"If I could find soone else... I wouldn’t have co to you."
ng Lei forced a bitter smile, his complexion growing uglier by the mont. He was on the verge of tears.
House, car, savings—all told, they amounted to more than two million. Yet, he couldn’t even afford the litigation fee for a lawsuit.
Before long, the recess was over.
The Judgnt Chief, with the mbers of the collegial panel, re-entered the courtroom.
"All rise!" the clerk announced aloud.
The gavel struck.
The Judgnt Chief looked over the crowd and declared solemnly, "After a public trial lasting four hours, the Yangcheng First Criminal Trial Court has carefully examined ng Lei’s suspected fraud case to understand the details and confirm the factual evidence. During his college period..."
"The facts of this case are clear. ng Lei borrowed money and refused to return it. He illegally possessed another’s property, exhibited deceitful behavior, violated Article 266 of the Criminal Law, and thereby committed fraud."
"However, as this is a private prosecution, so loan and billing evidence is questionable, and the chain of evidence is incomplete. Therefore, there is currently an insufficient basis for sentencing."
"The verdict will not be announced at this ti. The public security authorities will subsequently supplent the evidence and clarify the incident’s details, after which a judgnt will be rendered."
The solemn voice echoed in the courtroom.
As soon as the words fell, Ma Ming, in the plaintiff’s seat, was stunned for a mont, not quite understanding the aning of the judgnt. He couldn’t help but look towards Shi Liangping and asked, "This judgnt... does it an he was convicted or not?"
The verdict rely acknowledged ng Lei’s behavior as constituting suspected fraud. But... it dismissed so of their evidence. It cited doubts in the case. The judgnt was deferred.
"It’s possibly because so of the evidence involves cash loans or transfer loans that don’t have sufficient evidential strength..." Shi Liangping thought for a mont and analyzed seriously. He concluded that since the evidence was questionable and unclear, the court had only acknowledged the fraudulent behavior but had not pronounced a judgnt.
anwhile, in the defendant’s seat, ng Lei, anxious and confused, also failed to comprehend. He couldn’t help but turn to the legal aid lawyer beside him.
He asked, "If the evidence is insufficient, does that an I won’t have to go to jail?"
However, the legal aid lawyer, just past his probation, looked back at him, his eyes even more bewildered than ng Lei’s.
「At the sa ti.」
In Jin City, at the nursing ho, Zhang Qingyuan and others also heard the judgnt.
"What does this an? He’s convicted, but not fully?"
"The court has determined he committed fraud, but there’s insufficient evidence? How can there be a conviction of fraud without sufficient evidence?"
"So does this an ng Lei has to go to jail?"
"I for one don’t get it. Qin, why don’t you explain it to everyone?"
"..."
Everyone was perplexed by this outco. This verdict was unlike any before. Not even the penalties were announced.
Thus, laden with confusion, everyone, including Wan Zhongyuan, turned to look at Qin Mu.
Among the crowd, Qin Mu considered for a mont and then explained, "Private prosecution cases are quite complex, and evidence collected privately is bound to have so problems."
The trial process for criminal private prosecution cases is actually the sa as for public prosecution cases. After the trial, verdicts can be pronounced. Those who should go to jail will go to jail, and those who should be fined will be fined. But there is one major difference between the two: the problem of the chain of evidence required for conviction in private prosecution cases.
The evidence Shi Liangping compiled was obtained through private investigation. While it’s more than enough for a civil lawsuit, in a criminal private prosecution, it might be deed insufficient or lacking foundation. This necessitates cooperation from prosecutorial and public security authorities to investigate and gather further evidence. After all, private investigations can’t access internal data from third-party platforms.
Therefore, the public security authorities need to collect and complete the evidence based on this court’s decision, pending the next hearing.
As for whether ng Lei will go to jail... that’s a certainty. A criminal offense has been established, so detention is mandatory.
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