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"World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" Joins Lawsuit Against "610 Office" Head Luo Gan
(Clearwisdom.net September 10, 2003)
On September 8, 2003, the "World Organization to Investigate the
Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG)" joined a lawsuit against "610
Office" Head Luo Gan in Iceland, and posted a Report of its Investigation on
the "610 Office." See http://www.upholdjustice.org/English.2/610_crimes.htm
The report found that the establishment of the "610 Office" system
was Jiang Zemin's personal decision. When Falun Gong practitioners peacefully
appealed on April 25, 1999, Jiang's letter to the Standing Committee members and
other leaders in the country that evening introduced his goal that "The
Communist Party would conquer Falun Gong." On June 7, 1999, Jiang spoke at
the Central Political Bureau Meeting about the Falun Gong Issue, specifying that
the Central government would establish a "Committee to Deal With Falun
Gong." On June 10, 1999 the group was formally established without any
legal registration procedures, assigning Li Lanqing as Director, and Ding Guan-gen
and Luo Gan as Deputy Directors.
The report revealed that the "610 Office" is a secret, illegal
organization. In public announcements or press releases, CPC Central and the
Administration Bureau never admitted the existence of the "610
Office." Its establishment, structural organization, bureaucratic
relationship, operation, and finance all are entirely out of line with the
existing structure of Communist China. It assumed political power surpassing the
constitution and law, and used national resources at will. The "610
Office" is similar to Nazi Germany's Gestapo, and the "Cultural
Revolution Group" in that it avoids standard legal procedures. With its
special position and function, the "610 Office" has been responsible
for widespread torture, murder, unwarranted detentions and labor camp sentences,
illegal prison terms and fines, etc. during the persecution of Falun Gong.
John Zhao, speaker for WOIPFG said, "This is the first time WOIPFG has
joined a lawsuit against parties directly responsible for persecuting Falun
Gong. The '610 Office' is specially established for persecuting Falun Gong. It
only follows the order of Party Committee at each level, and has authority above
the law, government organizations, public security officials, procuratorial
offices and the people's court, judicial departments, and all other government
offices. As head of the '610 Office', Luo Gan is undeniably responsible for
persecuting Falun Gong. '610 Offices' have been established from the central
government all the way down to Provinces, Cities, Counties, and Townships.
Universities, organizations, and private enterprises also have '610 Offices'.
Luo Gan has pushed regional labor camps to detain and persecute Falun Gong
practitioners. He has encouraged corrupt police and labor camp employees to
violate the Law. WOIPFG is further compiling 'Crime Facts of Luo Gan's Role in
Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners', to prepare for the trial session." |