Next, each defendant stood up in turn to declare their identity.
Their defense attorneys also rose one by one to announce their identity and affirm their authority to represent.
A straightforward court opening procedure surprisingly took almost ten minutes to complete.
"Alright, everyone is now present, and I hereby declare the trial officially underway!"
After the presiding judge finished speaking, the associate judge immediately took over.
"According to the provisions of the ******* Criminal Procedure Law, the plaintiff, Chief Physician of Haidong University Affiliated Hospital, now legally initiates criminal prosecution against the defendants Duan Jun, Wu Hong... Please adjudicate according to the law."
"Please outline the facts of the case, plaintiff..."
The associate judge strained to finish reading the long list of defendants' names and looked at Gu Yu as if relieved.
Gu Yu remained seated and did not start speaking immediately.
It seemed he was brewing his emotions.
