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Media Reports on Australian Falun Gong Practitioners' Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
(Clearwisdom.net) Clearwisdom correspondent's comprehensive report: On
December 10, 2004, Australian Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Cuiying's
lawsuit against ex-Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for persecuting Falun Gong began
the first court hearing. Ms. Zhang expressed that she is upholding justice for
the persecuted people in China. Currently, Falun Gong practitioners from over 20
countries have filed 46 lawsuits against the Chinese government's persecution of
Falun Gong. Radio Free Asia (RFA) in Sydney reported on December 10 that an Australian
woman Falun Gong practitioner filed a lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday
against Chinese officials for the persecution of her. According to AP's report,
42-year-old Zhang Cuiying suffered eight-month's detention and mistreatment in
1999 for practicing Falun Gong when she returned to China. After Zhang Cuiying returned to Australia, she decided to file a lawsuit
against Jiang Zemin who was Chinese president then. Zhang Cuiying expressed to
the media outside the NSW Supreme Court Friday that she is upholding justice for
the persecuted people in China. As for the persecution Ms. Zhang suffered in China, the Epoch Times
news network reported that Zhang Cuiying went to China to peacefully appeal for
Falun Gong at the end of 1999, hoping the Chinese authorities to stop the
persecution of Falun Gong. Unexpectedly, the authorities detained her for eight
months, during the time she suffered all kinds of torture. Ms. Zhang said,
"I was beaten so often that bruises covered my entire body and the pain
made me unable to sleep. I was chained with heavy shackles. I was forced to
sleep on the concrete floor in the cold winter, with the toilet right in front
of my head." Ms. Zhang said she was detained in a dark, damp prison cell filled with a
foul stench and was not allowed to go outside for fresh air. Such adverse
condition caused her to suffer severe physical damage. She was even thrown into
the quarters for male prisoners to humiliate her. Voice of America (VOA) reported that Australian Falun Gong practitioner Zhang
Cuiying filed a lawsuit against former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. Zhang
Cuiying expressed that she suffered torture for her belief during her visit to
China. She filed the lawsuit in a court in Sydney on Friday. Zhang Cuiying said that she was arrested in March 2000 for speaking out
against Jiang's persecution of Falun Gong in Shenzhen City. She said that during
the eight months' incarceration, she was chained with heavy shackles and forced
to work long hours daily. Her solicitor said that 46 lawsuits against Jiang
Zemin and his followers have been filed in 26 countries.
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