The Judges however, without giving due consideration tothe arguments of the defence counsel, rejected all stich Teguests and in some instances turned them down mer-ly by a wa of the hand. Wen the lawyers requested the Court to reconsider its decision, the Presiding Judge, Mr. Fang Wen, refused to let them talk further under the pretext of lack of lime. Pointing out the gravity of the charges against the defendants, the petition states that in view of the above-mentioned elreumstances. the accused can hardly obtain a fair trial since the judges are prejudiced against them, "Therefore, in accordance with Arti cle 20, Sectidn 1, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petition requests that Judges Fang Wen. Wang Chiao and Cheng Chuan-ying be re-Placed by other judges for the trial of the acoused.
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