The people's court hears cases of first instance in public, but cases in which the defendant is under the age of 18 at the time of trial are not heard in public. A criminal case must go through the investigation stage, the examination and prosecution stage, the trial stage and the investigation stage, and the case cannot be made public. Public trial is a basic principle of criminal procedure in China. Public trial means that the people's courts are open to the public, allowing the masses to attend the trial of criminal cases in the people's courts, which should be open in principle. Generally speaking, the law does not allow criminal suspects to look at the files, and criminal files are confidential. Institutions such as the Public Prosecution Law will not provide you with all the materials according to the case file. In the investigation stage, lawyers can't consult the materials in the public security organs, only when they are transferred to the procuratorate. Court investigation is the core stage of court trial. At this stage, the collegial panel, with the participation of the public prosecutor, the parties, the defenders and the agents, should present and cross-examine the evidence, investigate the evidence in court, find out the facts of the case comprehensively, and provide factual basis for the court to make a correct judgment. Court debate is a litigation activity in which the accused and the defendant put forward their opinions and reasons on the probative force of evidence, whether the defendant is guilty, what crime he committed, the severity of the crime, whether he should be punished and how to punish it under the auspices of the presiding judge, and conduct face-to-face argumentation and rebuttal in court.
Court debate is a litigation activity in which the accused and the defendant put forward their opinions and reasons on the probative force of evidence, whether the defendant is guilty, what crime he committed, the severity of the crime, whether he should be punished and how to punish it under the auspices of the presiding judge, and conduct face-to-face argumentation and rebuttal in court.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 188 The people's courts shall hear cases of first instance in public.