Send them all to prison!
A big-shot lawyer from the Northern Capital...
He wanted to hold the Prosecution accountable right off the bat...?
Tsk, tsk... that did sound rather intimidating.
How should he put it?
If Du Ming were innocent, holding the Prosecution accountable might be possible.
How to prove Du Ming innocent was the prerequisite, and the key to this trial.
But... Su Bai did not think the Defendant could mount a successful defense of innocence.
He had reviewed the relevant chain of evidence for this trial. It was complete, with no problems.
In other words, there could be no dispute over the verdict.
At the Judges' Bench, Presiding Judge Xu Hao asked defense counsel Xu Xiao to explain the relevant facts.
Xu Xiao nodded slightly. "Yes, Your Honor."
"Your Honor, I would like to request a review of the entire case."
Xu Hao approved Xu Xiao's request.
Xu Xiao arranged the Litigation Materials before him and began slowly, "Based on the evidence and supporting materials provided by the Prosecution, as well as the litigation procedure..."
"We can clearly see this."
"The Prosecution used Du Ming's handling of Qin Bao's case to allege that Du Ming broke the law, bringing public charges against him for perverting the law in judgment, dereliction of duty, abuse of authority, and several other offenses."
"However."
"Where, in this process, did our client, Du Ming, abuse his authority?"
"That is one of our questions."
"First, during the trial, our client granted most of the procedural requests made by Qin Bao's retained counsel under the circumstances at the time."
"There was nothing illegal or improper in that process."
"Under the legal definitions of abuse of power and dereliction of duty, our client, Du Ming, was simply a diligent judge, a good presiding judge."
"Furthermore,