Legal analysis: the people's court hears cases in public, except for special circumstances stipulated by law. The defendant has the right to be defended; In handling civil cases, the people's courts shall practise a system of collegiate bench, recusal, public trial and final adjudication of second instance according to law.

Legal basis: Article 11 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The people's courts shall hear cases in public unless otherwise provided for in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.