Lawyer

Chapter 459 I don't know the law
On the day of the trial, Mr. Zhou, Zhou Yingqi's father, was sitting in the second row in the auditorium, listening to the prosecutor read the indictment with complicated eyes.

Zhou Yingqi, who was sitting on the defendant's bench, was calm on the surface, but her heart was already turbulent. The prosecutor's indictment described her as a woman who was greedy for money, which made her very disgusted.She hoped that Fang Yi's defense would be accepted by the court.

"... To sum up, the defendant Zhou Yingqi took advantage of her position and power to seek benefits for others, accepting RMB 18 from Zhao Xiaojie and RMB 30 from Jiayue Company.

This court believes that the behavior of the defendant Zhou Yingqi violated the provisions of Article 380 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. The facts of the crime are clear and the evidence is reliable and sufficient. Criminal responsibility should be investigated for the crime of accepting bribes.In view of the fact that the defendant has confessed his guilt and actively returned the stolen goods, he can be dealt with leniently.

According to the provisions of Article 170 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China", if a public prosecution is filed, please sentence it according to law.complete. "A female prosecutor in her 30s with a ponytail read out the indictment in a straight voice.

"Defendant Zhou Yingqi, did you hear clearly the indictment read out by the public prosecutor just now? Do you have any objections to the criminal facts and charges charged in the indictment? Do you have any objections?" The presiding judge is a male judge with a square face and a good build. Tall, sitting on it looks like a vajra with glaring eyes.

In contrast, the other two male judges in the collegial panel, one thin and the other fat, did not appear to be as imposing as the presiding judge, and felt like two foils.

"I have objections, I have objections to the amount of bribes.

First of all, Zhao Xiaojie and I are lovers, and he gave me money to live together in the future, so all the money he gave should not be regarded as bribes.

Secondly, Zhao Xiaojie asked me to be a matchmaker for Jiayue Company. I introduced Jiayue Company to a technology company based on our special relationship. , Therefore, the sum of 30 yuan should not be identified as bribery.

In the end, Zhao Xiaojie gave me 1808 million yuan, and asked me to promote him in activities. I agree with this amount of money, but I mainly helped him because of my lover relationship.I don't know the law, so I don't know if this counts as bribery.

The above is my objection. There is a special relationship between me and Zhao Xiaojie. Everything is caused by this special relationship. Please consider the court. "Zhou Yingqi said.

"The public prosecutor can interrogate the defendant on the criminal facts charged in the indictment." The presiding judge said.

"Defendant Zhou Yingqi, when did you meet Zhao Xiaojie?" the prosecutor asked.

"We met at work in [-], when I was the vice president and he was the department manager," Zhou Yingqi said.

"According to the bank statement, on January 1808, [-], Zhao Xiaojie transferred [-] million yuan to you. What was the money used for?" the inspector asked.

"At that time, our group company was undergoing leadership adjustments. He wanted to apply for an assistant to the general manager. He asked me to do activities for her, and gave me 180 million as the cost of the activities." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Are you active for him? What does 'active' mean?" the inspector asked.

"The event was to treat guests and give gifts to pave the way for his promotion. At that time, after I got the money, I visited several CEOs of the group. Only Vice President Ge agreed to my request during the meal, and the other bosses just pretended to be superficial and did not agree to me. Later Zhao Xiaojie got the position of chief assistant," Zhou Yingqi said.

The reason why she dared to say that Vice President Ge agreed to her request was because Vice President Ge went in a month before she was arrested, and this matter has been investigated by relevant departments.

"In [-], Zhao Xiaojie instigated his subordinates to operate cultural projects in violation of regulations, resulting in funds being defrauded and causing heavy losses to the company. As a result, Zhao Xiaojie was dealt with lightly by the company. Is this related to you?" the inspector asked.

"I did plead with the company for him, but it was because of our lover relationship, not for money." Zhou Yingqi defended.

"But after the punishment, Zhao Xiaojie transferred three sums of money to you, one was 40 yuan, the other was 50 yuan, and the other was 30 yuan, a total of 120 million yuan. Why did he give you money?" the inspector questioned.

"Because we lived together at the time, our food and drink expenses were all mixed together. He gave me money to maintain our relationship." Zhou Yingqi secretly said: Lawyer Fang was right, the prosecutor really asked this question .

"In March 310 and June 200, Zhao Xiaojie gave you [-] million yuan and [-] million yuan respectively. What are these two sums of money?" asked the prosecutor.

"The first sum is the money he gave me to buy a house. We plan to buy a wedding house to get married after he divorces. The second sum is the breakup fee." Zhou Yingqi said.

"But according to our investigation, you didn't buy a house at that time." The inspector said.

"The reason why we didn't buy a house is because he has never been divorced, and we can't get married," Zhou Yingqi said.

"Presiding judge, we're done asking." The procuratorate said.

"Does defendant Zhou Yingqi's defender need to ask the defendant questions?" The presiding judge looked at Fang Yi.

"Need to ask." Fang Yi cleared his throat and said, "Defendant Zhou Yingqi, what is your relationship with Zhao Xiaojie?"

"We are lovers." Zhou Yingqi said.

"When did you establish your relationship as lovers?" Fang Yi said.

"Around October [-]. I can't remember the exact time," Zhou Yingqi said.

"How far has your relationship developed?" Fang Yi asked.

"No! Chief judge, the public prosecutor believes that the question raised by the defender has nothing to do with this case," the prosecutor said.

"Presiding judge, the questions I asked help clarify the facts of the case, and are not irrelevant to the case." Fang Yi argued.

"The defender continues to ask questions." After whispering a few words with the judges on both sides, the presiding judge said.

"Defendant, please answer my question just now." Fang Yi said.

"We've already started talking about marriage. We usually eat, drink and live together. I control his salary and bonus. We don't separate each other." Zhou Yingqi said.

"The first time Zhao Xiaojie transferred money to you and asked you to help him with his promotion, was it before or after you confirmed your relationship?" Fang Yi asked.

"After confirming the lover relationship." Zhou Yingqi said.

"What's the status of your relationship now?" Fang Yi asked.

"We broke up at the end of June [-]." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Why did you break up?" Fang Yi asked.

"Because I urged him to divorce, but his wife didn't leave. He sued for divorce several times but was dismissed by the court. Later I found that he was getting more and more greedy, and his temper was getting bigger and bigger. We broke up after a big fight." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Do you think Zhao Xiaojie is using you, or really loves you?" Fang Yi asked.

"We are sincere to each other, but we met the right person at the wrong time." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Judge, I'm done asking." Fang Yi said.

(End of this chapter)