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Jiang Regime's Persecution of European Citizens - Jiang's Blacklist of Practitioners (Part 22)
Case 5-6: Swiss Citizen's Entry into Hong Kong Refused Country: Switzerland Mr. Ulrich had arranged to go to Hong Kong on the 29 July 2002. However,
since his name appeared on a computer at passport control, he was detained and
brought into an adjacent office. There is no visa needed for a Swiss citizen to
travel to Hong Kong. Mr. Ulrich was told that his detention was just routine. However, it became
clear that the real reason was because he was a Falun Gong practitioner. He
noted that all others in the office were also Falun Gong practitioners. His plane tickets were first taken away and his baggage was brought to the
office where he was detained. He was asked if there were any pointed objects in
his bag or weapons. It became clear to him that he would not be permitted to
enter Hong Kong because he had a small scissors for his nails. He was questioned in English by a female police officer. The officer asked
where he was to spend the night and other questions. Mr. Ulrich asked for the
reason that he was being questioned, since it no longer seemed to be a routine
check. He received no answer and his bag was searched again. He was also not
permitted to phone a friend in Hong Kong to inform them of the situation. Again
no reason was given. Mr. Ulrich's bag was searched for the third time after about two and
half-hours. He was permitted to contact the Swiss Embassy and was simultaneously told
that he would not be allowed into Hong Kong for "security reasons". He was told
that the authorities in Hong Kong were free to decide who they let in. Mrs. Zimmermann at the Embassy informed Mr. Ulrich that he could not enter
Hong Kong and asked if he was a practitioner of Falun Gong. She also stated that
there was nothing she could do. After 3 hours, he was escorted by five armed police officers and five other
police officers to the next flight and expelled from Hong Kong. Case 5-4: Nine German Residents Denied Boarding by IcelandAir due to Jiang's
Visit to Iceland Country: Germany Location and date of incident: Frankfurt Airport, Germany; June 12, 2002. All nine of these German residents were prevented from boarding their flight
to Iceland. The reason given by the Iceland Air was that Jiang was visiting Iceland. Source:
http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200212/9149.html Posting date: 12/31/2002 |