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France: European Falun Gong Practitioners Explain the Facts to High Level French Officials
(Clearwisdom.net) In order to express their serious
concerns regarding the Paris incident in which police arrested Falun Gong
practitioners without just cause, representatives of the European, Nordic and
French Falun Dafa Associations visited the French President's Office, Primer's
Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Justice and Ministry of
Domestic Affairs on February 9, 2004. Wearing yellow scarves, the representatives first came to the
doors of the French Ministry of Domestic Affairs. After indicating to the guard
the purpose of their visit, eight or nine policemen came and surrounded them.
The atmosphere became tense, as the policemen were uncertain as to whether the
orders from the last few days had been withdrawn. Practitioners expressed their serious concerns regarding the
Paris incident and recounted the purpose of the visit by presidents of the
European, Nordic and French Falun Dafa Associations and all others. Police
started to pay attention to the visit and made appropriate arrangements,
including an escort with a police wagon. The practitioner representatives met
officials concerned in all five departments or offices listed above within two
and a half hours and explained the facts to them face to face. The representatives expressed their protest against the
recent rough treatment and unreasonable arrests of dozens of Falun Gong
practitioners on the streets of Paris. They also asked the officials to let
their leadership know: please don't ever allow anyone to betray the traditional
values of France: freedom, equality, fraternity, in exchange for short term
economic benefits. Every official in each department or office listened intently
and accepted materials explaining the facts of the persecution and introducing
Falun Gong and read them carefully. Before leaving, the Dafa practitioners gave every government
department a letter of protest, requesting those concerned apologize to Falun
Gong practitioners. It was learned that on the morning of February 9, the
representatives went to the Police Department to explain the facts and deliver a
letter of protest. The practitioner representatives said that they would
continue to contact the French government to help them understand more about
Falun Gong, and pursue a reasonable solution to the Paris incident.
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