Lawyer's character

On the day of the trial, Zhou Yingqi’s father, Mr. Zhou, was sitting in the second row in the auditorium, listening to the prosecutor read out the indictment with complicated eyes.

Zhou Yingqi, who was sitting on the defendant's bench, looked calm on the surface, but in fact she was already in a turmoil inside. The prosecutor's indictment described her as a woman who was greedy for money, which disgusted her. She hopes that the defense provided by Fang Yi will be accepted by the court.

"...To sum up, the defendant Zhou Yingqi used his power to seek benefits for others and accepted RMB 818,000 from Zhao Xiaojie and RMB 300,000 from Jiayue Company.

This court believes that the defendant Zhou Yingqi’s behavior violated the provisions of Article 388 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China. The criminal facts are clear and the evidence is reliable and sufficient. He should be held criminally responsible for the crime of accepting bribes. Given that the defendant has confessed and repented and actively returned the stolen goods, he may be treated leniently.

According to the provisions of Article 176 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, if a public prosecution is instituted, please be sentenced in accordance with the law. complete. "A female prosecutor in her thirties with a ponytail read out the indictment in a straight tone.

"Defendant Zhou Yingqi, did you hear clearly the indictment just read out by the prosecutor? Do you have any objection to the criminal facts and charges charged against you in the indictment? What objections do you have?" The presiding judge is a male judge with a square face and a tall figure. It's so tall that if you sit on it, you will look like a glaring King Kong.

In contrast, the other two male judges in the collegial panel, one thin and the other fat, seemed less imposing than the presiding judge. They felt like they were just two foils.

“I have objections, I have objections to the amount of bribes accepted.

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

Secondly, Zhao Xiaojie asked me to help connect Jiayue Company. I introduced Jiayue Company to technology companies based on the special relationship between us. I was just matchmaking for them. There was no situation where I was seeking improper benefits for Jiayue Company. , therefore, the sum of 300,000 yuan should not be identified as bribery money.

In the end, Zhao Xiaojie gave me 1.88 million yuan to help him promote his promotion. I recognized the money, but I mainly helped him out of a romantic relationship. I don't know the law, so I don't know if this counts as bribery.

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

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

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

"We met at work, in 2008, when I was the vice president and he was the department manager." Zhou Yingqi said.

"According to bank statements, Zhao Xiaojie transferred 1.88 million yuan to you on January 2, 2011. What was this money used for?" the prosecutor asked.

"At that time, our group company was undergoing leadership adjustments. He wanted to apply for the position of assistant general manager and asked me to organize activities for her. He gave me 1.88 million as the cost of the activities." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Did you do any activities for him? What does 'activity' mean?" the prosecutor asked.

"The activity was to treat guests and give gifts to pave the way for his promotion. 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 CEOs were just superficial and did not agree to me. Later, Zhao Xiaojie got the position of general 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 the matter had been investigated by the relevant departments.

"In 2013, Zhao Xiaojie ordered his subordinates to operate cultural projects in violation of regulations, resulting in funds being defrauded and causing heavy losses to the company. However, Zhao Xiaojie was given a lighter sentence by the company. Does this matter have anything to do with you?" the prosecutor asked.

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

"But after the punishment, Zhao Xiaojie transferred three payments to you, one was 400,000 yuan, one was 500,000 yuan, and the other was 300,000 yuan, totaling 1.2 million yuan. Why did he give you the money? ?" the prosecutor asked.

"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 thought: Lawyer Fang was right, and the prosecutor really asked this question .

"In March 2011 and June 2014, Zhao Xiaojie gave you 3.1 million yuan and 2 million yuan respectively. What were these two sums of money?" the prosecutor asked.

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

"But according to our investigation, you did not buy a house at that time." The prosecutor said.

"I didn't buy a house because he never got divorced and we couldn't get married." Zhou Yingqi said.

"Presiding Judge, we have finished asking questions," the prosecutor's office said.

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

"I need to ask a question." 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 confirm your relationship as lovers?" Fang Yi said.

"Around October 2009. I can't remember the exact time." Zhou Yingqi said.

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

"Objection! Presiding judge, the prosecutor believes that the issues raised by the defender have nothing to do with this case." The prosecutor said.

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

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

"Defendant, please answer the question I just asked." Fang Yi said.

"We have started talking about getting married. We usually eat, drink and live together. I control his salary and bonus. We don't distinguish between each other." Zhou Yingqi said.

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

"After confirming the relationship," Zhou Yingqi said.

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

"We broke up at the end of June 2014," Zhou Yingqi said.

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

"Because I urged him to divorce, but his wife refused to leave. He filed for divorce several times and was rejected by the court. Later, I found that he was getting more and more greedy and his temper was getting louder. We broke up after a big fight." Zhou Yingqi said.

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

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

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