(Clearwisdom.net) Song Tao, a Falun Dafa practitioner in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, was illegally arrested in Weihai by police from Fushan district, Yantai, in July 2002 and charged with intercepting TV signals to broadcast Falun Dafa truth-clarifying information. In December 2002, he was put on trial and sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment. [Note: For most people in the west, trials imply justice, but fair trials do not exist in China for Falun Gong practitioners. The legal mechanisms that produce fairness, such as being able to cross-examine government witnesses, are conspicuously absent. In addition, if a Falun Gong practitioner can get legal representation at all, the defense counsel is not appointed until after investigation, which can take months, and it is during this time that an attorney is needed most. Lawyers are not entitled to "discovery" about the government's case, cannot litigate aggressively for their clients, and they must submit their legal strategy to the prosecutor for approval.]
Throughout his long ordeal, Song Tao has remained true to his beliefs.
People around the world, please show your concern. Fellow practitioners, please send forth strong righteous thoughts to help Song Tao to eliminate the evil's persecution and get out of prison as early as possible. (Please refer to http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/10/24/27942.html for the relevant report.)
