Letter from the President of the International Association for Human Rights to the Chinese Ambassador in Vienna
(Clearwisdom.net) Chinese Embassy His Excellency Yonghua Lu Ambassador to the Peoples Republic
of China Metternichgasse 4 1030 Vienna . June 29th 2004 Dear Ambassador Yonghua Lu, We were appalled to hear about the latest incident on June 28th in South
Africa, in which Falun Gong practitioner Mr. David Liang was shot in broad
daylight while driving a car. It dismays us that this shooting was most likely
directed by high levels in Chinese circles. To be accurate, we will quote from a press release by the Falun Dafa
Information Centre: David Liang was driving one of two cars en route from Johannesburg airport
to Pretoria around 8:30 p.m. local time, Monday, June 28th. A white car with
three occupants overtook them and fired at least five shots into the vehicle
carrying the Falun Gong practitioners. Liang was hospitalized with bullet
wounds in both legs and his car was disabled in the incident. The driver of a passing car assisted them immediately. Liang and eight other
Falun Gong practitioners from Australia arrived in South Africa to assist
locals in revealing the nature of the persecution of Falun Gong in general, and
the heinous actions of the two visiting officials in particular. They intended
to hold a press conference to expose the crimes of the two officials and to
have legal papers served against them. The shooters did not stop when Liang was shot and his vehicle was disabled.
Liang, of Chinese origin, was the only one shot, and was the only one in the
car wearing a jacket with the words "Falun Dafa." These facts, and others that
are sure to emerge, point to this conclusion: the shooting was a premeditated
action specifically targeting Falun Gong during the two officials' visit. Zeng,
Bo, and other high officials have given orders in China that have resulted in
torture and death. During the nearly five years of persecution against Falun
Gong, harassment, interference in basic rights, death threats, beatings,
break-ins, and now an assault with guns have targeted practitioners of Falun
Gong on foreign soil, outside China. We wish you to take note that such means are not conducive towards rational
discussion regarding the human rights problems in your country. We also wish to point at this time the overall catastrophic human rights
situation in the People's Republic of China. We wish to specifically point to
the situation of those who are persecuted and suppressed because of their
belief, in particular the Tibetans, Uighurs and Christians. This happens only
because they wish to freely practice their religious beliefs. We wish to thank you for paying attention to our correspondence. Sincerely, (Signature) Katharina Grieb, IGFM President, Austria For Erich Leopold Originally published in German at
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