After two court sessions last week, court made a decision on Wang Jing`s bail application today!
The bail trial of Gao Yunxiang finally came to an end!
Gao Yunxiang was also released and left to live in Australia with his family.
Although Gao Yunxiang has been released from prison by bail, the bail application of Wang Jing, who is also a case of defendant, was rejected by the court today!
In today`s trial, more testimonies have been revealed! The content is shocking!
It is reported that the bail hearing was originally scheduled to begin at 10:00 on July 5.
Two sessions were held on the same day, but eventually judge said the results would be announced on Wednesday (July 11).
The reason given by judge is that she has received a lot of material and needs to consider many aspects.
For these reasons, she will not make a decision that day until 03:30 on Wednesday.
The latest trial
At about 04:10 this afternoon, the hearing officially began,
The judge began with a review of the case and said:
"the testimony shows that,
Victim gave the two at bathroom, oral sex..
Kao and Wang have sex with the victim in many parts of the room, causing the victim to be physically injured. "
The judge said that, as compared with the bail-out application of Gao Yunxiang, the bail of Wang Jing was mainly taken into account in the process of interaction with the victim.
"after watching surveillance videos of KTV and Hotel Shangri La Santa Monica, the victim repeatedly rejected Wang`s intimacy, and Wang grabbed the victim`s bag and grabbed her wrist."
The judge said the victim had told the police, "growing up in China, I know it has an impact on all three of us when we report it, which is not easy to say in the Chinese industry."
And the film and television production company where the victim has stopped operating.
In addition, the judge did not accept witness Weiwei`s claim that "if Wang absconded to his home country, the Chinese people would recognize him, so Wang could not have a foothold in China."
"Wang`s ties in Australian communities are also weak," he said.
After some consideration, around 4: 40 p.m., judge announced that it rejected Wang Jing`s bail application.
The grounds for refusal include:
- Wang had more interaction with the victims in the case than Gao Yunxiang;
- Wang`s 9 witness affidavits were weak;
- His ties to Australian communities are also weak;
- The three witnesses who appeared in court for cross-examination were limited in strength.
Review of the details of the last hearing
Witness 1,: Wei.
In cross-examination, some people questioned him, "Wang Jing is not actually a star, if absconded back to China out of the future, there is a great possibility of stealth."
But Wei argued: "No, Wang Jing is a celebrity in China`s media industry, and his face photos are all over the Internet."
He submitted three photos of Wang to the court, saying that the case of Gao Yunxiang and Wang Jing has become a hot spot on Chinese social media.
The judge then questioned the witness: "these photos are in fact old photos, will Wang Jing be recognized by the public?"
Wei`s answer is, "Yes."
After continuous questioning by the judge, Wei insisted: most of China`s 1.3 billion people can recognize Wang Jing.
And said: social app has 1 billion active users, the case has become a hot spot.
"you can`t represent 1.3 billion Chinese," the judge replied.
Wei:, "my acquaintances in China think so."
The judge went on to say: "in some parts of China may not know this case?"
Wei: "impossible, transparent, wherever and by any name, even in the country, he will be recognized."
Judge: "Gao Yunxiang bail hearing is full of people, Wang`s trial is very few."
Wei: "No, as many people."
Judge: "We can look at court CCTV,. Do you still insist that there are as many people?"
Wei:, "No, not much."
Wei: "We don`t care about Australian media, we care about the influence of Chinese media on him."
Wei provided a $ three hundred thousand guarantee to Gao Yunxiang, but did not formally guarantee it.
Asked if he was willing to provide security deposit to Wang, Wei said no.
Judge: "who are your acquaintances in China?" Wei: movie star, producer, a lot of people in the film and television industry.
Wei:, "Zhang Wei, Chinese film and television celebrity, Chuan Lu, no one else."
Judge: "you only talked to these two people about Wang Jing?" Wei: "Yes, these two are very famous, and there are many others who are not famous."
