Chapter 851: Chapter 426: The Silent Trial_2
Many onlookers were also deep in thought at the scene, unsure of what ga these people were ultimately playing.
“Defendant Kang Gua, this court accuses you of malfeasance, collusion with drug traffickers, tax evasion…among other serious charges. Do you have anything to say?”
With Judge Alica’s opening remarks, all eyes in the courtroom turned to the Chief of the New York Police Departnt.
What surprised people again, however, was that Kang Gua did not seem inclined to speak, remaining silent with a calm deanor.
“Defendant, you have the right to remain silent!”
David turned his head to look at David and said, “Inspector David, please co forward to give your statent!”
David approached the podium, pulled out an envelope, and said, “Your Honor, you and everyone here may rember the so-called Thunder Operation recently conducted by the New York City Police Departnt. In this envelope, there is information about Director Kang Gua’s collusion with so cri syndicate leaders during the operation. Please review it!”
The law enforcent officers at the scene handed the material over to Alica.
After carefully examining for about five or six minutes, Alica flipped the docunts in front of the public and said, “Defendant, this docunt indeed records so of your associations with so cri groups in New York. Do you have anything to say?”
“According to the docunt, did Director Kang Gua’s so-called Operation Daji actually involve so kind of agreent with these cri groups?”
“This also involves millions of US Dollars in vested interests. It seems Director Kang Gua might not be able to clear his na now.”
“…”
After seeing the contents of the docunt through the dia caras, citizens watching in New York City were instantly in an uproar.
Although Kang Gua’s expression turned sowhat grim, he still maintained his silence.
Alica then turned to David and said, “Chief Inspector David, do you have anything to add?”
“Your Honor, while we have tangible evidence, to allow the public to understand more detailed evidence of Kang Gua’s cris, I would like to request a key witness from the cri syndicate to co forward and give a statent.”
“Granted!”
In the hallway, a man around 30-years-old, covered in tattoos, was brought forward.
“Witness, please begin your statent.”
“Yes, Your Honor”, Ruth Godfrey said. “Before Director Kang Gua initiated Operation Thunder, we…”
Ruth, the man, started detailing the purposes and specifics of the operation previously conducted by the New York City Police Departnt, instantly causing an uproar both at the scene and online.
“Unexpectedly, this Kang Gua turned out to be such a person.”
“Terrifying, to think he was in collusion with these cri groups. Thankfully Chief Inspector David took him down, or who knows how he might have continued harming our New York!”
“Tax evasion is serious enough, but Director Kang Gua actually colluded with cri syndicates and engaged in wrongful practices to garner votes for certain candidates!”
“I used to defend him, but now it seems our Police Chief being taken by the Internal Revenue Service was thoroughly justified!”
Seemingly sensing the murmurings in the crowd and online discussions, Kang Gua’s deanor finally showed a hint of unease.
“Defendant, do you have anything to rebut the witness’s statent?”
Kang Gua remained silent as ever.
Naturally, this silence sparked further confusion among the crowd and online.
The evidence is conclusive; the sentence is about to be declared, how can you still have nothing to say?
Even if we were to put a dog on trial today, it might bark twice at the court.
Do you really just accept your fate?
All in all, the behavior displayed by Kang Gua at the mont felt incredibly odd to everyone.
Ignoring the thoughts of the public, Alica stated bluntly, “Since the defendant chooses not to make a statent, no matter, we have both eyewitness and physical proof. All accused cris are confird, and the sentence will be delivered shortly!”
With Alica’s statent, it also ant that Kang Gua had no possibility of turning the tables; what awaited him next was only prison.
“Governor Derick, this court now charges you with corruption, malfeasance, and tax evasion. Do you have anything to say?”
Alica’s inquiry instantly drew everyone’s focus onto Derick.
Yet, to everyone’s surprise again, Governor Derick, just like Eve, maintained a silent deanor.
Alica ignored him and turned her gaze to David, saying, “Chief Inspector David, it’s your turn to present!”
David took an envelope from Manson and said, “Your Honor, this envelope contains Governor Derick’s accounts at the Swiss National Bank, along with so transactions involving unclear funds. Please review it!”
Law enforcent officers took the envelope to Judge Alica.
About seven to eight minutes later, Alica, just like before, first flipped the docunts to show them to the dia and then questioned Derick. “Defendant, according to the investigation results listed in these docunts, these accounts are indeed yours, and they contain a large amount of money. Do you have any explanation?”
Derick furrowed his brows but remained silent.
This left the experienced Judge Alica gradually speechless. She then turned to David and asked, “Chief Inspector David, is there anything else to add?”
“Indeed, we have also found so key witnesses.”
“Permission to approach the bench granted!”
Four n ca up the aisle.
Many in the audience recognized these four; three of them were executives of well-known companies in New York, and one was Derick’s administrative assistant.
Seeing these n, a chill flashed in Derick’s eyes.
“Witnesses, please state your testimonies!”
“Yes, Your Honor!”
The lead witness stepped forward and said, “First, let introduce myself. I am the Vice President of PO Group. On the 2nd of last month, there was a tender issue by the state governnt. Our group spent 2 million US dollars, obtained the internal pricing from Governor Derick, and won the tender…”
As the witness spoke,
the courtroom erupted in whispers. Many had previously questioned whether David truly held incriminating evidence against Governor Derick.
But now, it seed clear that, based on the previously ntioned docunts and the current testimonies of the witnesses, the governor was indeed guilty of malfeasance, bribery, and tax evasion.
In a mont of reflection, the first witness finished his testimony, and the second witness approached the stand, saying, “Your Honor, my na is…”
“…”
After about ten minutes, all four witnesses had sequentially given their statents.
Notably, Derick’s assistant drew significant attention; he revealed all the years of Derick’s bribery, malfeasance, tax evasion, and even the matter of keeping several mistresses.
This revelation caused the usually composed Derick’s face to contort.
“Based on the docunts and testimonies of the witnesses, defendant Derick indeed committed substantial tax evasion and other criminal acts. Defendant, are you sure you don’t want to defend yourself?”
Derick’s lips touched each other back and forth, but eventually, he seed to decide against speaking.
“Very well, this court will take it as an admission of the criminal acts. We will now proceed to pass judgnt on you. Defendant Stevenson, this court accuses you…”
Following Kang Gua and Derick, in the subsequent period, Stevenson and Andre faced questioning as well.
However, what increasingly intrigued everyone was that these individuals seed to share a unanimous mindset; regardless of Alica’s questioning, they had no intention to argue or even clarify a single statent.
Alica, who had been practicing for seven to eight years, was encountering this situation for the first ti during a trial.
And both the spectators in the courtroom and those watching the live stream were equally bewildered, not understanding what Derick, Kang Gua, and the others were up to.
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