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Taiwan Falun Dafa Association Issues Public Statement Regarding Multiple Arrests in Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) In an October 21 legislative press conference, Zhang Qingxi, director of the
Taiwan Falun Dafa Association disclosed the following: Since Jiang Zemin, former
leader of CCP, started to suppress Falun Gong in July 1999, widespread, violent
persecution has taken place throughout China. This persecution even includes
residents who are not Chinese citizens, as seen in the cases of the following
Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners. Ms. Wang Xiuhua went on a business trip to Shanghai on January 2, 2003. She
did not take any banned articles, nor is she a criminal. When she arrived at
Pudong Airport, plain-clothes police forcibly took her to the Shanghai Public
Security Bureau, where she was detained for 28 days, and interrogated for more
than 18 hours each day. Ms. Wang was deprived of sleep for up to 30-40 hours at
a time, and forced to stand in a fixed position for extended periods. She
suffered abuse from the police, and threats that she would be sentenced to 3-7
years in prison. Only after Ms. Wang's company and relatives got involved,
spending a lot of money and using connections, was she was finally released at
2:00 p.m. on January 29. She returned to Taiwan via Air Macau. Mr. Fan Guohua, a resident of Yonghe City, Taiwan, is self-employed. In July
2002, his family of four went to their hometown, Qingdao City, in Mainland China
to visit relatives. They clarified the truth about Falun Gong to his friends and
relatives. On the 3rd day in Qingdao City, Mr. Fan was taken to the police
station, where the police slapped him twice in the face. His whole family was
repatriated the next day, and the Falun Gong books that Fan Guohua took with him
were confiscated. Ms. Cheng Xi, a housewife around 40 years old, is originally from Mainland
China. Her husband's family lives in Taipei, and have been in Taiwan for over 4
years. Concerned about the current Falun Gong situation, Cheng Xi went back to
Shenzhen, Mainland China on January 9, 2002. She was arrested by police on
January 18, 2003. Her husband's family was afraid of the CCP, and remained low
key in their rescue efforts. Cheng Xi was sentenced to 4 years in prison and is
currently detained in the No. 1 Detention Center in Shentuchuan, Nanshan
District. Ms. Cheng Shihueng, 31 years old, was originally from Mainland China. Her
husband's family lives in Zhanghua County, Taiwan. It was reported that she
returned to Mainland China in October 2002 and is currently illegally detained
in Shenzhen City Forced Labor Camp. Her 5-year-old child is still waiting for
her to come home. Ms. Zhang Qiong, is originally from Mainland China. Her husband's family
lives in Zhanghua County, Taiwan. It was reported that she was sentenced to
prison after being detained for several months in China. At the end of the press conference, due to the incident with Lin Xiaokai and
the suffering of several Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners, the Taiwan Falun
Dafa Association issued a public statement declaring three things. 1. We demand that the Chinese government unconditionally release Lin Xiaokai
and other illegally detained Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners without delay,
and protect the basic human rights of Taiwanese people. 2. We urge the four parties in legislature to pass a resolution "Calling
on all people to stop the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang Zemin, and release
the innocent Taiwanese People." Zhang Qingxi noted that more than ten
countries around the world have already passed over 130 statements and
resolutions condemning this persecution. 3. We call on Taiwanese human rights organizations and international human
rights organizations to begin investigating the persecution of Taiwanese Falun
Gong practitioners by Jiang's regime and the infringement of the interests of
Taiwanese people, utilizing all available assistance, as soon as possible. October 22, 2003 |