China Provides Criminal Judicial Assistance via Online Video for the First Time


Source: chinajusticeobserver.com chinajusticeobserver.com

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A witness located in China testified in a Finnish court via online video. On 28 Sept. 2021, [Rui’an Primary People’s Court, Zhejiang, successfully assisted the Southwest Finland District Court (hereinafter “the Finnish Court”) to complete the online testimony of a witness in a Finnish human trafficking case on the “online trial platform”](%20https://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2021/10/id/6336633.shtml) . This is the first time that a Chinese court has offered criminal judicial assistance to other countries via online video. In view of the need for epidemic prevention and control, it was not suitable for the witness to travel to Finland to testify in person. The Finnish...