Why can't I sit in on the trial?

Legal analysis: the purpose is to ensure the objectivity and authenticity of witness testimony. The purpose of this is to prevent witnesses from being influenced by other witnesses or other evidence and changing or deleting their testimony. As a kind of verbal evidence, witness testimony has a certain subjective consciousness and is easily disturbed and influenced by external information. Therefore, witnesses should be properly isolated, and they are not allowed to attend the trial except during the testimony in court. This requirement conforms to the laws of psychology and epistemology and helps to ensure the credibility of witness testimony.

Legal basis: Some provisions of the Supreme People's Court on evidence in civil proceedings.

Article 74 A judge may question witnesses. The parties and their agents ad litem may, with the permission of the judge, question witnesses.

Other witnesses shall not be present when questioning witnesses.

When the people's court deems it necessary, it may require witnesses to confront each other.

Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Litigation (revised 20 19).

Article 9 Citizens may participate in public hearings.

When the attendance seats cannot meet the needs, the people's court may issue the attendance seats in the order of application or by drawing lots or shaking numbers, but priority shall be given to the close relatives of the parties or other interested parties to attend the case.

The following persons are not allowed to participate:

(1) Witnesses, expert witnesses and people with specialized knowledge who are prepared to appear in court to express their opinions; (two) minors without the approval of the people's court; (three) refused to accept the safety inspection; (4) Drunken people, mental patients or other people with abnormal mental state; (5) Other persons who may endanger court security or disturb court order.

No unit or individual may organize personnel to participate in public trials that can seal criminal records according to law.

Unless otherwise provided by law, no one may participate in a court hearing that is not open according to law.

Some Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Strictly Implementing the Public Trial System

Article 2 The people's courts shall hear cases of first instance in public according to law, except the following cases:

(1) Cases involving state secrets;

(2) Cases involving personal privacy;

(3) Cases of crimes committed by minors over the age of 14 but under the age of 16, and cases of crimes committed by minors over the age of 16 but under the age of 18 decided by the people's court not to be heard in public;

(4) Business secret cases that the people's court decides not to hear in public upon the application of the parties;

(5) Divorce cases that the people's court decides not to hear in public upon the application of the parties;

(6) Other cases that are not tried in public as otherwise provided by law.

For cases that are not heard in public, the reasons for not hearing in public shall be announced in court.