In the courtroom.
At Chen Le's words, Presiding Judge Li Yongchun frowned slightly.
He did not discuss the issue Chen Le had raised, because it needed no discussion at all.
In court, that question had no meaning whatsoever.
Her innocence?
That was a reason for the personnel handling the filing of the case to consider.
The court dealt only with evidence and legal grounds, not what-ifs...
Bang, bang!
The gavel fell, and Li Yongchun spoke. "Regarding whether the voice recorder constitutes illegal evidence."
"Dong Zhu, the complainant, when you questioned Zhang Tongwei, did you inform him or obtain his permission to record him?"
Dong Zhu said, "Well... no."
The gavel sounded.
"Under the privacy provisions governing evidence, evidence that infringes upon a party's privacy is illegal evidence."
"The evidence Dong Zhu submitted was obtained without Zhang Tongwei's consent, and its contents concern his privacy."
"Therefore, the court will not admit it."
"Does the prosecution have any objections?"
As the public prosecutor, Zhou Ran had no particular objections to this.
The right to privacy and personal privacy included:
Matters concerning other people's marital lives. Even public disclosure of someone's extramarital relationship still concerned their personal privacy.
Although Zhang Tongwei and Xiao Lili were not married, Dong Zhu's questions had touched upon Zhang Tongwei's private life.
Whether a covert investigative recording made by an individual without the party's consent could serve as evidence in court.
Depended on whether the court deemed it illegal evidence.
Or whether the court would admit evidence relevant to the case being tried.
The court would not admit this evidence.
Zhou Ran had no objection whatsoever.
"The prosecution has no objections."
Bang, bang!
The gavel fell, its dull sound echoing through the courtroom.
Xiao Lili tugged at Chen Le's clothes. "Ms. Chen, does this ruling mean the evidence