In the courtroom.
After hearing Su Bai's statement, Presiding Judge Qin Yong frowned slightly.
Acting bravely for a just cause...
The prosecution indeed had not raised this point during the trial.
The defense had raised it based on established facts.
It simply had not yet been ruled on in court.
Qin Yong then turned toward the prosecution.
The determination of this issue involved a discussion between the prosecution, namely the public prosecutor, and the defendant.
Qin Yong said, "The prosecution may respond."
Hearing the presiding judge speak, Tang Liang nodded slightly. "Yes, Your Honor."
Then he continued.
"Your Honor, we do not agree with the defense's position."
"Our specific points are as follows."
"First, during the examination of evidence just now, questioning clearly established that Guang Youzhi had admitted his crime, forming a complete chain of evidence, along with a subjective intent to deliberately injure someone."
"Second, acting bravely for a just cause and intentional injury are not mutually exclusive. There is no specific relationship between the two."
"In other words, even if Guang Youzhi acted bravely for a just cause, he harmed Wang Qiang, and that harm was substantial. It still constitutes intentional injury."
"We cannot overlook his intentional injury simply because he acted bravely for a just cause. Making such a determination would be wrong."
"Third, whether Guang Youzhi's conduct constitutes acting bravely for a just cause remains to be determined."
"Those are our views."
"Based on these three points, the prosecution disagrees with the position stated by the defendant's counsel."
"Your Honor, the prosecution has concluded its statement."
The position Tang Liang presented was also very simple-
Acting bravely for a just cause was one thing, but deliberately injuring someone had actually occurred, and the harm was also a fact. They could not be lumped together.
Furthermore,