Interview: Attorney Ye Ning on Shooting Incident in South Africa
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the pop-out menu. On July 3, 2004, the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice (GCBJJ),
the World, the Press Freedom and Human Rights League (PFHRL), and
20 other organizations held a rally in front of the White House, calling for an
end to the overseas extension of Jiang's state-run terrorism. The rally was
prompted by the injuries to Australia practitioners in a drive-by shooting in
South Africa. The practitioners were in a car on their way to Johannesburg to
deliver a lawsuit against Zeng Qinghong, where he was visiting, for crimes he
committed in persecuting Falun Gong. Both of practitioner David Liang's feet
were severely injured. Reporters interviewed human rights attorney Ye Ning from
Washington, D.C., who attended the rally. The following are Mr Ye's views as an
attorney on the shooting incident. Ye Ning: "This is a politically motivated assassination attempt. The
ultimate disclosure of the case often has to wait until the collapse of the
political regime orchestrated the assassination attempt. At that time, the truth
will be known. Many secret files, the numerous, hideous files of the Communist
Party, will return to the hands of people." Question: "The shooting incident in South Africa occurred suddenly just
a few days ago and is still under investigation. As an attorney, you probably
place a great deal of emphasis on evidence. Why did you join this rally today?
How do you see this incident?" Ye Ning: "In general, a politically attempted murder should be analyzed
from three perspectives. One is legal, the second is moral, and the third is
political. "From the legal perspective, political murder is also a criminal case.
From a purely legal perspective, it is not appropriate to accuse anybody as the
participant of the political murder before sufficient evidence is collected.
However, we know that any political murder, like the South African shooting
incident, is not a purely criminal case. From the background of the incident and
the coincidence of time and place, it shows clear traces of being committed by
the Chinese Communist Party. In criminology this is a crime's modus operandi.
It is the "signature" of a crime. The fingerprints of the political
boss are evident behind the scenes of this despicable criminal act. "We have solid evidence--and quite a bit of it--that the Chinese
Communist Party has indeed acted to extend its ¡®dictatorship of the
proletariat' overseas. We know that the Chinese Communist Party has conducted
political murders in China under its rule. This is no longer secret, and we have
seen many such cases. This shooting incident is just one example of extending
"the dictatorship of proletariat" overseas. However, it is a recent
occurrence to do it so publicly and boldly. "We have seen that in June 2002, Chinese Communist Party sent spies to
Vietnam to arrest the overseas democratic leader Wang Bingzhang and bring him
back to China to persecute him politically and sentence him to a lifetime in
prison. Recently, it colluded with the military government of Burma to kidnap
the overseas activist Mr. Peng Ming (transliteration). These acts are
politically and morally linked with the June 28th South African
shooting incident, and the Chinese Communist Party is inescapably responsible.
The incident had the fingerprints of the Chinese Communist Party all over it. It
is evidence of ¡®business as usual.' "Under certain circumstances, an inference can be made from customary
behaviors or activities. "Of course, this is politically attempted murder. Its complete
disclosure often has to wait until the collapse of the political regime
responsible for it. At that time, the truth will be known. Many secret files,
the numerous, hideous files of the Communist Party, will return to the hands of
people. People will then organize a court of righteousness to try those cases,
just like the cases of many Falun Gong practitioners who have died or been
injured or persecuted in the genocide and brutal persecution of Falun Gong under
the rule of the Chinese Communist Party. Until then, we can only collect
sufficient evidence. "Generally speaking, when we discover a case with their apparent
political fingerprints, we can expose the Chinese Communist Party's evil
activities from the perspectives of morality, politics, and public opinion. From
these perspectives, it is actually quite appropriate to expose those
activities." Question: "Recently, the media has been filled with reports on the
decapitation of American and South Korean hostages. This is the first time a
Falun Gong practitioner has been subjected to a shooting overseas. Can you talk
about the influences of this incident on global anti-terrorist efforts?" Ye Ning: "When we see the bloody pictures of decapitations on TV, we see
the terrorists' power against freedom. We must add an attributing clause in
front of the terrorism power. That is to say, the clarity in the expression of
thoughts and the consistency in the definition of certain terms are the
important aspects in which our perspectives are spread ideologically and
extended to the public. These terrorists are using almost unbelievably brutal
measures to fight against the freedom of humankind. Those terrorist behaviors,
in fact, resemble the South African shooting incident on June 28 in many
respects. "We saw that terrorists used similar tactics in South Africa as compared
to the brutal decapitation of hostages in Riyadh and Baghdad. "What kind of crime is decapitation? It is a brutal practice from the
Medieval Ages. It is slow and torturous murder. The victims were often innocent
people. These characteristics mirror those of the dictatorship of the Chinese
Communist Party and its terrorist acts. "Falun Gong believes in ¡®Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance.' It
improves health and enhances spirituality through inner cultivation. The
practitioners of this cultivation have been brutally persecuted at the directive
of Jiang Zemin since July 20, 1999. Up to now, a thousand people have died from
the persecution, and tens of thousands of people have been arrested. "Over the past five years we have seen many pictures and reports in
which peaceful, nonviolent Falun Gong practitioners who believe in the
philosophy of ¡®Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance' have been tortured and
brutally killed by the Chinese Communist Party. These pictures actually bear all
the characteristics of the decapitations. There is an ancient Chinese punishment
called Lingzhichusi, in which victims are put to death by dismemberment.
The pictures we saw of the Riyadh and Baghdad decapitations are also a form of Lingchichusi.
The terrorists decapitated the hostages with very dull knives, slowly cutting
the heads off of living persons. This is a direct challenge to respect for human
life. "Those people who died, both the practitioners and the hostages, were
all innocent. However, they did not die in vain. It is those innocent people who
die or sacrifice their lives for their beliefs and ideals that change our views
of humankind. It alerts us to this evil force that is sabotaging humanity,
freedom, and democracy. "When this spark of decency is aroused, we must grasp this historic
opportunity and not let it pass in vain. While demonstrations were held all over
South Korea when the terrorists decapitated their countryman, we have not seen
this happen in the United States. "Today I will appeal to the American people in my speech. We cannot let
these brutal acts against humanity, peace, and freedom run rampant. "We must fan the spark of human decency. This is the historic reason we
are gathered here today." July 5, 2004
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