I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

Alicia frowned because she remembered the corpse of a woman tied to a wooden post that she had seen in that town before.

She has lived in the land of fairies for three years and has learned some magic. She is considered half a magician.

Therefore, she could feel that the woman in front of her had no magical aura at all.

That's an ordinary woman.

"What are they doing?" Alicia frowned, "Do they have evidence? Just assume she is a witch.

And, why are they so obsessed with arresting witches? "

Xiaya silently took out a book from his body and handed it to Alicia.

Alicia subconsciously took over the book, titled "Hammer of the Witch."

"What is this?" Alicia asked.

"Crunt against the enemy." Xia Ya joked.

“It provides guidance on how to detect the crimes of witches and provides reasons for suppressing witchcraft.

The beginning is about the Marquis of Oss being possessed by the devil, and your disappearance, which was also blamed on the witch. "

He nodded, "In a sense, they are really right."

Then, he continued, “And what the angel said before when he came was also misinterpreted by them in some way.

It says that witches are divided into two categories. One category only provides divination and solves problems for people, and their guilt is relatively light;

The other type abandons God and serves the devil. They not only endanger mankind, but also establish the devil's cause and commit serious religious crimes.

This is different from those who have impure beliefs and commit crimes in ignorance. These witches do not need to be treated leniently and can be sentenced to death at the stake.

If she shows repentance, the court may be more lenient and hang or hang the witch first, and then burn her at the stake.

During this year, this book was published crazily in the South, and almost everyone had a copy. "

Alicia fell silent, she had realized something was wrong at this moment.

After a moment, she said, "No matter whether the person being tried is a witch or not, it must go through the court. Legal principles are one of the foundations of this country."

"Of course." Xia Ya said with a deep smile, "The procedure still needs to be followed, but for witches, the court is not an "accusation lawsuit", but an "investigation lawsuit."

Alicia frowned slightly.

Indictment proceedings are the so-called impeachment doctrine, which originated in Europe.

If someone is to be convicted of a crime, someone must file a complaint or impeachment before the judicial authority can begin the proceedings.

The court only listens to the arguments between the plaintiff and the defendant and determines whether the accusation made by the accuser is well-founded.

If the accuser cannot convince court members to accept his point of view, he will be found guilty of a false accusation, and the court will punish the accuser based on the seriousness of the false accusation and the degree of harm caused.

Under prosecution proceedings, public trials and oral debates are often adopted.

But investigative litigation is different.

Xia Ya's words continued, "After the anonymous report, the judge will decide whether to accept the investigation.

The identity of the accuser will be kept completely confidential and all subsequent costs will be borne by the person on trial.

To accuse someone of being a witch does not require any substantial evidence.

Do you know how she was taken away? "

Char looked at the guards who were gradually receding in the distance.

Alicia was speechless, while Char continued to speak.

"The reporter's reason was that "his child once threw a stone at her, and soon after, the child became ill and died."

Several cases in the past month did not even have accusers, but came from rumors in the countryside, such as: "Someone becomes restless when talking about witchcraft" or "Someone's rosary beads broke for no reason."

The court starts the litigation process based on its authority, and the referee also plays the role of the accuser.

This kind of litigation uses secret trials, and the person under trial is completely isolated from the outside world. He does not know what evidence the court has against him or the content of the review.

Moreover, you should be able to imagine what would happen if you were isolated from the outside world. "

Alicia took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

“The so-called trial no longer follows the principle of presumption of innocence, but the principle of presumption of guilt.

During the harsh interrogation process, they just want to get the full confession of the person accused of being a witch.

Even if the court agrees to appoint a lawyer to defend the person, the lawyer is afraid that he will be accused of being a fellow witch, so he will also pressure the person on trial to plead guilty.

To convict a witch, the first and necessary evidence is the witch's confession.

Therefore, in these judges, in order to obtain confessions from these witches, they usually use harsh punishments to make them confess their crimes.

And under severe and cruel punishment, I rarely see anyone who can resist being beaten.

You turned to page 46 of the book, where there was also a standard set of criteria for judging witches.

As long as they meet the conditions, there is evidence that they are witches.

Coupled with the witch's confession, a witchcraft case was established. "

Alicia started flipping through the book and soon found page 46.

One of the principles is to look for the "devil's mark"

The devil will leave a mark on the wizard's body. This devil's mark will not hurt or bleed because it has been touched by the devil.

Therefore, it is necessary to remove all hair from the suspect's body, strip off his clothes and check whether there are any such devil marks on his body - such as protrusions, spots, calluses, scars or birthmarks. If found, prick the suspect with a pin or knife to see if it hurts.

The second is to observe the weight of the wizard. The wizard can fly in the air and communicate with the devil, so his weight will be lighter than it looks.

"What's this criteria for looking underweight?" Alicia asked.

Char shrugged.

Alicia's expression became even heavier.

The absence of a standard means that this standard can be used by judges to make arbitrary judgments.

The next step is to observe whether any "little ghosts" are approaching.

The suspect will have his neck and legs crossed and tied, and be imprisoned alone in a dungeon for two days and nights. A small hole will be deliberately left in the cell door to see if any "little ghosts" can enter or exit through the hole.

The so-called "imps" are just animals like beetles or mice that often appear in dirty and dark places.

These are found in almost every prison.

Finally, observe whether they shed tears - another characteristic of wizards is that they will not shed tears, regardless of physical or mental torture.

According to demonologists, the reason why wizards do not shed tears is because the devil teaches wizards a restraint method that allows them to be in a trance without pain when being tortured.

"Just a few days ago," Xia Ya said slowly, "A witch was tried in a nearby town, and the judge asked her why she couldn't cry.

Her answer was that she had been beaten so many times that her tears had dried up.

But apparently the judge didn't believe her. "

Alicia did not look any further, but trembled and closed her eyes, "What happened to this country?"

Xia Ya pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke.