Hearing: According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, when the court opens, the presiding judge shall check whether the parties are present and announce the cause of the case; announce the members of the collegial panel, the clerk, the prosecutor, the defender, the litigation agent, the appraiser and the translator. The names of the personnel; inform the parties of their right to apply for the recusal of collegial panel members, clerks, prosecutors, appraisers and translators; inform the defendant of his right to defense.
After the public prosecutor reads the indictment in court, the defendant and the victim can make statements about the crimes charged in the indictment, and the public prosecutor can interrogate the defendant. Victims, plaintiffs, defenders, and agents ad litem in attached civil lawsuits may ask questions to the defendant with the permission of the presiding judge. The judge can interrogate the defendant.
When witnesses testify, the judge should inform them of their legal responsibilities to truthfully provide testimony and intentionally commit perjury or conceal criminal evidence. The public prosecutor, parties, defenders, and agents ad litem may, with the permission of the presiding judge, ask questions of witnesses and appraisers. If the presiding judge believes that the content of the question is irrelevant to the case, he shall stop it. The judge can question witnesses and expert witnesses.