Arms starts with hyenas in the Middle East

Chapter 432: It's just a matter of success or failure

The British Supreme Court is located in Parliament Square, London SW1P 3BD, England. This place is close to London's landmark buildings such as the British Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

The Supreme Court is an atypical Gothic building that combines old and new elements in design. You can see the characteristics of the Victorian era as well as the symbols of the new era of modernization. It is a modern building with historical value. Before it became the Supreme Court, it was Middlesex Town Hall.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest judicial body in the United Kingdom. It has the final say over matters under the three judicial systems of England, Wales (except laws made by the National Assembly for Wales and which differ from those of England) and Northern Ireland. It is also the highest appellate judicial body in these jurisdictions. In addition, the Supreme Court also has the jurisdiction over litigation arising from the decentralization of power. These litigations arising from the decentralization of power refer to litigation involving the legal powers of the three local governments, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government, as well as litigation resulting from the making of laws by the legislative bodies of these three local governments.

The establishment of the British Supreme Court aims to completely separate the British senior judges from the House of Lords, emphasize the independence of the senior judges of the House of Lords, and increase transparency between Parliament and the courts. The court was officially established on October 2009, 10. Its main responsibilities are to hear appeals from the three jurisdictions of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with particular attention to judicial cases that have an important impact on the general public, such as commercial disputes, family issues, judicial reviews involving public institutions, and various types of litigation involving the Human Rights Act 1.

Today, a criminal with a special and distinguished identity has arrived here, the current head of the old European aristocratic Capet family - Leslie Hugo Luxembourg Capet!
Before the court session started, the court was already filled with international media reporters from all over the world. Fortunately, the British Empire attached great importance to today's trial, and the British Empire Royal Guards, armed with live ammunition, served as the on-site security for today. No one dared to act rashly, which allowed the scene to maintain a certain order even with so many people.

At 9:30 a.m. London time, all court staff were in place.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Supreme Court of the British Empire. I am the clerk James Donald. The trial is about to begin. The trial is serious and inviolable. No one is allowed to make loud noises or disrespect the court. We will ensure that the trial is absolutely fair, strict and democratic. Please keep quiet!"

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"Today's trial will be handled by Chief Judge John Nick!"

After the clerk James finished reading out the court rules and other matters, the presiding judge John Nick, who was sitting high on the main seat, wearing a white judicial wig and a black judge's robe, picked up the gavel on the table in front of him and knocked it lightly, making a crisp wooden sound.

绑！
"The court is in session!"

"Plaintiff Henry Charles Albert Mountbatten-Windsor, please enter the plaintiff's box."

Following the order from the presiding judge, Prince Harry, who was attending the trial as the plaintiff today, walked into the plaintiff's seat with a sad and serious expression.

This was something he had actively fought for. Now that he had ideas about the throne, he would definitely take part in such public events. In the new era of the British Empire, only princes with enough reputation could smoothly inherit the throne.

He cannot miss any opportunity to show off, not to mention that Leslie seized the opportunity because of him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one contributor to helping the Windsor family wash away the shame. Queen Elizabeth will naturally not refuse his small request. Without William, even if she doesn't like him, now she can only say that Prince Harry is the tallest among the short ones.

Although she is not the first choice, you have to know that Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles, is already very old, while Queen Elizabeth is still in good health. No one can say for sure how many years she can remain on the throne. She might be outlived by Prince Charles one day. Even if Prince Charles survives and successfully inherits the throne, given his age, how many years can he remain on the throne?
The so-called second choice is actually the first choice.

"I invite the defendant, Leslie Hugo Luxembourg Capet, to the dock."

Leslie was handcuffed and escorted to the court by two policemen. He looked calm. It was just a trial with a known result. He didn't even hire a lawyer. No matter what the result of the trial was, his fate had already been determined and there would be no changes. Even if there were changes, he would take the initiative to correct it. The reason was simple. If he didn't die, Fiona would be the one to die.

Two lives lost for one corpse. Sean can be so cruel and cold-blooded, but Leslie can't bear to do so. Or even if he can bear to do so, the final result will only be death a few days later. There will not be any substantial change. Instead, he will have to pay a painful price. In this kind of situation, anyone who is not a fool knows what to choose.

"Please ask the witness to come to the witness stand."

Two bodyguards of the Capet family were escorted by the police into the witness stand. The two bodyguards looked at Leslie with shame on their faces. There was no doubt that they were not the murderers who assassinated William, not to mention that it was Leslie who instructed them to do so. Both of them knew it very well, but there was no way. In order to protect their families, they could only choose to go against their conscience and testify against Leslie, confirming his identity as a terrorist.

Because only in this way can their families survive, and they will get a generous reward. This is of course the promise given by Sean. However, they don’t care much about the reward or not, because how can such a shameless guy be so generous?

They are skeptical about this and don't even believe it at all, but if they don't do this, then it will be their family members, parents, and wives who will die. They firmly believe this.

Good things may not be trustworthy, but if it is a bad thing, you have to believe it because there is a high probability that the other party will actually do it.

This was definitely not the outcome they wanted to see, so after much hesitation and struggle, they could only choose to let Leslie suffer. As the saying goes, it is better to let your friend die than to let me die.

"Please ask the plaintiff to read the indictment!"

The judge saw that both parties had already taken their seats and then continued to follow the procedure. Today's trial was the one with the least technical content, because everything was already determined. All he had to do was go through the procedure step by step, then pronounce the verdict and close the court. That was all.

