Spokesperson of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Police Force

Chapter 397 Everything is settled

At ten o'clock in the morning, the trial of Sir Hawking, Justice of the Peace Kenneth, and Chief Superintendent Richard officially began in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Island.

The first person to be tried was naturally Richard, the Chief Superintendent of the Police Force's Inspection Department.

In terms of status and position, Richard the White Man is quite decent among all the people involved in the case.

Not too high, but not too low either.

However, what he represents is the most important among all the people involved in the case.

Because he is the current senior police officer in the police force and the head of the disciplined forces who holds the gun.

In the entire illegal interest group, Richard the White Man plays a connecting role.

He is the ghost Sir Hawking, and Justice of the Peace Kenneth is able to directly manipulate the key points that influence underworld crimes.

Therefore, in today's series of trials, the white man Richard was the first to bear the brunt.

Zhou Quan, who had changed out of all his equipment and was wearing a casual white shirt, sat in the gallery with a group of people from all walks of life.

At this moment, there was no decoration such as police number or police rope on his chest, and he did not have any police rank epaulettes on his shoulders.

The meaning of his existence is very simple, which is to be an observer in the true sense.

As for the trial of Richard the foreigner and others, it was handled by Li Yonglian and Jian Aowei.

Mr Lai, the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Department of Justice, is responsible for bringing legal proceedings on behalf of the police force and the Department of Justice.

Jane Austen sits on the jury and can decide the final trial outcome to a large extent.

Of course, Jane Austen can only play a role in influencing the court.

The person who ultimately made the final decision was the female judge wearing a silver judicial wig and sitting at the top of the courtroom.

"Regarding the suspected duty-related crimes and collusion with triads by Chief Superintendent Richard Rivers of the Police Inspection Department."

The female judge picked up the gavel in front of her and struck it solemnly.

"I declare that the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Island is now officially accepting the trial."

Then, the female judge turned her gaze to the prosecution and defense seats, and raised her hand and waved gently.

"Please allow the prosecutor to speak."

Li Yonglian stood up as he was told. He was also wearing a silver-white judicial wig.

"Good morning, your honor, fellow jurors."

With a slight nod, Li Yonglian showed respect to everyone in the court.

"As a police officer, the defendant seriously violated the laws of Hong Kong Island and the Police Force Ordinance and participated in a number of serious criminal offenses."

Then, Li Yonglian said in a serious and solemn voice: "Being informed of the law is illegal, the circumstances are serious, and the impact is huge."

"Therefore, I filed a prosecution on behalf of the Department of Justice and requested the court to impose the maximum sentence on the defendant within the legal scope!"

Lai Wing Lian also received a call from Zhou Quan last night. Now that he was representing the police force and the Department of Justice to present the prosecution, it was natural for him to make the crimes of all the defendants as serious as possible.

"Defense counsel, please speak."

The female judge did not comment and turned her gaze to another female lawyer sitting at the same table with Li Yonglian.

"Your Honor, my client has nothing to say."

Although the female lawyer was the defense lawyer for Richard the foreigner, she had no intention of defending him at all.

The reason is that this female lawyer is not the defense lawyer hired by the foreigner Richard. She is also arranged by Zhou Quan, a lawyer in the Jane Austen Law Firm and one of Jane's disciples.

According to common sense, even if Richard the White Man was brought to court, he would definitely find a professional lawyer to defend himself in order to mitigate the circumstances of his crime.

But the white man Richard did not do so. Instead, he acquiesced to all arrangements made by the police.

What Lawyer Jian's female disciple said now is almost equivalent to an admission of guilt on behalf of the white man Richard.

But even so, the white guy Richard remained silent.

As one of the senior police officers in the police force, he knew best the ruthless methods of the powerful officer in the security department.

As one of the hidden agents deployed by the white MI5, he is more aware of MI5's style of operation.

Today, the police have solid evidence of his crime.

Then no matter how he defends himself, these charges will definitely fall on him.

The difference in the final trial results is nothing more than a sentence of more than 20 years in prison, or life imprisonment.

Richard the White is almost fifty years old this year, and the two trial results make no difference to him.

The only way he could possibly escape the charges was if Lin Yaochang and Tony Wen were unable to testify in court.

But the safe and secure escort process just now, which was personally led by Zhou Quan, undoubtedly completely extinguished the last hope in his heart.

Now all the evidence is available and the witnesses are safe.

Even if he continued to resist, it would not bring about any significant change in the fate of the rest of his life.

On the contrary, if he chose to follow Zhou Quan's wishes, he might still have a way to survive.

The arrest of these members of the illegal interest network would obviously result in heavy losses for the foreigners' deployment against Hong Kong Island.

Especially since he himself was a spy for the Japanese MI5, the Japanese MI5 would most likely enforce family rules on him.

To put it simply, it means to silence them completely.

But if he follows Zhou Quan's wishes and cooperates with the police's decision, then he may still have a chance of survival.

After all, he did not make any resistance during the entire trial process, and the police force would not allow him to serve the rest of his life in prison and suffer persecution.

Losing your freedom is certainly desperate, but it is still better than being murdered.

Seeing that the foreigner Richard had an attitude of acquiescence, the female judge did not make a direct judgment.

According to the procedure, the necessary evidence presentation process is always indispensable.

"Please, prosecutor, present all the evidence related to the defendant."

Under the guidance of the female judge, Lin Yaochang and Tony Wen began to enter the venue one after another.

Lin Yaochang, harboring resentment against the foreigners, made an impassioned accusation.

Coupled with Tony Wen's testimony and the evidence of the entire illegal profit laundering operation, Richard the White Man was completely convicted.

"I hereby declare that the defendant, Richard Rivers, is guilty of multiple criminal offences including duty-related crimes and collusion with triads."

After discussing with Jane Austen and other jury members, the female judge finally struck the gavel in front of her.

"In accordance with Hong Kong law, the defendant is formally sentenced to life imprisonment!"

With the influence and guidance of Jane Austen, the most severe judgment was naturally made against the foreigner Richard within the scope permitted by Hong Kong law.

(End of this chapter)