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UK: Falun Dafa Association Holds Press Conference to Mourn the Death of Liu Chengjun and Appeal to Stop the Persecution (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net, January 12, 2004) At 3 P.M. on December 30, 2003, UK Falun
Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy in
London to mourn the death of Liu Chengjun, a Falun Gong practitioner from the
Chinese city of Changchun. Liu was tortured to death recently after being
arrested and imprisoned for 22 months because he tapped into TV broadcasts to
transmit a video exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in
China. UK practitioners appealed for an immediate investigation into Liu's
death, so that the murderers can be punished and the persecution can be brought
to an end.
The press conference was hosted by Peter Jauhal, spokesman for the UK Falun
Dafa Association. Several practitioners held photos of Liu Chengjun during the
press conference while others displayed banners that called for an end to the
persecution. A representative of the UK Falun Dafa Association read out a
statement denouncing the brutal massacre of Falun Gong practitioners committed
by the Jiang regime. It also demanded that the Chinese government impose severe
punishments on the murderers and bring the primary instigator of this
persecution, Jiang Zemin, and his accomplices to justice. Another practitioner
read a public letter addressed to Chinese people worldwide from the "Global
Committee for Rescuing Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners." The letter called
on all of the governments, citizens and international organizations to stop the
genocide occurring in China.
Ninety-one-year-old former senior UK diplomat Lord Thurlow, who also
practices Falun Gong, delivered a speech at the press conference. He expressed
admiration and praise for the Falun Gong practitioners, represented by Liu
Chengjun, who devote their lives to upholding freedom of belief. He also pointed
out that this tragedy has once again made people worldwide recognize this
inhuman persecution that the Jiang regime is conducting against Falun Gong
practitioners.
Upon the completion of the press conference, practitioners sent forth
righteous thoughts as a group.
Posting date: 1/13/2004
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