Chapter 100 Court Trial
There were no conflicts in the process of arresting the people involved in the fight. The first few lightly injured people who were picked out quickly gave the names of their accomplices, and then a second arrest was quickly made. In the end, a total of Seventeen people. Including the seven dead and wounded previously found at the fighting scene, the number is basically consistent with what Harugong said.
"It seems that our grassroots organizational work needs to be improved. The current commune management committee model has no ability to resist if something goes wrong. Fortunately, this is an internal fight. If an enemy attacks, it will be difficult to organize people. Defense? There have been a lot more new immigrants entering the commune in the past two days. I think we should send more people to the commune," said Gu Kai, who had just arrived at the commune.
"There are quite a few staff at the farm commune. People from the Ministry of Agriculture work here." When it came to manpower-related issues, Ning Qi felt like he had been stepped on: "It's just that the Military and Police Department didn't send any personnel. People are stationed at the farm, and for safety reasons, most people still go back to Base No. 1 to spend the night. Usually, only three people stay on duty at the commune at night. "
"Our Military and Police Department has nothing to do!" Yan Chujie could not take the blame, and quickly said: "The Military and Police Department's manpower is never enough. I have emphasized this situation many times in the Executive Committee. We are now We can only focus on areas where security incidents are frequent, and it is impossible to evenly distribute manpower to every place like spreading pepper noodles.”
"Didn't the Military Police Department train a new security company?" Gu Kai asked relentlessly.
"It is said to be a company, but in fact it only has two platoons!" Yan Chujie complained bitterly: "Immigration has arrived in Hong Kong in the past two days, so most of the personnel have been sent to Victory Port to maintain order. As for Base No. 2 It’s not like you don’t know the situation here. As long as no one is watching, those Li and Miao people will start fighting every day, and the scale of the fights is no smaller than here in the commune!”
"Okay, okay, what we have to do now is not to hold the management department accountable, but to deal with the situation in front of us first." Tao Donglai saw that these guys were about to start arguing again, and he hurriedly Discouraged them: "Let's all share our opinions."
"The rules and regulations of the commune have been repeatedly publicized when these people came in. I think they will follow the rules. Anyone who participates in the fight will be sent to the labor camp!" Yan Chujie said bitterly.
"Sending to a labor camp is not a problem, but I think it is necessary to examine it first and understand the ins and outs of the matter. This will also be beneficial to our mass work in the future." Ning Qi also expressed his opinion.
"Interrogations are definitely necessary, but I suggest that we hold public trials in the commune. Firstly, we can show our determination and ability to handle the incident seriously and quickly. Secondly, we can also use this to educate the current commune members on the rule of law and let them Know the importance of respecting rules and regulations." Tao Donglai synthesized the opinions of the two and added.
"So we still need to organize a temporary court?" Schneider, who came to the commune to watch the excitement, interjected with interest.
"I don't need to see the court, but there must be a judge." After Tao Dong spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Gu Kai.
Gu Kai said in astonishment: "Why are you looking at me? My profession is a lawyer, and I am the judge's opponent..."
"We don't need lawyers now, we only need judges. Look, is there anyone who is more familiar with the law than you?" Tao Donglai patted Gu Kai on the shoulder and said, "Brother, change your career as soon as possible. The judge is a very talented person." A promising career! ”
Gu Kai is not the only person who has worked in the judicial system among people who have traveled through time. For example, Ren Liang, who worked in a labor camp, worked as a prison guard before time traveling. But when it comes to in-depth understanding of laws and regulations, few people can match Gu Kai. After all, the nature of his profession as a lawyer before time travel was rather special. To put it bluntly, he was looking for loopholes through research on the law and making reasonable use of these loopholes. Although it is currently limited to objective reasons, the dual functions of justice and law enforcement are still shouldered by the Military and Police Ministry. However, in the long-term plan of the Executive Committee, after formulating a legal system suitable for the current situation of time and space, the judicial system will be independent from the Military and Police Ministry. Sooner or later, as for the future leader of the judiciary, the executive committee unanimously believed that Gu Kai, who dealt with legal provisions all day long, was the most suitable candidate.
In fact, in addition to his daily participation in the management work of the executive committee, Gu Kai currently spends more time formulating the legal system. Of course, it may not be accurate to say that it was enacted. A more accurate statement should be based on the legal provisions of future generations and revised with reference to the actual situation of this time and space. This legal system covers civil and commercial law, administrative law, criminal law, economic law, etc. The amount of work is quite large. Although it is only modified on a ready-made template, it is still a quite time-consuming task. According to Gu Kai's own estimation, when a complete legal system is formulated, he and his girlfriend Raisa will probably be able to have children.
