Chinese students studying in Canada had been dismembered | Lin Jun | magnotta trial later this month _ the case news

Yang Guang, September 20, according to voice of the global Chinese radio network reported, slaughtered in Montreal in 2012 Chinese student Lin Jun, magnotta 32 suspects, including first degree murder, insults a corpse and other five charges. This week, Canada Court elect the 12 jurors, to prepare for the upcoming trial.

To date, magnotta case jury selection procedures have ended. Total of picking 12 jurors, six men and six women. There is also picked two people as to a court trial after an alternate juror, who will hear the evidence, but does not negotiate the final verdict. There are two alternate jurors before trial to prevent jury finds out before trial. The four alternate jurors and three women and a man. Tribunal selected five jurors on Tuesday, including three women and two men, including an auto parts company clerk, Assistant Manager of a retail store, an insurance broker, a cleaner and a computer programmer. Became the first juror magnotta case is a female, he told the Court that she had dialogue from television, radio, newspapers and heard about the case in a lot of cases, but she was ready to put it all aside. When the cleaners when asked why a jury, he said, "the judge said it would be is a great experience. Judge says so, it must be true. ”

According to reports, the Tribunal selected jurors the main two criteria is justice and bilingual English/French skills. While magnotta was held in English, but some witnesses said French, but some evidence will be submitted in French, so the jury must have enough bilingual capacity. Another important criteria for selecting jurors be impartial. Because the case attracted enormous media attention, and the Internet has spread is Lin Jun was allegedly murdered on video, so the Court must ensure that the jury must be impartial stance on the defendants, not because of media coverage or the impact of the Internet and the defendant have a preconceived attitude.

Selecting jurors on the first day of the second Tribunal this week, Supreme Court Gai·kuernuoye judge asked jury candidates the first question is whether they've seen on the Internet that "the so-called video magnotta murders." The judge then asked whether the candidate can see "images of frightening, troubling evidence."

Tuesday, judge kuernuoye, 22 candidates were interviewed, only two said they had seen the so-called "murder video." One of the men said that although he had seen the video, but he or guilt in magnotta did not form an opinion. He told the Court that he wanted to ask the first question is, whether magnotta is mentally ill and whether you want to take responsibility for their actions? While the women seeing this video says she magnotta guilt after seeing this video already have opinions, and think their opinion is unjust. The woman finally has not been named.

Today, magnotta's case the jury has been formed, the Court basically ready and waiting for court. Courts will be next Monday, which started on September 29, a court case magnotta. It is estimated that the processing time for 6-8 weeks.

(Original title: Chinese students in Canada were mutilated murder case will be in court later this month)

(Edit: SN010)
12:53 on September 20, 2014
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