On October 27, 2006, Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott, European Edward McMillan-Scott Vice President Mr Guan Chengyuan I first wrote to you in the matter of Mr Cao On 21 May in Beijing I held a meeting with Mr Cao Dong, a Falun Gong practitioner, I have recently learned that he is still being detained by On 4 June I spoke at some length on Edward McMillan-Scott
CC: Mrs Ferrero Waldner; Mr Borrell-Fontelles; Mr Dirk Sterckx
Parliament Vice President, wrote a letter to the Chinese Ambassador in Belgium,
strongly urging the immediate release of Cao Dong and Gao Zhisheng. Vice President
McMillan-Scott firmly states that he will refer this matter to the United Nations
in person when he visits the United Nations on November 8-9, 2006.
European
Parliament
Chinese Ambassador
Avenue de Tervuren 433-445
1150 Brussels
Belgium
27 October 2006
Ambassador,
MR.
CAO DONG
MR. GAO ZHISHENG
Dong on 5 June 2006 and again on 16 June 2006. I have yet to receive a response.
who had been 'administratively detained' for his religious beliefs.
He had discharged his sentence and was guilty of no crime. Following this meeting,
he was arrested.
the Chinese public authorities, has been transferred to Gansu province and is
being held in the Public Security Bureau detention center. An arrest warrant for
'producing Falun Gong material' was issued on September 29, 2006. I
now insist that your superiors release him immediately: I am about to refer this
matter to the United Nations in person.
the telephone to Mr Gao Zhisheng in Beijing. As you know, he is a distinguished
human rights lawyer. Your regime has arrested him and charged him with 'subversion'.
Unless he too is released forthwith I shall also refer his case personally to
the United Nations, which I visit on 8-9 November.
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date: 3/Nov/2006
Original article date: 1/Nov/2006
Category: World
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