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Canada: Montreal Practitioners Report that Mr. Lin Mingli Has Been Released After His Illegal Forced Labor Term Expired (Photos) By Dafa practitioners in Canada
(Clearwisdom.net) According to the news from Montreal, On March 26 (Shanghai time), Mr. Lin
Mingli was released and returned home after serving two years of an illegally imposed forced labor
term for practicing Falun Gong. On March 24, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners in Montreal, Canada held a press conference,
requesting the Chinese government to release Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Mingli, who was detained at
the No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Shanghai. Montreal resident and Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Shenli, who had recently been successfully
rescued from the same forced labor camp in Shanghai City last year, recounted his ordeal when he was
detained for two years. He said, "I'm very concerned about my
brother's situation. It was reported that he was force-fed which caused his esophagus to become
lacerated and he was unable to eat anything. Compared to him, I was very fortunate to be rescued
through the joint efforts of my wife in Canada and the Canadian government and people, so I could
come here and appeal for the rescue of my brother. But compared with countless Falun Gong
practitioners who are suffering persecution, my brother is fortunate, as he is one of the 13 persecuted
family members that the Canadian Parliament passed a resolution to try to rescue. Every appeal and
every effort from abroad played an important role in reducing the persecution of my brother, and
helping him to regain his freedom." He also said, "Tomorrow, March 26, (Shanghai time), will be the day when my brother's
two-year forced labor term concludes. Hereby, I demand Shanghai authorities to immediately
and unconditionally release my brother--Lin Mingli, and return his freedom. At the press conference, the practitioners displayed a large piece of cloth with over 3000
signatures collected by Montreal practitioners that had been sent to the UN Commission on Human
Rights meeting, appealing to the international community to help stop Chinese authorities killing of
Falun Gong practitioners. As of today, a total of 637 practitioners are confirmed to have died due
to the persecution. Posting date: 3/27/2003
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