Judge: "do you care about Chinese media?" Wei: "Yes, social media has a very important feature to spread hot spots on smartphones.
He said the headlines were still visible after the smartphone`s media platform pushed hot news.
"even if I didn`t point the headlines, Wang`s photo could still see it."
Judge: "if Wang escapes in China, can he survive?"
Wei: "can`t, can`t work, the public will be angry, can`t find a job."
Wei`s testimony is over.
Witness two,: Heming Song.
It is reported that Song and Wang Jing have known each other for two years, and the two met in Shanghai in 2016.
And Song is a banker at St George Bank and is willing to offer $430000 in security deposit. To Wang.
Song plays a role in the "Archaia love" TV series, with a 30-second shot and no pay.
"when Wang was in Sydney, we met every day."
Witness three,: Jinghai Chen.
According to Chen, Wang has been seen twice, the first three years ago and the second recent visit.
The following is a cross-examination process:
Judge: "have you contacted me in the middle of two meetings?"
Chen： "There is no direct contact, we have a common friend, and I hear the king`s message from three friends."
Judge: "do you have real estate?"
Chen:, "two sets, in my name and in my wife`s name."
Judge: "what did you talk about when you visited the prison?"
Chen:, "nothing special. I`m glad he looks good."
Judge: "did you talk about security deposit?"
Chen:, "someone recommended (introduced). I guarantee it."
Judges: "Who asked (ask) you?"
Chen： "I`m sorry. It`s not a recommendation. I`m told to be a guarantee."
Judges: "Who asked (ask) you?"
Chen:, "Nobody, I volunteered."
The interpreter made an error and confirmed the statement as voluntary guarantee.
Judge: "you mean, no one talks to you about guarantees?"
Chen:, "I learned from a mutual friend, I volunteered to guarantee."
Judge: "did you talk to Wang about the guarantee when you visited the prison?"
Chen:, "I said I was willing to vouch for it."
Judge: "did a co-friend promise you anything when he talked about guarantee?"
Chen:, of course not, I am well aware of the risks.
Judge: you don`t know Wang very well, do you?
Chen: "I think there are a lot of ways to get to know a person, directly or indirectly. Although I do not know him directly, but through a very good friend, I know the situation of Wang for nearly three years. "
Chen`s testimony is over.
Defendant, Wang Jing, lawer, speaking
Then, Wang`s lawer said she could only socialize and communicate through limited sign language in prison because of the lack of language.
In addition to the king, others speak English, and his life is extremely hard.
"each time lawer goes to communicate, 10 minutes of content takes two hours."
The lawyer said Mr. Wang`s family complained that China`s current law was a non-suspect and that the prosecution`s charges should not be considered extremely serious until a formal trial began.
Wang`s family was well-established and his family came to Australia.
Lawyer Wang Jing denied that Wang had instructed him to contact the victim.
Prosecutors pointed out that the investigation showed that two defendant suspected of trying to buy the victims.
"it`s totally wrong. How do you explain it?"
Lawer: "it`s not Wang Jing."
Court revealed that Gao Yunxiang is currently holding a judicial administration visa (Criminal Justice Visa) stay in Australia pending trial.
Prosecution`s statement
According to hotel surveillance video, the victim had shown to leave, but Wang retained her.
The victim also mentioned in her testimony that one of the reasons left was to know that Gao would also be present, and that Gao, as a public figure, could guarantee her some kind of safety.
The judge asked the prosecution: Wang`s parents also came to Australia and handed in their passports.
And according to Wei`s testimony, he would be recognized by the public when he absconded home. Why does the prosecution think he is at high risk of absconding?
Prosecutors responded that the guarantors provided to Wang were close to him, and that half of the bail was provided by his father, which had little deterrent effect in the face of such a felony.
Wang`s lawyer stressed that he was isolated in prison, and that he was the only one of the 100 prisoners who could not speak English.
