32: This is not a crime, this is self-defense!

In Dashan County, Chai Yaoyang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Although he already knew the case would be filed, it still made him very uncomfortable when it actually was.

After the administrative act was previously declared illegal, he was, as expected, criticized.

He couldn't even think about any awards this year, and he had originally wanted to advance further, but now all those thoughts were gone.

And now, if this criminal case truly gets overturned, who knows what kind of trouble it will bring.

After thinking for a long time, he still called Judge Zhang, believing that the other party should be even more anxious now.

Judge Zhang was indeed anxious, currently complaining in his office.

The head of the Criminal Court next to him comforted him, "Old Zhang, there's no need to be too anxious. After all, it's because of new evidence now. You can't be blamed for the administrative act; if anyone's to blame, it can only be... never mind."

Who could be blamed? Of course, it was those people from the Administrative Court.

Such obvious issues were directly approved, and when they made their judgment, they certainly wouldn't conduct a thorough review.

As a result, the other party seized this loophole, directly intending to overturn the criminal case.

Judge Zhang sighed upon hearing this, and just as he was about to say something, his phone rang.

He picked it up, walked aside, and answered, "Hello, Director Chai, you've heard the news too, right? Things are really troublesome now."

"You tell me, what kind of messed up situation is this? It's really f***ing..."

Judge Zhang really wanted to curse. He believed he was purely suffering an undeserved calamity. Which Criminal Court judge would review whether an administrative act was procedurally illegal when hearing a case?

If it weren't for their many years of acquaintance, he would really want to scold Chai Yaoyang on the other end!

Chai Yaoyang could only give a wry smile and say, "Judge Zhang, it's useless to say all this now. Do you think there's still a way?"

Judge Zhang thought for a long time before saying, "I've been pondering this matter recently, and there aren't many directions to start from. For now, there are two directions."

"First..."

"That's the situation. You need to be quick. The retrial has been filed, which means the Intermediate Court already has a leaning."

After hanging up the phone, Chai Yaoyang immediately had Lao Mingcheng notify the urban management department. This matter was getting bigger and bigger.

The urban management enforcement team also wanted to curse after receiving the call.

How did things turn out this way? Especially since it was their urban management personnel who acted initially, even if they were temporary workers, at that time, they would certainly be counted as urban management. Just thinking about it was a pain in the ass.

And there was no good solution; they could only listen to the other party and quickly resolve the matter.

Soon, Liu Pengfei, the victim from the previous case, received a call and was completely dumbfounded.

"Huh? You mean that case is going to be retried again? No, why? The three of us were beaten like that by him."

"Okay, we'll submit a written opinion. Good, good."

After hanging up, Liu Pengfei was a bit confused. It wasn't about anything else; it was mainly because Sun Weitao had been particularly brutal in his actions back then.

The legal definition of minor injury is very different from what ordinary people understand as minor injury. At the time, it really looked very serious.

But now, the other party might be innocent. Things these days are a bit too absurd.

Besides that, Liu Pengfei didn't think too much; he just followed his leader's instructions.

Soon, the corresponding written opinion was submitted to the Court, simply expressing the dissatisfaction of the three victims and arguing that the verdict should not be changed.

Even if it were changed, it should be from the crime of obstructing official business to intentional injury or disturbing public order.

Thus, amidst multi-party struggles, the day of the hearing finally arrived.

Zhou Yun sat in the applicant's seat, with an excited Sun Chenhui beside him.

Opposite them was the prosecutor from the Ning City Procuratorate, who was attending the retrial.

And on the other side were the representatives hired by the three victims, a female lawyer who looked to be in her thirties.

The female lawyer's name was Ma Ruoqi, and she was also looking at Zhou Yun. She knew this young lawyer.

His previous video had been popular after all, but she hadn't expected to face him today.

Because it was a retrial, the other procedures moved very quickly, and soon the true intentions were revealed!

Zhou Yun quietly listened to the City Procuratorate's opinion. The City Procuratorate's stance was very clear: with new evidence, the crime of obstructing official business was not constituted, and he should be found innocent.

He could guess this. The matter had no major relation to the City Procuratorate, and it was clear they didn't want to get involved in murky waters.

Soon, Ma Ruoqi began her statement.

"First, the administrative litigation judgment states that the act was merely procedurally illegal, and the substantive act was not revoked. Therefore, to use this as a basis to determine that the public duty was not a public duty is too one-sided."

"One should comprehensively judge the impact of this procedural illegality on the rights and interests of the administrative act's counterparty, and then determine whether it constitutes a public duty."

"Second, even if the act was indeed procedurally illegal, Sun Weitao should not have used violence to retaliate at that time, but should have sought legal channels to protect his rights..."

