order a suspect who is on bail pending trial not to engage in specific activities.

In other words, the judge on the stage can immediately order himself not to engage in court hearing activities.

Such an issue will be completely left to the judge's discretion.

Judge Takanashi, you are about to make your first decision. What kind of decision will you make?

Will you follow your teacher's ideas?

Kitahara raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and now it was a perfect opportunity for the chief referee on the test platform. He said calmly: "According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, if a suspect is ordered to be released on bail pending trial and not engage in specific activities, the court and the prosecutor's office must

, the investigation agency will conduct it. Without receiving instructions from the above-mentioned state agencies, I can naturally appear in court."

A very brief response.

It is clearly disproportionate to the risk he faces of being kicked out of court.

When Miyagawa heard Kitahara only gave such a brief response, he couldn't help but whispered: "Kita... Kitahara, won't you say more? What if, what if the referee really listened to that Utsunomiya's nonsense?

, what should I do if I don’t agree with you appearing in court?”

"No need." Beihara said leisurely, "The chief referee on the stage makes his own decision. I don't need to worry about this kind of thing."

This young male lawyer looked extremely calm and composed.

Judge Takanashi on the stage thought for a while, and then whispered to the two judges in their fifties next to him. After all, the lawyers sitting in the court were suspects against whom criminal coercive measures were taken. This is an extremely rare scene.

, I am afraid that a judge will never encounter it once in his entire judicial career.

But now, it happened to happen.

Utsunomiya admired the scene in the courtroom in front of him, especially when he saw the surprised expressions of the audience in the auditorium facing Kitahara, he couldn't help but smile inwardly.

From the arrogance of the disciplinary hearing to the disrespectful conversation in front of the wooden fence just now.

This guy named Kitahara, you should understand that you are a clown!!!

After whispering for a while, Judge Takanashi sat upright in the trial seat, looked at the plaintiff's seat, and said seriously, "The plaintiff's attorney, the collegial panel is now asking you questions, and you are not allowed to conceal relevant facts. Your answers to the court will be dismissed.

The clerk records it truthfully. Anyone who fails to answer truthfully will bear legal responsibility for violating the Civil Procedure Law. If the circumstances are serious, it may constitute a crime. Are you clear?"

"Clear." Kitahara looked at Judge Takanashi on the stage and replied with a smile.

"Which investigative agency took the measure of releasing you on bail pending trial?" asked the female chief referee.

"Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters."

"What are the conditions stated in the decision on bail pending trial?"

"You are not allowed to leave the Kyoto Prefecture area. Report to the Kyoto Prefecture Police Headquarters every other week."

"Are these all the conditions recorded in the decision?"

"Yes, referee."

The audience members who sympathized with Shimokawa in the auditorium had heard about the story of the Kitahara lawyer at the disciplinary hearing. They couldn't help but sweat slightly, and were a little afraid of hearing the next sentence, the cold-faced order from the female chief referee.

The bailiff dragged the plaintiff's lawyer out of the court.

After asking the question, Judge Takanashi looked calm and said immediately, "Please ask the plaintiff's attorney to submit a copy of the bail pending trial decision issued by the Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters to the collegial panel later. Since the investigative agency did not specify it in the bail pending trial decision,

Lawyer Kitahara is not allowed to engage in agency activities, and this court now allows lawyer Kitahara to continue to appear in court."

In an instant, the dust settled.

The danger of being kicked out of the courtroom was instantly gone.

Hearing this decision, Utsunomiya snorted slightly, this Takanashi is really afraid of trouble. This famous professor naturally understands the logic of his student's behavior.

The lawlessness means that the lawyer is deprived of his right to speak for fear of breaking the law, which then causes the case to be sent back for retrial in the second instance.

But, it doesn't matter.

Utsunomiya smiled. He did not really hope that the court would expel Kitahara. The purpose of doing this was more to humiliate Kitahara in front of everyone.

Next, Utsunomiya raised his head and said: "The chief referee. The defense opinions will be announced during the cross-examination of evidence and court debate."

A very short sentence.

It was just as brief as Kitahara's response to the referee.

This famous professor chose not to publish his defense comments.

Hide all your own artillery shells.

This scholarly lawyer clearly knows how to create tension.

Fear comes from the unknown.

Since the plaintiff's lawyer on the opposite side lacks practical experience in copyright cases, it is more suitable to hide the defense point of view and carry out a surprise attack.

Take this sense of unknown uncertainty to its extreme.

"What do the other two defendants have to say in defense?" Judge Takanashi looked at the other defendant's lawyer in the trial seat.

Ikegami replied with a relaxed expression: "In response to the request that Kyoto University needs to initiate disciplinary action against Fujimura. The relationship is a personnel management relationship and does not fall within the scope of civil litigation. In response to the request that Kyoto University Press compensate for losses, the publisher

We have chosen to remove the books from the shelves as soon as we received the notice from the court. There is no fault and no liability for compensation.”

This lawsuit is mainly a battle between Fujimura and Shimokawa.

There is zero chance that Kyoto University and the publishing house will be held legally responsible.

Therefore, Ikegami didn't care and blurted out a reply. There wasn't even a piece of paper in front of his desk.

Takanashi nodded immediately and announced: "Now we will enter the court investigation stage and ask the plaintiff to give evidence."

Miyagawa gritted his teeth and clenched the pen in his hand. The other person did not reveal even a single bit of substantive content.

It was obvious that they were here for a surprise attack.

This method of completely concealing one's own weapons and equipment makes the front as dark as one can't see, and one doesn't know what the terrible trap they are facing is.
Chapter completed!