Chapter 198 Fatal Mistake
Taking advantage of the authority of others does not fall under the use of authority stipulated in the criminal law. The young male lawyer in the court faced the almost impeccable accusations from the prosecutor's office. In an impossible situation, he launched a counterattack beyond everyone's imagination. Even the extremely senior prosecutor opposite him
The official also became silent for a moment.
Sometimes, the situation changes so suddenly. The one who seems to have the upper hand may encounter a terrible reversal in an instant. And the so-called disadvantaged person may have a secret weapon in his hand that can defeat the opponent.
.The mutual conversion of strength and weakness is often only a moment.
The university management in the gallery all turned their attention to the prosecutor's seat, wanting to see how the prosecutor would respond. However, before the prosecutor could speak, they heard footsteps again.
I saw the young male lawyer walking forward again.
His legal opinion has not yet been issued.
What kind of ferocious shells do the defendant's lawyers have to launch?
Kitahara glanced at the prosecutor's seat, then faced the trial seat and said: "Chief referee, in this case, the prosecutor's accusation actually has a fatal flaw. Although the prosecutor presented numerous pieces of evidence,
Its legal charges lack even the most basic clarity."
The lawyer's voice floated in the courtroom.
Hearing Kitahara's words, Iwanaga showed an expression of disbelief. Is there any implication in this corruption accusation against Morimoto?! The accusation is not clear enough?! How is this possible, how is this possible?!
Although the factual evidence in this case was provided by Chigako, Iwanaga had also seen it and passed the test. He had also seen the drafting of the indictment and there was absolutely no problem.
And now, at the final moment of the court argument, the fledgling lawyer in front of him actually claimed that there was a major flaw in the accusations made by the Kyoto District Prosecutor's Office.
Is this possible?
Is this possible?!
Are you, a lawyer, smarter than the prosecutor's office?!
It's definitely a bluff, it's a bluff! Thinking of this, Iwanaga's expression became even more furious. The young man in front of him was not making a so-called defense, but provoking the majesty of the District Prosecutor's Office!
Chigako next to Iwanaga trembled when she heard Kitahara's words. Of course she didn't believe what the lawyer in front of her said that there would be serious omissions in the prosecutor's office's charges. But...but...what if?
What? Chigako felt more and more frightened in her heart. If, as the Kitahara lawyer said, there really was an extremely serious omission in the prosecutor's office's accusation, and neither she nor Iwanaga noticed it, then...
Then what kind of monster will this lawyer be?
The eyes of the entire court were focused on the defense lawyer. Almost everyone's throats twitched uncontrollably, eager to know what the so-called loopholes in the defense lawyer's words were.
Beiyuan paused deliberately, feeling the eyes from the court, and said:
"In this case, the omission in the prosecution's accusation is that the prosecution has not made it clear from the beginning to the end. That is, whether the money embezzled by Morimoto is the scientific research funds of Kyoto University or the funds of industrial research enterprises.
Was it Kyoto University or an industrial research enterprise that Morimoto embezzled?"
The next moment, Beihara raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the prosecutor's seat.
Victim's seat - Ikegami, who participated in the lawsuit as a member of Kyoto University, did not attend today, and the victim's seat was empty.
The male lawyer's voice sounded: "The prosecutor seems to be saying in the case that Morimoto embezzled funds from industrial and research enterprises. If this is the case, then the victim should not be Kyoto University, but someone involved in the case.
Industrial and research enterprises. However, now, Kyoto University is involved in this criminal prosecution as a victim of Morimoto’s corruption. This reflects that the prosecutor’s office believes that Morimoto embezzled funds from Kyoto University.”
"So, in this case, which organization's public funds did Morimoto embezzle?"
He asked back in a low voice, but it was like a fierce bell ringing suddenly. It was not until the moment Kitahara raised this question that almost everyone was shocked by it. Yes, the prosecutor's office did not seem to clarify the identity of Morimoto in the accusation.
Was it the funds from Kyoto University that were embezzled, or the funds from industrial and research enterprises, but it was only abstractly said that Morimoto was embezzling public scientific research funds. This is the most important point in fact-finding, but it was mocked from beginning to end.
Moreover, no one who attended the courtroom found out.
The evidence presented by the prosecutor's office showed that Morimoto defrauded funds from industrial and research enterprises.
But it was Kyoto University who attended as the victim.
Such an extremely obvious contradiction was only discovered at this moment.
Many times, the absurdity is right in front of you.
People turned a blind eye.
But as long as one person points it out, the seemingly accustomed world will collapse in an instant.
Kitahara continued, "Chief Judge, it is of paramount importance to clarify which organization the money embezzled by Morimoto belongs to. The reason is very simple. The object of the crime of corruption must be the money of this unit, not other units.
In other words, the prosecutor's office cannot accuse Morimoto of embezzling funds from Kyoto University on the grounds that he is responsible for financial management of an industrial research enterprise. Similarly, it cannot accuse Morimoto of embezzling funds from Kyoto University on the grounds that he is a scientific researcher employed by Kyoto University.
Embezzling funds from industrial and research enterprises.”
"The organization violated by corruption must be the same organization as the criminal who committed the corruption. The property embezzled must belong to the same unit. If the money embezzled is not the financial property of the organization, it cannot be punished as corruption!"
In an instant, the lawyer pulled the trigger.
An even more terrifying attack was launched again.
Near the end of the court argument, the lawyer really did the impossible.
The moment Iwanaga heard Kitahara's words, he suddenly woke up. After listening to this discussion, the prosecutor turned back to look at the accusations made by the prosecutor's office. Really... really, there is this problem.
In this public prosecution against Morimoto, he and Chigako did not make it clear in the accusation whether it was Kyoto University or funds from industrial and research enterprises that Morimoto embezzled. Moreover, Iwanaga actually let Kyoto University participate as the victim's representative in the lawsuit.
this criminal proceeding.
If it is determined that the target of Morimoto's corruption is an industrial and research enterprise, then Kyoto University should not participate in this lawsuit as a victim. In fact, Kyoto University is not a party to this case. A person who is not a party to this case participated in the lawsuit as a party.
This is an extremely serious procedural violation, which means that it is very likely that all previous trials will have to be overturned and restarted. It’s over! This time the judge will definitely be annoyed!
Iwanaga immediately raised his head and looked towards the trial seat.
Sure enough, after hearing Kitahara's point of view, the expressions of the three judges on the trial bench became extremely ugly. Judge Zuo Kuma frowned in a rare manner and directly expressed his displeasure through his expressions.
A drop of cold sweat ran down Iwanaga's forehead. Iwanaga never expected that this case would contain such extremely childish mistakes from the beginning. Neither he nor Chigako noticed it, nor did the Public Prosecution Review Committee of the Prosecutor's Office.
Chapter completed!