Belgian TV Program AVS Reports on the Lawsuit against Jiang
(Clearwisdom.net, September 1, 2003) 21 August 2003 Ghent resident Matthias Slaats is the first litigant to make use of the new
genocide law. He accuses former leader Jiang Zemin of genocide, torture and
crimes against humanity. "He is responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, in
China and also outside China. During this persecution, hundreds of people have
been murdered and tortured to death in captivity, thousands of people have been
detained and there are literally millions of people who are in danger every day
in China" Matthias Slaats himself is a practitioner of Falun Gong. This means that,
through meditation and exercises, he strives for principles such as Truth,
Compassion and Forbearance. Falun Gong grew in China to no less then one hundred
million practitioners, until Jiang Zemin prohibited the movement in 1999. "Falun Gong was practiced on all levels of society, consequently also
within the top of the Communist Party and even in the Army. Perhaps Jiang Zemin
himself felt threatened one way or another." The Chinese leader then tried to destroy Falun Gong. Supporters were locked
up, and were forced into labor camps, where they were tortured or murdered.
Matthias Slaats now wants Jiang Zemin to be punished. "We hope that an in-depth investigation can take place and that, through
this, it will become clear how Jiang Zemin is responsible for the deaths of
thousands of people and that he will be sentenced. Not only in Belgium, but also
by the international community." Slaats finds that the Belgian genocide law now can finally prove its worth.
He sincerely believes that Belgium will not be put in a bad light this time. "There already have been verdicts in the United States and Canada
against people responsible for this persecution in China or for these slanderous
campaigns in the west. Currently, there is also a law case running in the United
States against Jiang Zemin and in France there is a law case running against one
of the accomplices of Jiang Zemin." The lawyers acting for the Falun Gong movement expect a verdict of the court
later this year.
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