Recently, a jaw-dropping incident occurred in the court of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.
In a trial suspected of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, there was actually a judge who remotely commanded the trial in real time in the WeChat group! The court trial scene is the palace of law, how did it become the "chat room" of the WeChat group?
The "WeChat group chat" at the trial site was exposed
It is understood that on May 11, when the Tianjun County People's Court in Qinghai Province was hearing a case, the defense lawyer found that someone at the trial scene had instructed the presiding judge to speak in a WeChat group, and some people even asked the presiding judge to "be tougher" and "not need to discuss with him" when interrupting the lawyer's speech. This scene shocked the lawyers and observers present.
When the defense lawyer found out about this unusual situation, he immediately took action and decisively called the police. The police responded quickly and rushed to the scene and seized the computers used by the members of the collegial panel in accordance with the law for further investigation.
Netizen fryer: Can you still play like this in the trial?
The incident quickly blew up on the Internet. Netizens expressed doubts and anger, believing that this kind of "WeChat remote control" trial behavior seriously damaged the fairness and authority of the judiciary.
Some netizens are worried that if the trial can be remotely commanded like this, then what is the significance of the second-instance system?
You must know that in our country, the legal system adheres to the cornerstone principle of final adjudication of two instances. This means that when you disagree with the judgment of the lower court of first instance, you have the right to file an appeal, thereby initiating the second instance procedure of the higher court to review and amend the judgment of the first instance.
However, if the judgment of this trial itself was made under the "guidance" or "influence" of a higher court in some form, and lost its due independence and impartiality, then wouldn't this so-called second instance become a formality? How can it really play the role of supervision and correction to ensure that judicial fairness is safeguarded?
Official Response: Investigation is ongoing
In the face of questions from netizens and pressure from public opinion, the Qinghai Provincial High Court and the Haixi Intermediate People's Court quickly responded, saying that they were verifying and investigating the matter.
On May 13, the Haixi Intermediate People's Court also issued a circular, saying that the defender's behavior of not abiding by discipline during the adjournment and taking unauthorized photos of the WeChat interface of the trial members' computers seriously disrupted the court's work order. But this response did not quell the doubts and anger of netizens.
Netizens are hotly discussed: What is the truth? Didn't say a single point?
Regarding the content of the official announcement, netizens are also full of doubts.
epilogue
The law is sacred, and the impartiality and authority of the judiciary are inviolable. We hope that the relevant departments can find out the truth as soon as possible and give the public a satisfactory answer.
At the same time, the editor also calls on the majority of netizens to maintain a rational and objective attitude, and not to blindly follow the trend and spread false information.
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