(Clearwisdom.net) Seven Falun Gong practitioners will file a genocide lawsuit
in Taiwan's High Court on November 17, 2003 against former Chinese president
Jiang Zemin, former premier of State Department Li Lanqing, and Chinese
Communist Party Politburo member Luo Gan. On November 15, more than 10,000 Falun
Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Presidential Office in downtown
Taipei to support the legal action. The media gave extensive coverage of this.
On November 15, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners support the lawsuit
against Jiang in front of the Presidential Office
According to AP report on November 13, Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners
planned to file a lawsuit against former Chinese president Jiang for persecuting
Falun Gong and aiming to wipe out this popular spiritual movement in China. Over
the past two years, Falun Gong practitioners around the world have filed at
least a dozen lawsuits in foreign courts against Jiang and other Chinese
officials for violating human rights. They alleged that Jiang, as head of the
Chinese Communist Party was responsible for the persecution. Taiwanese people
have frequently rendered their support for Falun Gong practitioners who have
been imprisoned in Mainland China.
VOA reported on November 15: Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners will file a
lawsuit against former Chinese President Jiang with Taiwan's judiciary system
for persecuting human rights. More than 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered
on Saturday in front of the Presidential Office to practice the exercises and
sitting meditation to support seven Falun Gong practitioners who will file a
genocide lawsuit in Taiwan's High Court against former Chinese President Jiang
Zemin and former Premier of the State Department Li Lanqing and the Chinese
Communist Party Politburo member Luo Gan.
The report said, Taiwan Falun Dafa Association President Chang Ching-hsi read
a public statement entitled, "Bring Jiang to Justice, Taiwan Files a Lawsuit."
He said, "In the past four years, Taiwan Falun Dafa practitioners have been
subjected to illegal detention, suffering, violence and other persecution during
their visits to China. They traveled to Hong Kong and Iceland to participate in
legal activities, but were unreasonably repatriated, detained or suffered damage
on their property and physical safety."
Chang Ching-hsi pointed out that Falun Gong has no political motivation, and
practitioners seek no political benefits. The practitioners only hope to
safeguard humanity's basic freedom of belief, freedom of expression through
judiciary system, and hope to uphold basic value of human rights, righteousness
and kindness through a just trial.
BBC reported on November 15: nearly 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners performed
the exercises and sitting mediation in front of the Presidential Office to
protest the Mainland authorities' persecution of Falun Gong and call for an
immediate release of four detained Taiwanese practitioners.
The report said, "'Stop persecuting human beings, and safeguarding basic
human rights' is the theme of this rally. They hope the Mainland authorities
stop persecuting Falun Gong. Besides the activities on Saturday, Taiwan Falun
Dafa Association has launched a bicycle tour around the island entitled, 'Stop
persecuting human rights, let Falun Gong practitioners go home.' Dozens of
Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners in two teams rode bicycles to travel to counties
and cities in Taiwan to promote their principles and seek support. Many local
people rendered their support, including heads of towns and county councilors."
Taiwan Falun Dafa Association pointed out that currently four "Mainland
Brides" had been arrested when they visited their families in their hometown in
the Mainland and could not return to Taiwan. Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners
called upon the Mainland authorities to respect human rights, and release
"Taiwan's daughters-in-law" immediately.
Central News Agency reported on November 15: Taiwan Falun Dafa Association
held a 10,000 practitioners' rally to support a lawsuit filed by seven Taiwan
Falun Gong practitioners against Jiang. On November 17, the seven practitioners
would file a lawsuit in Taiwan's High Court against former Chinese president
Jiang Zemin, former vice premier of State Department Li Lanqing and Chinese
Communist Party politburo member Luo Gan for violating Statute Against Crime of
Genocide.
Taiwan Public TV Station reported on November 14, the Mainland China
persecutes Falun Gong practitioners disregarding their nationalities. Seven
Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners who used to be illegally arrested in China, with
the help of their lawyer, will file a lawsuit next Monday against former Chinese
president Jiang Zemin and others for crime of genocide. This is a rare lawsuit
based on International Human Rights Convention in Taiwan.
Radio Free Asia November 15 news in Taipei: more than 4,000 Falun Gong
practitioners held a sit-in and practiced the exercises on Saturday in Taipei to
protest the Mainland China's persecution of Falun Gong. Words on banners these
practitioners held expressed their request to bring former Chinese president
Jiang Zemin to justice.
The report said Falun Gong practitioner Lin Hsiao-kai who was detained in
Mainland China for 20 days and six other Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners who
used to be detained in Mainland China would file a lawsuit in Taiwan's High
Court against former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, former premier of State
Department Li Lanqing, Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Luo Gan for
crime of genocide.
The World Daily reported on November 15: nearly 10,000 Taiwan Falun Gong
practitioners and representatives from different countries gathered in front of
the Presidential Office, condemned former Chinese president Jiang Zemin as
"Scoundrel of Human Rights," and published a statement entitled, "Scoundrel of
human rights should be held accountable," to support Falun Gong practitioners
suffering persecution in Mainland China.
The report said, Taiwan Falun Dafa Association President Chang Ching-hsi
thought that former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has branded Falun Gong as
illegal in the past four years out of his own jealousy, and taken Falun Gong as
a target of political struggle. Jiang has not only deprived the Chinese people's
freedom of belief, but also extended the persecution overseas. Amnesty
International has listed Jiang Zemin as "Scoundrel of Human Rights" in 2001. Up
to now, governments of different countries have made more than 130 statements to
condemn Mainland China's act. Since last October, in the US, Belgium, Spain and
other countries, Falun Gong practitioners have filed lawsuits against Jiang
Zemin for his crime of genocide, torture and anti-humanity. Chang Ching-hsi
hoped that Taiwan's court can give a fair inquisition, and people can also made
a fair trial in the court of their conscience. 
Posting date: 11/18/2003
Original article date: 11/18/2003
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/11/16/60708.html