"Okay, Your Honor." Prince Harry, the plaintiff, picked up the prepared lawsuit and began to read: "On August 2012, 8, at 13:2012 p.m., Prince William, a member of the British royal family, was assassinated at Windsor Castle. According to the information left at the scene, the murderer was two professional killers who worked together seamlessly. Our police promptly blocked all entrances and exits in London, but in the end the two murderers still managed to escape. However, the law is long and there is no loophole. After that, after multiple investigations by the police and our British royal family, the two murderers were finally arrested in Hammersmith Fulham on August 8, 20."

"After investigation, we found out that the two murderers were from the Capet family. We tried the two murderers for the second time. According to their confessions, they were bodyguards who had just joined the Capet family not long ago. They were definitely new faces, so Leslie found them and then threatened the two murderers' families and a large sum of euros as a reward to coerce and lure the two murderers to assassinate Prince William. We believe that although the two murderers were the thugs who pulled the trigger, the real murderer was still Leslie. The two murderers were coerced and should be given a lighter punishment, while Leslie coerced the murder, instigated the murder, and hired the murderer to kill."

"Moreover, after investigation, we found that Mr. Leslie Hugo Luxembourg Capet had extremely close contact with the Spanish terrorist organization ETA. In other words, we have reason to suspect that Mr. Capet is one of the top leaders of the terrorist organization ETA. For this, we can only sigh with regret. I have finished speaking, Your Honor, here are the results we have obtained after interrogation and multiple investigations. Please review them."

After reading the lawsuit, which was as long and boring as an eighty-year-old woman's foot binding, Prince Harry handed over the prepared documents.

The presiding judge took the lawsuit and other documents and began to look through them with a solemn expression. After a while, he finally finished reading them all. Then he looked at the witness stand and said, "Please let witness number one speak."

The two bodyguards looked at each other in shame. The bodyguard who was the number one witness said, "Please understand, Your Excellency the Judge, I was originally a retired soldier of the Luxembourg Army. On July 7, I was recruited into the Capet family as a bodyguard. During my work, I have always been conscientious and never dared to make any mistakes. But on the night of August 12, the head of the Capet family summoned Kerry and me and asked us to help him assassinate William. He also told us that if we succeeded, he would immediately pay us a generous and high reward."

"We are just bodyguards of the Capet family. We believe that as long as we do our job as bodyguards well, it will be better than anything else. So we rejected the request of the Capet family head without hesitation."

"But after we refused, the Capet family leader threatened us with our lives and his family members. If we didn't follow his instructions, he would kill our entire family. We couldn't do anything about it. The Capet family's power could definitely do it easily. We had no choice but to agree."

The presiding judge nodded expressionlessly, then turned to look at another bodyguard and said, "Please let witness number two speak."

The bodyguard opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Judge, my situation is the same as his. My child is only one month old. I have no choice but to do as Patriarch Capet asks."

Leslie felt very uncomfortable after hearing the accusations from the two bodyguards.

Angry?

Maybe not.

Unjustly accused?
It seems not.

He knew that the two bodyguards were telling the truth. They were indeed threatened with their families, but the person threatening them was not Leslie, but Sean.

It's all just a matter of winners and losers.

"The defendant, please speak."

The presiding judge nodded and then turned to Leslie in the dock.

"I have nothing to say. Everything they said is true. I am indeed a member of the terrorist organization ETA. However, this has nothing to do with other members of the Capet family. Before today, they didn't know about this. This is my personal behavior."

Leslie did not refute. He knew that he was wronged, but it didn't matter. He had no chance of turning things around. All he needed to do now was to take everything on his own and not involve other members of the Capet family. He had to pin this hat firmly on his head. Only in this way would those people let go of other members of the Capet family.

绑！
The presiding judge picked up the gavel and knocked it gently, saying, "I will now begin the sentencing."

"After the testimony of the plaintiff and the witnesses, the case is clear, the evidence is sufficient, and the factual basis is clear. Therefore, the plaintiff accuses the defendant of intentional homicide, terrorist attack and other crimes. According to the law on which the sun never sets, the defendant is now sentenced to life imprisonment and deprivation of political rights for life. The court is closed!"

绑！
As the gavel fell again, today's trial came to a successful conclusion. Nothing unexpected happened in the middle because everyone knew it tacitly and the so-called trial was just a formality.

Leslie was put into a prison van and will be sent to HMP Berwyn prison in the British Empire.

HMP Berwyn Prison, Chinese translation of Berwyn Prison, HMP Berwyn Prison is one of the largest prisons in the British Empire. It is located near Wrexham County, Wales. It cost 2.5 million pounds to build and opened in 2011. The prison is famous for its superior facilities and conditions and has been hailed as "the most comfortable prison in the UK". HMP Berwyn aims to reform criminals through a different approach from traditional prisons. Prisoners are held in "rooms" instead of cells and enjoy a range of facilities, including gymnasiums, fitness rooms, multi-purpose game areas, outdoor courts and a building that accommodates 12 workshops. Prisoners are placed in single or shared rooms, each with a bathroom and telephone. They can call friends and family on the list at any time, send and receive emails, but cannot receive calls. Each prisoner has a laptop for application, ordering meals from the canteen and making appointments for visits. In addition, HMP Berwyn Prison also provides a service that allows people to send money to prisoners. Depending on the time served and behavior, prisoners can also receive clothing packages once or twice a year, and friends and family of prisoners can also send books directly to them1.

(It was actually opened in 2017, so don't worry about it. However, HMP Berwyn prison has also been controversial due to its series of sex scandals. From 2020 to March 2023, 3 female staff members have been dismissed for inappropriate relationships with male prisoners, an increase of more than 31% over the previous four years. These sex scandals exposed deep-seated problems in prison management and supervision, including defects in prison culture and problems with the effectiveness of prison management and supervision mechanisms.)

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