Chapter 263 Appearing in Court (3) Innocent Defense
Xia Qianxun seemed to feel Su Yixin's mood swings from the side.
"Don't be nervous." Xia Qianxun said, "The prosecutor's lawyer is just making a statement about the case. Under normal circumstances, it will not change or affect the judgment of the entire case. The prosecutor's lawyer and the plaintiff's lawyer still have essential differences.
the difference."
"The plaintiff's lawyer must strive for the best interests of the client, and the prosecutor usually restores the facts." Xia Qianxun continued.
But.
What if the prosecutor doesn’t want to restore the facts?!
"Let's see first and then talk." Xia Qianxun whispered in Su Yixin's ear, "If there is really too obvious targeting, we will try to find ways to replace the lawyer. After all, this case has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.
It’s easy to create public opinion.”
Su Yixin nodded.
Now we can only wait and see what happens.
She couldn't help but glance at Lu Jianqing again.
Lu Jianqing must have known Cen Ziqin. This person appeared frequently in many positive media magazines. She could see that Lu Jianqing must have seen him too, and perhaps even interacted with him.
However, his expression at this moment did not change at all.
Not even a little bit nervous, let alone panic.
Su Yixin took a deep breath and remained calm.
Cen Ziqin has a tall and straight figure and a handsome appearance, giving people a gentle and sharp look.
He stood up and walked to the middle to explain the facts, "On February 13, we received a joint report reporting that when Lu Jianqing was in country a, mainly from 2018 to 2021, he used the Lu Group's platform to focus on
The financial advantage and information advantage colluded with the suspects Zhang Wenke and Stevenson Hunter to conduct securities and futures transactions through self-buying and self-selling.
Futures contracts, manipulation of securities, futures market trading volume, trading prices, manufacturing of securities, and falsehoods in the futures market resulted in 83 investors making securities investment decisions without understanding the truth and illegally making profits of more than 12.5 billion yuan. At the same time, it helped international
The largest criminal group, Kesen, laundered money and made illegal profits of more than 7.5 billion yuan, totaling more than 20 billion yuan."
"On February 14, the Los Angeles City Procuratorate, under the instructions of the Supreme Procuratorate, conducted an in-house investigation into Lu Jian's functions in accordance with legal procedures. The criminal facts were clear. As a result, the public prosecutor filed an indictment."
The presiding judge nodded, "The prosecution is established. Please submit the defendant's criminal evidence to the trial bench."
Cen Ziqin handed it to the staff.
The staff handed it to the trial bench respectfully.
Cen Ziqin said, "Presiding judge, please allow representatives of the victims and whistleblowers involved in this case to appear in court."
"allow."
A middle-aged man walked into the court.
The moment I saw Lu Jianqing, I couldn't help but be excited, "Lu Jianqing, I really want to kill you. If it weren't for you, how could I have lost everything and been separated..."
"Quiet!" the presiding judge said seriously, "No noise is allowed in the courtroom!"
The man gritted his teeth and calmed himself down.
Cen Ziqin said to the man, "What's your name?"
"Liu Feng." The man replied angrily.
"What is your relationship with the defendant Lu Jianqing?"
"It used to be a cooperative relationship, but now it's an enemy relationship!" Liu Feng said harshly, "He was the one who deceived me into doing venture capital and used all my family property, resulting in a loss of more than 2 billion."
"Are you sure he asked you to invest? What evidence do you have?"
"I have chat records between us." After saying that, Liu Feng took out the evidence.
Cen Ziqin was handed over to the trial bench and the presiding judge.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Cen Ziqin said simply and neatly without saying a word, "Presiding judge, please allow the other suspects Zhang Wenke and Stevenson Hunter to appear in court."
"allow."
"Zhang Wenke, what is your relationship with the defendant Lu Jianqing?"
"I work in the overseas market of Lu Group. I serve as the sales manager of the overseas market. I am a subordinate of Lu Jianqing."
"Where's Stevenson?"
"I serve as the public relations manager for overseas markets, and I am also a subordinate of Lu Jianqi."
"During your tenure, were you forced by Lu Jianqing to engage in illegal profit-making activities, such as manipulating securities and helping illegal groups launder money?" Cen Ziqin asked.
"Objection!" Yang Zhi, the defense lawyer, suddenly stood up, rather excited, "I object to the prosecutor's lawyer using misleading words to deliberately lead the suspect to say untrue words."
"The objection is valid. Please be careful with your words." The presiding judge said sternly.
"Yes." Cen Ziqin said respectfully.
In court, he did not act arrogant because of his status.
He asked in a different way, "Have you ever participated in illegal activities such as securities manipulation and illegal money laundering in the name of Lu Group's overseas market?"
"Yes." The two men answered one after another, confessing.
“What is the total amount involved?”
"More than 20 billion." Two people also confirmed it one after another.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Cen Ziqin turned to face the presiding judge, "Presiding judge, the prosecution has finished its explanation."
"Please ask the prosecutor's lawyer to return to his seat and ask the plaintiff's lawyer to defend."
Yang Zhi stood up and said righteously to the presiding judge, "I will defend my client's innocence."
The words fell.
The courtroom became agitated.
Someone said, "Are you crazy? This can be used as a defense of innocence."
"Weird things happen every year, especially this year."
"Is it possible that Lu Jianqing also wants to imitate Su Yixin last time? But the key is, is he really innocent?"
"Can this kind of defense behavior, which is obviously disruptive to the order of the court, be punished aggravated?!"
The presiding judge's face darkened, "Quiet!"
Everyone in the audience shut their mouths.
Su Yixin also heard a lot of discussions around her, but she couldn't say anything now.
The whole process was tense.
"My client did not participate in the so-called securities manipulation or illegal money laundering. My client was used by Zhang Wenke and Stevenson Hunter to illegally raise funds and launder money in his name without any knowledge." Yang Zhi said one word.
Take a moment and speak clearly.
"Please provide the defendant with evidence that you were not involved in the crime," the presiding judge said.
"First of all, the more than 20 billion funds are not in my client's account. If my client participates, then my client must have a share of the money. However, judging from the current investigation, all the money in my client's account is
Although it is more than 20 billion, all of it is my client’s formal income, and I can provide all of my client’s income and expenditure from 2018 to 2021.”
"Secondly, I have an account detail of Zhang Wenke and Stevenson here. It is not difficult to see that from 2018 to 2021, they had multiple illegal incomes of unknown origin, totaling about 6.8 billion yuan."
"Finally, I have a recording here that can completely clear my client's suspicion. I also ask the presiding judge to allow me to play it in court."