Sun Chenhui wanted to curse as he listened, but he didn't know how to curse.

This is why legal professionals' arguments are considered more sophisticated, because many times you can't think of how to curse; you have to curse logically.

After the other party finished speaking, Zhou Yun, upon being allowed to speak, said, "First, procedural illegality is administrative act illegality. The judgment states it very clearly."

"I won't even talk about the importance of procedure to administrative acts. Even according to the other party's view, under the circumstances at that time, that act had already severely infringed upon Sun Weitao's legitimate rights and interests!"

"The time node here needs to be considered. Sun Weitao at that time could not have thought of subsequent compensation. He only knew that someone wanted to demolish his house, and they hadn't given a single cent!"

Ma Ruoqi's face was expressionless.

Zhou Yun continued to fire, "The second point is very laughable. The relevant department's actions at that time were already infringing. Why couldn't Sun Weitao resist? Is it just because it's an administrative agency?"

"Where does the power of administrative agencies come from? Who grants it? Is it not granted by the people? So, regardless of whether an administrative agency's actions are legal or illegal, the people can only endure it, right?"

"Come on, representative, tell me, can ordinary people only endure it?"

Opposite, Ma Ruoqi, who had been expressionless and trying to act cool, was already dumbfounded.

She had never dreamed that the other party would say such words!

Is this person crazy? Can these words even be said in Court?

If you can ask who grants power today, I don't even dare to imagine what you'll say tomorrow!

The key is that what you say has almost no impact on the case. Doesn't the Judge know that? It's completely meaningless.

But she couldn't refute him now, because everything he said was very "correct."

Who grants power? The people. At least in this setting, no one dares to deny that.

Let alone her, a lawyer, even the one banging the gavel above wouldn't dare to deny it!

So, it was awkward. Ma Ruoqi hesitated, not knowing what to say.

Finally, the Presiding Judge struck the gavel, "Applicant's representative, stop saying irrelevant things. One warning. If you say it again, you will be expelled!"

Zhou Yun acted very obediently, nodding directly to indicate he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Sigh, why is his temper so explosive after being reborn? He can't help himself when he hears outrageous things.

Mainly, the phrase "even if it's an illegal administrative act, you can't resist; you can only protect your rights through legal channels later" really made him want to curse!

Why? Because protecting rights through legal channels costs money!

This time it was just him; otherwise, with administrative litigation plus a criminal retrial, it would truly cost tens of thousands of yuan.

Normally, everyone online earns millions annually, with mansions and luxury cars, but everyone is a living person, and it's clear that tens of thousands of yuan is not a small sum for an ordinary family.

You might earn over ten thousand a month, but your monthly income is not equal to the money you can save each month.

The Presiding Judge then asked, "Victim's representative, do you have anything else to add?"

Ma Ruoqi quickly focused and said, "I have one more point. Okay, even if the administrative act at that time was indeed problematic, could Sun Weitao resist like that?"

"At that time, only my three clients went to remove Sun Weitao, but Sun Weitao attacked with a weapon, causing minor injuries to my three clients."

"Even if it's not obstructing official business, it should be intentional injury!"

This was her trump card, a point she entered with, combining it with Judge Zhang's opinion from the first trial.

Yes, you can resist, but you used a weapon to injure three urban management officers. Shouldn't that be punished?

Sun Chenhui began to get nervous again, but Zhou Yun calmly said, "Of course, it shouldn't be intentional injury. This is not a crime; this is legitimate defense!"

As his words fell, Sun Chenhui on the side looked at Zhou Yun, his face filled with surprise.

Ma Ruoqi was even more dumbfounded. This... this could be legitimate defense? You really dare to say that.

Zhou Yun remained calm, "Article 20 of the criminal law states:"

"An act taken to stop an ongoing unlawful infringement in order to protect the interests of the state, public, or the person, property, and other rights of oneself or others, which causes harm to the unlawful infringer, is legitimate defense and shall not bear criminal responsibility."

"It clearly states that an act taken to stop an unlawful infringement to protect one's property from unlawful infringement is legitimate defense!"

"According to the first-instance criminal judgment, there were three urban management officers who entered the room, and there were about dozens of people outside. In addition, there were demolition equipment such as bulldozers and excavators!"

"So, in that situation, we should view the situation comprehensively. As long as he was forcibly removed, a house worth hundreds of thousands would be unlawfully infringed upon!"

"Therefore, even though our client attacked with a weapon, it did not exceed the necessary limits and should be considered legitimate defense!"

"Or are you saying that a house worth hundreds of thousands is not worth defending?"