Instead of a normal court hearing, the trial on Wednesday appeared more like a prepared drama. Hundreds of reporters waited outside the court, in the hope of learning “shocking” information about the case, which includes well-known military singer Li Shuangjiang’s son, who gang-raped a woman with another four men on February.
The case was not a public hearing because it includes teenagers, whose privacy must be protected under law, but many details had been exposed by the lawyers before the trial.
Lawyers of all five suspects and the woman’s lawyer made a lot of debate on the Internet before the trial, making the case more confused.
Wu Ming’an, a law professor from the China University of Political Science and Law, said it was a pity to see such a “performance” by the lawyers.
“It can be understood that the two parties freely spoke their opinions, but it’s not professional or wise to see lawyers do the same,” Wu said. “Instead, the lawyers should guide and persuade their clients(当事人) to calm down, especially for such a non-public and sensitive case.”
China has no clear rule to manage lawyers’ behavior before trials, “but it should be general knowledge that the lawyers of the two sides cannot leak too many details, particularly in a case that includes teenagers”, Wu added.
Yi Shenghua, a lawyer who has been following the case, said it does more harm than good to both parties for such detailed information to be exposed before the trial.
“It’s OK for lawyers to speak, but what is said must be reasonable and legal. Although judgments should not be affected by public opinion, it’s hard for them not to be,” he said, suggesting judicial authorities should speak out if the case goes wrongly.
Trials must be conducted based on evidence, while lawyers should protect their clients’ rights instead of adding fuel to the flames, Yi said.
In my eyes, the most important aspect of the case, lies in how to make lawyers do their work more professionally and reasonably.
【小题1】Why was the case not a public hearing?A．Because it included the well-known military singer Li Shuangjiang’s son.B．Because the victim was a woman.C．Because teenagers’ privacy must be protected under law.D．Because many details had already been exposed before the trial.【小题2】What is Wu ming’an’s attitude towards the lawyers’ behavior of making a lot of debate on the internet before the trial?A．approvalB．criticalC．neutralD．indifferent【小题3】The underlined part “leak” in para. 6 refers to .A．give awayB．squeeze outC．break downD．sweep up【小题4】From Yi Shenghua, we know that .A．The lawyers’ behavior before trials hasn’t been ruled.B．It doesn’t matter whether the detailed information is exposed before the trial.C．What lawyers say must be reasonable and legal.D．It is hard for judgments to be affected by public opinion.C
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(答案→)C
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【小题1】C 细节题。为什么这个案件没有公开审理。第二段The case was not a public hearing because it includes teenagers, whose privacy must be protected under law，故选 C项。
【小题2】B细节题。根据第五段but it’s not professional or wise to see lawyers do the same,” Wu said. “Instead, the lawyers should guide and persuade their clients(当事人) to calm down, especially for such a non-public and sensitive case得知批判的态度，故选B 项。
【小题3】A细节题。根据第六段but it should be general knowledge that the lawyers of the two sides cannot leak too many details, particularly in a case that includes teenagers，说，这是一个常识，双方律师不能透露过多的细节尤其是对未成年人的案件上，故选 A项。
【小题4】C细节题。根据第六段第一句话China has no clear rule to manage lawyers’ behavior before trials,，A项是错误的。根据第七段it does more harm than good to both parties for such detailed information to be exposed before the trial.说明B项错误。根据第八段Although judgments should not be affected by public opinion, it’s hard for them not to be,来判断D项是错误的。故选 C项。