26: Administrative litigation is actually for a criminal case?

Lao Mingcheng felt a surge of anger.

He was now the Deputy Director of the Collection Office, a person of some standing in the county, yet after speaking to the other party politely, he was hung up on!

He really didn't know what to say; what was there to pretend about!

He dialed the number again, but no matter how many times he tried, the other party was always "on the line."

Lao Mingcheng immediately understood that he had probably been blacklisted by the other party.

This was truly unbelievable; administrative lawsuits were very uncommon in their county.

In many cases, the other party would first try to communicate with the unit, and if communication truly failed, most would choose to appeal through petitions.

Administrative lawsuits? Very few people actually pursued them, partly because they were too troublesome, and partly because even if they won, there wasn't much practical use.

So he truly couldn't understand why the other party wanted to sue.

After thinking for a long time, Lao Mingcheng still dug out the contact information for the other party's lawyer.

There was no other way; if he couldn't reach the client, he could only contact the agent.

Taking a deep breath, Lao Mingcheng dialed the number.

Inside a hotel room in Ning City, Zhou Yun was writing a plan; this case was just an appetizer.

His phone rang, and he picked it up, answering it immediately.

"Hello, is this Lawyer Zhou Yun? Hello, I'm the Deputy Director of the Dashan County Collection Office, my name is Lao Mingcheng..."

Zhou Yun immediately chuckled, "Hello, Director Lao. Are you calling about that case?"

Lao Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. Before making the call, he had genuinely worried that the other party would also be difficult to communicate with.

Looking at the situation now, this Lawyer should be reasonable.

So he began, "Yes, our Director is very puzzled. This demolition happened two years ago, so why are they suddenly suing for illegal conduct now?"

"If there are other matters, we can discuss them first, right?"

Zhou Yun smiled, "Director Lao, I'm very sorry, but this matter probably can't be discussed."

Lao Mingcheng said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Lawyer Zhou, what exactly is it? Why can't it be discussed?"

Zhou Yun said with a touch of helplessness, "It's like this: this lawsuit to confirm that your forced demolition was illegal is preparation for the retrial of Sun Weitao's criminal case."

"Because only by confirming that your forced demolition was illegal can Sun Weitao's actions not be considered obstruction of official duties, and only then can he be found innocent. How do you propose we discuss this, then?"

He wasn't worried about what would happen if he told the other party in advance, because this was an open conspiracy.

I'll clearly tell you what I'm going to do next, and you can only watch helplessly, with no way to stop it.

What? Lao Mingcheng was completely stunned.

Filing an administrative lawsuit, just to overturn that criminal case?

"No, Lawyer Zhou, but Sun Weitao injured three urban management officers. There's video evidence, and so many people saw it. You..."

Zhou Yun directly interrupted him, "Director Lao, you don't need to say any of that. It's useless for us to argue about these things here. In short, I'm going to do this this time."

"My client's grandson wants to take the civil service exam, and with his father sentenced, he definitely can't. So tell me, how do we discuss this?"

Lao Mingcheng thought for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

This truly couldn't be discussed; this Lawyer Zhou was speaking the truth...

"So, even if you offer money, it's useless. Money won't solve the problem. Of course, enough money might work, but you certainly can't come up with that much."

"So, Director Lao, let's leave it at that."

After Zhou Yun finished speaking, he hung up the phone. As expected, Dashan County would definitely be shaken.

At the very least, the public security, procuratorate, and Court would all have trouble.

If a criminal case truly resulted in an innocent verdict on retrial, the impact would be too significant.

Lao Mingcheng held his phone, his expression complicated. If he hadn't taken this seriously before making the call, now he didn't know what to do.

After thinking carefully for a long time, he still dialed Chai Yaoyang's number.

He had to quickly explain the situation to the Director.

At home, Chai Yaoyang was eating. Seeing the incoming call, he was a bit displeased, but considering that Lao Mingcheng was usually sensible, he still gestured for his family to keep quiet.

"Hello, what's wrong?"

"Director, I've clarified the situation regarding Sun Jianshe's side. It can't be mediated..."

Chai Yaoyang immediately said, "What are you talking about? Why can't it be mediated? Do they want money or something?"

Lao Mingcheng repeated Zhou Yun's words, and Chai Yaoyang immediately felt a chill in his heart.

"You're saying that the administrative lawsuit isn't the goal, but the criminal case behind it is?"

"Yes, Director, that Lawyer Zhou was very clear. It seems to be because Sun Jianshe's grandson wants to take the civil service exam..." Lao Mingcheng added.

At this moment, Chai Yaoyang felt his scalp tingle.

Some conflicts can be discussed, but some cannot.

Originally, he thought the other party was making such a "fuss" perhaps for money, so if there was truly no other way, giving some money to withdraw the lawsuit would be acceptable.

It was a regulation that administrative lawsuits could not be mediated, but regulations were rigid and people were flexible.

Unexpectedly, all this fuss was actually to overturn Sun Weitao's case!

The core of the crime of obstructing official duties was the official duty itself. If that official duty was illegal, then it certainly couldn't be considered an official duty.

If it wasn't an official duty, at the very least, the crime of obstructing official duties definitely couldn't be established... In other words, they had directly created a wrongful conviction?

Although the Court was responsible for trials, it was important to know that the core issue was that their forced enforcement was approved by the Court back then...

This was troublesome.

"Director, what do we do now?"

Chai Yaoyang composed himself and said, "Don't worry for now. I'll communicate with the Court and see how this matter should be handled."

Currently, all of this was what that Lawyer said. For legal matters, it was better to consult a professional.

Moreover, such a matter also had to be reported to the Court.

Soon, Chai Yaoyang dialed the number: "Hello, Judge Zhang, is it convenient to talk now? Didn't you say I was being sued? Let me tell you, the situation is like this..."

Judge Zhang on the other end of the phone was originally just listening to the gossip, but as he listened, he suddenly felt something was wrong!

"Wait, what did you say? The other party's goal is Sun Weitao's case?"

"Yes, it's that case. What do we do now? They're playing their cards openly..."

Judge Zhang's hands began to tremble. No other reason, he was the presiding Judge for Sun Weitao's case back then!

He had been eating melon for a long time only to discover that he was the melon!

Composing himself, Judge Zhang said, "Director Chai, tell me, were your procedures problematic back then?"

Chai Yaoyang said helplessly, "Judge Zhang, how could such things be completely compliant, right? The county government is short on funds, and we had no other choice..."

Judge Zhang didn't ask why the non-compliant procedures could pass through the Court. There was no need to ask about such things; everyone was from the same county, and asking would just be about overall planning.

It was just going through the motions; did you really think the Court would block it?

But this made the Court quite awkward, and they couldn't even say anything.

Because the procedures were reviewed by them and deemed fine, and the three-year prison sentence was also handed down by them.

Others would think they were aware and deliberately doing this, and that would be a very serious problem...

How could this Lawyer Zhou think of approaching it from such a tricky angle!