舌劍上的公堂 aka Return of the Silver Tongue, Episode 25.
The scene is from the TV Series called 舌劍上的公堂 aka Return of the Silver Tongue, Episode 25. (Hong Kong 2013) Guards MM/M convicted villainous, corrupt and arrogant lawyer Fang Tangjing, beating with long paddles mostly on his buttocks, position of bent across a wooden whipping frame, in front of witnesses. Two male guards are holding his feet. The paddling is ordered by the presiding judge, Magistrate Qiu. When his crimes are exposed, Fang Tangjing arrogantly refuses to kneel before the court, arguing that his official scholarly rank exempts him from kneeling before a magistrate. Furious at his arrogance and the gravity of his crimes, Magistrate Qiu shouts: "Outrageous! Kneel!" and orders his guards to force him into submission. His former accomplice, Wu Yaowei exposes Fang Tangjing's horrific web of crimes: Fang Tangjing personally murdered or ordered the deaths of Zhong Dafu, Shi Lin, and Liao Wang. He orchestrated the kidnapping of Zhong Dafu and extorted...