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Understandings from My Experience of Filing Charges Against the Persecutors By a Falun Dafa Disciple in China
(Clearwisdom.net) In April 2002, I was illegally arrested by the local
police while explaining the facts about Dafa in public and then was sentenced to
forced labor for two years. In the labor camp, the guards and criminals tortured
me so brutally that my arms were broken and crippled; my whole body had scars
from the electric shocks. Eight months of persecution deformed my body and I was
reduced to a skeleton. The staff in the labor camp didn't release me until my
health was in critical condition because they didn't want to bear any
responsibility if I died under their care. In order to expose the persecution which was being committed under Jiang's
directive, I went to the provincial procuratorate with strong righteous thoughts
to file charges against the authorities who were responsible for committing such
crimes. I strongly requested the procuratorate to place the case on file for
investigation and prosecution, and punish the offenders severely. I also
requested that the offenders compensate me for my financial losses as well as my
emotional suffering. Inside the procuratorate, I lifted my clothes to reveal the scars all over my
body and my broken arm. I also showed them the X-ray film that was taken at the
hospital, especially the film taken after I was beaten fiercely. The person in
charge in the procuratorate was astonished upon seeing the evidence. He said
with anger, "It is way too cruel. I can imagine the situation even without
you having to describe it to me. If one violates the law, he or she should be
punished according to the law. How did they dare to beat you? You are not
appealing here; you should file charges against them. Take good care of the
evidence." Later, another section chief came in. Upon learning the overall situation of
the case, he accepted all my accusatory legal documents without hesitation.
There were several other non-practitioner complainants present. They were
outraged after they saw the evidence I presented. One of them said, "Once
while I was on a business trip in Beijing, personnel from the "610
Office" [1] in Beijing thought that I was a Falun Gong practitioner and
they arrested me and beat me. Those policemen are merciless and they beat you
barbarously. They have beaten many people to death." In "Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa
Conference," Master told us, "Have righteous thoughts! However you think something should be
handled, just go ahead and do it, and when you run into problems you will
naturally know how to solve them. If your righteous thoughts are strong,
everything will work out smoothly and it's guaranteed you'll do well." From this experience, I came to understand that it was indeed so. Only by
firmly believing in Dafa and having righteous thoughts can we put down all
notions that are for "self" and do things according to Master's
teaching unconditionally. The evil will indeed get frightened if we are able to
do so. At that time, we had four Dafa disciples going to the procuratorate and we
kept sending forth righteous thoughts on our way as well as inside the
procuratorate. When I described the persecution that I had suffered in the labor
camp, my fellow practitioners helped add what I forgot to say. We kept sending
forth righteous thoughts and my fellow practitioners kept helping me until the
complaint was accepted. Everything went very well. I know that this was only the first step, but I have confidence. With
righteous thoughts and righteous actions, and doing everything according to
Dafa's requirements, we are bound to do well in every step we take. From this experience of filing a lawsuit, I realized that it is very
important for Dafa disciples to keep the evidence of the persecution, because
the judiciary puts most emphasis on evidence. Evidence is most convincing. It is
very useful for filing a lawsuit. I also realized that Dafa disciples who understand law or who are lawyers
themselves should help those Dafa disciples who have been persecuted write
materials for filing accusations. When we Dafa disciples are writing the
materials, our godly side is at work and we carry energy with us. As for
non-practitioner lawyers, we need to contact them more. It is a good opportunity
to clarify the facts to them. If they are willing to represent us for a certain
lawsuit, they will listen to our stories and will ask questions. We will thus be
able to help remove the poisonous impact Jiang's slander had on them from their
minds, clear away their misunderstanding of and hatred against Dafa. We will
also be able to wake up their conscience and righteousness. The lawyers we have
clarified facts to will be very powerful when they help us file a lawsuit and
can therefore be saved. We must also remember to clarify the truth with wisdom.
As long as the lawyers understand that we are striving to be good people and we
are being persecuted, they will support us immediately. Currently, government agencies from all over the country are carrying out the
order from the Highest People's Procuratorate and seriously investigating the
criminal cases of government personnel's involvement in human rights violations
using their authority. My understanding is that nothing is accidental in our
human dimension. Everything exists for the Fa and everything is arranged for the
Fa. It is the result of cosmic changes in the Fa rectification. All the
advantageous environments for Fa rectification are created by Dafa; all of it is
an ordered arrangement. Master has expounded on the Fa principles in this
respect numerous times. It is absolutely correct if we validate Dafa using everyday people's
procedures and methods when we cultivate in human society. Therefore, as Dafa
disciples, we should not adopt a wait-and-see attitude: if others have proven it
to be good, I'll do it; if they encounter any problem, I will not do it. This is
not one's own cultivation. As long as we are firm in our righteous thoughts, as
long as we have studied the Fa well, we ought to do whatever we have enlightened
to and we will be able to do it well. Indeed, there isn't much time left. As Dafa disciples, we must lose no time
and make good use of the opportunity Dafa has created for us to bring all
persecutors and murderers of Dafa disciples to justice. It plays a major role in
stopping the persecution of Dafa and Dafa disciples in Mainland China. Posting date: 6/26/2004 |