UK: London Press Conference Points Out Flaws In Prosecution's Case (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) On Wednesday 14th August, UK Falun Dafa practitioners held a press conference
opposite the Chinese Embassy in London to appeal against the unjust trial
conducted in Hong Kong. Many members of the public were very interested in the
loss of civil liberties in what they previously believed to be a free and
democratic society. Special flyers were created to inform passers-by of the
denial of basic human rights that has been forced on the Hong Kong and Swiss
citizens in Hong Kong at this time. It outlined the groundless nature of the
charges and how any fair court in the world would have instantly dismissed a
prosecution that was supported by no substantial evidence. Practitioners also
outlined the tremendous amount of flaws in the case of the obstruction, such as:
The police surrounded the practitioners with metal barricades, which
blocked the entire sidewalk, forcing the pedestrians onto the street. The police
then left the barricades there for five days. Right now the pavement is almost
entirely dug-up for "improvements".
The prosecution provided no third party witnesses, or a single person who
was obstructed.
The burden of proof belongs to the prosecution, yet they could not prove
that obstruction, let alone assault, took place.
The judge was asked to step down in the middle of the trial because he was
biased, but he refused (he has a record of convicting 9 of 10 defendants).
In the judge's summary, he personally attacked the character of the
practitioners, focusing on their "inconsistencies", yet he dismissed
the police's inconsistencies saying that they were "understandable"
under the chaotic situation.
The judge said that he had never seen such "compassionate"
action by policemen. Place this next to the picture... Last August, practitioners were arrested at the same spot but were
released with no charges, thus showing that they did not break the law.
If this were a simple obstruction case, why was one of the most prominent
prosecutors in Hong Kong hired to handle it?
The entire charges are illegal since the arrest was illegal to begin with.
Wednesday evening saw a press conference with speeches made by Lord Moyne,
Lord Thurlow, Vice-Chairman of "European Friends of Falun Gong" John
Dee, Patsy Coleman MP, and Chairman of the European Falun Dafa Association,
Peter Jauhal. A BBC camera crew also attended the press conference.
In his speech, the Chairman of the European Falun Dafa Association pointed
out the close relationship between the UK and Hong Kong and that he hoped that
the UK Government could take action against this blatant violation of the
"One country, Two systems" agreement ratified by the Chinese
authorities in 1997. He also stated, "Although this persecution has spread
to Hong Kong now, where will it go next? We have recently seen a grave abuse of
human rights with the deportation of a Chinese couple from Cambodia. This
deportation is a blatant and direct violation of the couple's official status as
U.N. refugees. When justice and fairness are trampled on and when laws are
interpreted for political ends, laws that are created as an instrument of human
rights protection become the machinery of human rights violations."
As morning broke, news of the guilty verdict rendered by the biased Hong Kong
judge reached the practitioners at the Embassy. Another press conference was
held highlighting the persecutory nature of this case and the lack of human
rights in the now tarnished "pearl of the East" that is Hong Kong.
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The appeal took up less than seven square metres (about the size of a large
van) out of a 140 square-metre area (about the size of a football pitch).
Speech by Lord Thurlow Speech by Lord Moyne 
The press conference was followed by a candlelight vigil, as many UK
practitioners remained outside the Embassy for the whole night peacefully
appealing against the acts of Jiang's regime. This was actually the 70th night
that practitioners have remained outside of the Chinese Embassy for 24 hours
continuously. 
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