Lawyers and Power (translated Documentary)
About This Novel
In the 99.9% Criminal trial guilt rate, look for the 0.1% Possibility of justice; see through the "fictional stories" spun by prosecutors and the media, and unearth the buried truth step by step. Hironaka Toichiro is one of the most famous criminal defense lawyers in Japan. He has been practicing law for more than 50 years and has handled nearly 2,000 cases. He has repeatedly achieved reversal in lawsuits that were almost destined to lose, and won acquittal verdicts for his clients, and is known as the "innocent defender." Lawyer Hongzhong always believes that the way lawyers should survive is to "draw a clear line from power" and protect the dignity and rights of individuals. Shortly after receiving his lawyer's badge, he defended Marklin, an American young man who was deported from Japan for participating in anti-Vietnam War activities. The case became an important precedent that established the protection of human rights for foreigners in Japan. Later, he actively participated in lawsuits involving drug accidents and medical malpractice, fighting for the rights of plaintiffs, and participated in the establishment of organizations such as the "Physicians and Lawyers Association Fighting Medical Harm" and the "Medical Malpractice Research Association". In the 1980s, he defended Miura Kazuyoshi, who was portrayed by the media as a "wife murderer". This case was a turning point in his career when he began to defend "evil people". In the "Atsuko Muraki incident" that caused a sensation in Japan, he not only cleared the grievances of the parties concerned, but also exposed the scandal of prosecutors tampering with evidence, and ultimately the top prosecutors were forced to resign; in the "Ghosn incident" that attracted international attention, he revealed the truth about Japan's "hostage justice" from the perspective of a defender. Lawyer Hongzhong has recorded more than 20 representative cases in his career. His clients include politicians and officials accused of corruption, well-known entertainers whose reputations have been damaged and their privacy violated, and ordinary people who have suffered drug poisoning and traffic accidents, or been involved in unjust cases of perverts. He did not credulously believe media reports, nor did he succumb to pressure from officials and public opinion. He insisted on on-the-spot investigation and independent thinking until the truth came out.
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