Monday, continued…
Anna could not believe her mother, playing the pitiful woman. She was pandering to her father, which meant that this church would be paying for their ultimate representation in the case to push their agenda.
Anna quickly stood up "Your honour, please do not see this as presumptuous, as I know you are about to tell my mother that only she or her lawyer can represent her. If, at this moment she wants my grandfather, her father, to speak on her behalf neither myself nor those who I represent will object, as long as they are both at a contested hearing represented by lawyers."
"Mrs Hou, you know the rules of court."
"Your honour, allowing that will speed up the case, rather than causing unnecessary argument."
The magistrate turned to the police prosecutors who said, "If the victims are satisfied, while we do not like it, for the sake of getting through this matter to allow us to deal with other matters."
