China is a great, civilized nation with a long history, and plays an important role in this world. But since 1999, the outset of Jiang Zemin’s persecution of Falun Gong, the world has changed its opinion of China.
In the afternoon of August 20, 2003, Ouyang Ming, the brother of Australian citizen in Melbourne Ouyang Yu, also the most outstanding teacher of Huangguang Industry School was tortured to death for his persistence in practicing Falun Gong.
DR ZHANG Youlai tells his story to anybody who will listen. The scenario has become well-known: members of a Chinese family caught in the crackdown on Falun Gong or Falun Dafa ordered in 1999.
After being detained and tortured at the Wanjia Labor Camp for practicing Falun Gong, 56-year-old Ms. Zhao Chunying wrote about her ordeal and posted it on the Internet. After local police discovered what Ms. Zhao had revealed, she was arrested on April 15, 2003.
They lashed Mr. Sun’s fingers and toes with electrical wire, then passed a current through the wire to administer electric shock.
>From March 25 to 28, along with two of my friends from Shandong, we secretly investigated those persecution cases of Falun Gong practitioners. The results made me quite angry.
In the case of Jiang, the attorneys argued that the veteran Chinese politician essentially forfeited his immunity by violating his “nation’s laws and international norms,” through the persecution of China’s Falun Gong followers.
“Selfishness” penetrated my whole cultivation practice; recently I could see my selfishness in a lot of areas. Sometimes a word from other people or an event touched my remaining attachments and shook my heart, causing me to become angry.
Through peaceful means and the international court of law, without any political purpose or agenda, the Coalition seeks to hold this dictator and his accomplices accountable for their actions. The Coalition’s commitment to defend ethics, morality, and justice is unprecedented in China and will serve to set the precedence for the future of the Chinese people.
On Monday, 29 Septemember 2003, plaintiffs in Falun Gong v. Jiang Zemin (and the “6-10 Office”) filed legal papers charging Jiang Zemin with crimes of extensive corruption and urged the Court to hold him responsible for committing genocide against Falun Gong for his own private benefit – to consolidate his power base, enhance his stature, and increase his personal wealth.
