(Clearwisdom.net) Irish Falun Dafa practitioners held a press conference to
tell people about the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in front of the Dublin Chinese
Embassy in Dublin. A representative of the Irish Falun Dafa Association gave a
speech pointing out that Jiang Zemin has constantly abused his power over the
past four years in trying to eradicate Falun Gong, a meditation practice based
on Truthfulness, Kindness, Tolerance. Jiang has employed torture, slaughter,
rape and other criminal activities in his campaign of state terrorism.
Therefore, he has to take full responsibility for the persecution against Falun
Gong practitioners. Not only does he illegally persecute innocent Falun Gong
practitioners, but Jiang Zemin has also cheated all of the Chinese citizens with
deceit and lies. The Irish Falun Gong practitioners continue to call on the
Irish people and government to pay attention to the human rights violations
committed by this Chinese dictator. The practitioners also hope that the Irish
media, government and people can stand up for the human rights of Falun Gong
practitioners in China and support the global lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. During the press conference, Zhao Ming, a Postgraduate
student in the Department of Computer Science of Dublin's Trinity College,
described how he was illegally detained, imprisoned and brutally tortured for 20
months in Chinese labor camps simply because he returned to China to peacefully
appeal for Falun Gong. The guards in the labor camps instigated the inmates to
beat up Zhao Ming and force-feed him when he went on a hunger strike. Because
Ming refused to renounce his belief in Falun Dafa, labor camp policemen used 6
electrical batons to apply electrical shocks simultaneously to the sensitive
parts of his body, leading to a loss of feeling in both his legs. After
persistent requests and appeals from the Irish people and government, Zhao Ming
was finally released in March 2000. He subsequently returned to Ireland to
resume his studies. Another Irish Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Dai Dongxue,
applied for a passport renewal and was turned down by the Chinese Embassy. Dai's
two elder sisters and her younger brother were unlawfully arrested several times
because they practice Falun Gong. Up to today, Dai's eldest sister is still
imprisoned but her actual whereabouts are unknown. Dai's family has been torn
apart by this persecution. Even the information about her elderly mother's death
last year was blocked by the Chinese regime. Since the Chinese Embassy refused
to renew her passport, Ms. Dai missed the last opportunity to see her mother
before she died.
Posting date: 7/9/2003
Original article date: 7/8/2003
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide