The prosecution of the No. 4 White Rose Organization was filed in the First Circuit Court, which is the Donghai West District Court.
First, there is a hearing with the participation of a grand jury, which is mainly to review whether the prosecutor has reasonable grounds for prosecution and to avoid abuse of public power.
These dozen cases numbered 950092158-950092175 passed the grand jury hearing smoothly.
The First Circuit's grand jury is a four-year system with 12 jurors. It conducts pre-trial hearings on criminal cases within these four years and decides whether they can proceed to the court trial stage. The results are decided by simple majority voting.
During the grand jury hearing stage, the defendant's lawyer is not allowed to be present, and the defendant does not need to appear unless summoned by the grand jury. The hearing is mainly for the prosecution's evidence and how it was obtained.
If there are no obvious irregularities in the evidence collection process, the grand jury has no power to dismiss the case.
Moreover, the judge has the final say, and cases prosecuted by the prosecutor are rarely dismissed directly at the pre-trial hearing stage.
The lawsuits filed by the prosecution this time were divided into more than a dozen cases, and many of the thugs were defendants in the same case.
Booker and Reno Jr., case number 950092158, are the two main perpetrators of racial hatred committed by the White Rose Organization No. 4.
All these cases passed the hearing smoothly.
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Saint's Western Restaurant is the best Western restaurant in Beiguan, and it is also the place where Lu Ming asked Judge Christine to sign a temporary injunction last time.
Westerners usually don't have the habit of having private rooms in good restaurants, but in Beiguan, they follow the local customs and there are several private rooms on the second floor that require separate payment.
Now, Lu Ming and Deputy Director Cheng Lingyu of the Supreme Procuratorate are in one of the private rooms.
The room is not big, but it is elegantly decorated, in the minimalist style of this era. The glass walls are transparent. At night, you can see the dazzling night view of the city from the outside, but the next door is dim and you can't see it clearly. Dining in it is very surrealistic of this era, and it feels pretty good.
"We'll select jurors in the next few days, right?" There was just a glass of water in front of Cheng Lingyu.
Lu Ming nodded: "What did Chief McCann say?"
Cheng Lingyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, just focus on the lawsuit!"
Lu Ming understood that Little Renault's revelations naturally put pressure on General McCann. His political opponents would not give up the opportunity to attack him, especially since he was not actually a close confidant of General McCann. Not to mention a confidant, he was not even considered General McCann's man.
By chance, I was put in this position.
At that time, General McCann could not help but say that he saw that he was young and outstanding, and he had the idea of slowly observing and using him for his own benefit.
But Chief McCann obviously didn't expect that if he didn't make trouble, it would be a huge blow to the Renault family.
Especially now, the other party has invited a heavyweight lawyer at the imperial level like Richard.
Chief McCann will have to think about what the prosecution will face if it loses the case of Reno Jr.
By then, you will definitely be a discarded pawn, and you may even be labeled with something for no apparent reason.
If the Supreme Prosecutor's Office wants to get away with it without damaging its dignity, it has to say nothing, otherwise it will become a liar seeking fame and reputation, deceiving the person who introduced it, Deputy Minister Cheng Lingyu, and General McKenzie is completely unaware of it.
The successful conviction of the other White Rose members was definitely the result of the collective efforts of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, while the false accusation against Little Renault was his own personal mistake.
Looking at Cheng Lingyu with a smile on his face, Lu Ming slowly picked up the cup and drank water. Prosecutor Cheng, do you know the crisis you may face
"Brother Cheng, didn't Chief McCann ask me to change my mind about prosecuting Little Renault?"
Cheng Lingyu smiled and said, "No, just fight the lawsuit! The Operations Office is an independent government department, and Chief McCann has no right to interfere with how you sue, right?"
Lu Ming smiled. In some countries in the past where prosecutorial power was relatively strong, each prosecutor could be regarded as an independent official office. No superior, including the chief prosecutor, could interfere in what cases they investigated and prosecuted.
However, in the Donghai Supreme Prosecutor's Office system, only the senior prosecutor level is considered an independent official office and has the authority to investigate and prosecute any case.
Looking at Cheng Lingyu's smiling face, Lu Ming smiled and changed the subject, "What kind of person is Judge Demps?"
Demps will be the presiding judge in the case between Booker and Reno Jr.
"He is a very upright person, but he can understand and speak Central Plains, but cannot write!" Cheng Lingyu smiled.
Lu Ming understood that this was a typical and extremely arrogant Western old man who only learned the Central Asian language reluctantly for work or daily communication needs.
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After coming out of Saint-Gobain, Lu Ming got into the car, feeling a little depressed.
In just a few months, Cheng Lingyu has changed considerably. However, it is no wonder that as the Deputy Director of the Supreme Procuratorate is considered a true politician, and a high-level politician at that.
But no matter what, he didn't say a word about the difficulties he might face, which always made people feel uncomfortable.
"Go to Hepu Road!" Lu Ming patted the shoulder of Big Head who was driving in front.
Suddenly, I wanted to go home.
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However, when I really got home, I found that the house was a little deserted. Pamela was probably busier than me recently, and Bessie was at school.
It was Biju, not Hanju, who was there, teaching Kuroki Saori to meditate. The two of them were sitting cross-legged facing each other, and no one knew what they were doing.
The record contains the sounds of nature, such as gurgling water, birds singing, etc.
After watching outside the music room for a while, Lu Ming shook his head helplessly and left.
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Sitting in the slowly moving car, Lu Ming almost asked Datou to go to Wendebao 408.
But think about that "auntie's" style. If I go there, it might be lively, but I might get overwhelmed.
My current mood is just to sit quietly for a while, and it would be best if there is someone around to accompany me quietly.
No more work-related annoyances or unexpected phone calls.
Think carefully, too, about the upcoming lawsuit.
This was the first time that I felt unprecedented pressure in this lawsuit.
"Go to Windsor College!" Lu Ming coughed and simply asked the little girl to skip school and accompany him. He would be in a good mood with her around.
But what my father did seemed a little inappropriate.