Gu Kai had indeed imagined before traveling through time that he would appear in front of the public as the chief justice of the Republic of Haihan. The solemn atmosphere and supreme sense of authority in the court were simply intoxicating, and he shouted "spare my life". Death row prisoners and common people kneeling on the ground crying "Master Qingtian" no longer seem to be scenes in film and television works.
However, even if Gu Kai thought hard, he would not have expected that his first experience as a judge would be in a rural grain drying field. There was no solemn atmosphere at all. The desk in front of him was temporarily lifted from the commune management committee. The dining table that comes out serves as a dining table. Fortunately, the judicial police force to maintain order at the scene was still very strong. Dozens of soldiers with live ammunition stood around, making the people watching the trial timid and afraid to speak out.
Not all of these people came to watch the trial voluntarily, most of them were forced to come here, but everyone actually wanted to see how Mr. Haihan came to court to hear the case, and those who participated because of their participation What kind of punishment will be imposed on those who are caught in a fight?
Several other members of the executive committee present acted as the jury, which made Gu Kai, who sat on the judge's bench for the first time, calm down a little. In the past, on this occasion, he was always the one standing opposite and arguing with the judge. First, a member of the military and police department loudly announced the court discipline, mainly reminding the spectators not to make loud noises, not to disrupt the order of the court, etc. Of course, it doesn't matter whether this procedure goes through or not, because the people in the auditorium are now so scared that they don't even dare to speak out, let alone make a noise.
"Bring the prisoner to court!" Gu Kai announced the start of the trial with a straight face. As for the terms "criminal suspect", he simply forgot about them - there were no suspects in the court of Chuanzhong, and there was no intention to engage in any "presumption of innocence". Anyone who was arrested and tried Everyone is treated as a prisoner.
Two security guards escorted a dejected young man forward and stood in the place marked "Defendant's Dock." The young man's head was still wrapped in a cloth, and there was faint blood seeping out. It seemed that he had been injured in the fight in the morning.
After asking for basic information such as name and age, Gu Kai quickly got to the point: "Did you participate in the fight at the entrance of the village this morning?"
"I'm just going to help my third uncle..."
"Answer the question, were you involved in the fight?" Gu Kai was not interested in continuing with him. The most important thing about today's fight case was the identification and handling. As for the cause, it was not that important. Besides, these more than 20 prisoners are waiting for trial. If they continue to interrogate each one in detail, they may not be able to finish the case until dark.
"...Yes."
"When you joined the commune, did you learn the rules and regulations of the commune?"
“Did you know that fighting in a commune will result in a sentence of reform through labor?”
"Who are the other participants working with you?"
Gu Kai's trial was very fast, leaving no time for the interrogator to think, and this honest young farmer seemed to have no sense of sophistry at all, and explained the issues truthfully. The first prisoner's trial was over in less than five minutes. Then the second, third...
By noon, the prisoners had been through more than half of their trial. Seeing that it was almost lunch time, Gu Kai announced that the court would be adjourned for an hour. The commune's meals were provided by the collective cafeteria. Lunch had already been prepared and delivered to the court, and a strange scene emerged of the judge, jury, prisoners, bailiffs and spectators eating together.
Several heads of the executive committee sat together, discussing the morning's court proceedings while eating, and also discussed the final scale of the penalty.
"The court hearing in the morning has made the case very obvious. It is a typical conflict between old and new immigrants." Gu Kai pointed out the key points of this case: "If we do not adjust the relevant resettlement measures in time, this kind of thing will only be done after the fact." I’m afraid it will be difficult to effectively prevent punishment.”
The cause of the matter is actually very simple. The older commune members believed that the newcomers did not understand the rules and did not obey the arrangements when working. The new immigrants believed that the old members were simply making things difficult for them, and relied on the support of the Haihan people to deliberately suppress them. Early that morning, the two sides had another dispute over the distribution of labor tasks. The conflict quickly escalated from a quarrel to a fight, and then someone started fucking someone with blood on his forehead. Finally, it turned into a fight involving several people. A chaotic fight involving death and injury.
"When these new immigrants arrived in Hong Kong, we arranged for them to visit the labor camps. It seems that the deterrent effect was not enough!" Yan Chujie lamented with regret. He originally came up with the idea of letting new immigrants visit the labor camps, but it seems that the effect is not good now. In just a short time, so many people dare to openly violate the prohibition and cause trouble.
(End of chapter)