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Chinese Consul in Canada Found Guilty of Libel, Canadian MP Rob Anders Congratulates Falun Gong Practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued the
verdict on February 3, 2004 and found Pan Xinchun, Deputy Chinese Consul General
in Toronto, guilty of libel. Canadian MP Rob Anders wrote Falun Gong
practitioner in congratulation of the news. He said: "I am delighted to hear of
the Ontario court ruling which has found the Chinese Consul General in Toronto
guilty of slandering Falun Gong." He wrote: "This decision sends a strong message to Chinese officials here
that they are not free to disseminate state hate propaganda as they might in the
People's Republic of China. It is an assertion of rule of law and Canadian
sovereignty. The actions of Chinese consular staff are repugnant and those
involved should have their diplomatic privileges revoked and be asked to leave
the country. "I am disturbed by the non-diplomatic activities of the Chinese government
here in Canada. I have been notified by practitioners that Chinese officials are
conducting anti-Falun Gong activities, including; rallies, distributing letters
and brouchers to all levels of Canadian officials and supporters of Falun Gong,
infiltration of student campus groups, denial of visas to China or passport
extensions and large scale poster displays inside Chinese Consulates and the
Embassy. I myself have personally experienced the abuse that the Chinese
government often resorts to when dealing with freedom of expression. "It's time for Chinese authorities to seriously consider a change in policy
towards practitioners, and how they conduct themselves while stationed abroad.
This ruling underlines the message that such uncivilized behavior is
unacceptable, and the oppressive intolerance of spiritual beliefs and freedom of
speech is unwelcome here in Canada." Posting date: 2/13/2004 |