Letter from Norway Practitioners to Hong Kong's Chief Justice
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August 7, 2002 Trial against Falun Gong practitioners You are most probably familiar with the peaceful appeals of Falun Gong
practitioners, which, due to the inhuman persecution in Mainland China, have
been staged in Hong Kong and other countries during the last three years. During
these appeals practitioners sit in meditation, display banners to end the
persecution, and are completely non-violent. This trial is a travesty -- the Falun Gong practitioners are innocent. In March this year Falun Gong, 4 Swiss and 12 Hong Kong practitioners were
appealing lawfully in front of the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong when they
were brutally removed by the police. The practitioners were charged with
obstructing the pavement and even obstructing and assaulting police, and are now
on trial. During the arrests police resorted to brutal tactics such as choking elderly
women, thumbing painful acupressure points, and pulling hair. Nine practitioners
sustained minor injuries. The practitioners stayed peaceful, true to their
principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. This trial is a threat to democracy in Hong Kong. What would cause the Hong Kong police to attack the rights of
its citizens and foreigners who were acting in accordance to the Hong Kong basic
law? The trial coincides with China extending its persecution to democratic
nations around the world, and with blacklisting practitioners from other
countries to deny them basic human rights. We see a connection between the trial in Hong Kong and China's international
persecution. This trial is not only about Falun Gong. It is a direct threat to
the "one nation, two systems" principle and a very serious encroachment on
democracy in Hong Kong. Should Hong Kong's court be intimidated by the leaders
of China, Hong Kong will lose the integrity of its judiciary system on top of
the erosion of its democratic traditions. The whole world is watching If the prosecutors' views prevail in this case, Beijing wins and the people
of Hong Kong lose. This trial is about an honorable stand against persecution
and about Hong Kong's democratic future. We urge you to do what you can to end this travesty. Sincerely, Falun Gong Norway
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