Falun Dafa Information Center, Austria: Press Release Regarding Jia Qinglin's Visit to Austria
Jia Qinglin, who is a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party and
who directs the persecution of Falun Gong in the Chinese capital of Beijing, was
scheduled to visit Austria on August 31 2004. In connection with his visit, the
Falun Dafa Information Center in Austria held a press conference and sent out
the following press release: Press Conference Tuesday, August 31st 2004, between 10am and 11am Caf?Eiles, Josefstädterstraße 2, 1080 Wien Guest lecturer: Mrs. Katharina Grieb, International Society for Human Rights High ranking visitor to Austria In the beginning of next week, Jia Qinglin, the former secretary of the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and former mayor of Beijing will visit Austria for
two days. He has been a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP's Politburo
since 2002. Since 2003 he has been the chairman of the 10th country's committee
of the Political advisory board of the Chinese people. Jia Qinglin is a very
influential man in China. The world's citizens are aware of the human rights situation in China.
However, it is often forgotten that high-ranking functionaries of the CCP and
the Chinese government often personally order and execute the persecution of
Falun Gong. During Jia's administration, Beijing generated one of the worst records among
many cities with respect to the persecution of Falun Gong (see examples below).
As the Party's General Secretary in Beijing, and in his capacity as Central
Committee member of the CCP from 1999-2002, Jia Qinglin has been responsible for
the persecution. He demanded a 'clear position' from all CCP members at all
levels and their decisive commitment in favor of the so-called 'fight against'
Falun Gong. In addition, Jia participated actively in the persecution of female
Falun Gong practitioners. During the conference for the mobilization of the 16th
National Congress, Jia declared the persecution of Falun Gong to be one of the
'top five objectives' in Beijing. Jia's administration in Beijing The Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing is infamous for its cruel torture of
Falun Gong practitioners in order to 'reform' them. Many different torture
methods have been applied to practitioners there, such as prolonged standing or
squatting, electric shocks, prolonged sleep-deprivation and forced feedings
(food, poison or fecal matter is forced into the stomach through a tube inserted
into the nose). In addition, a special torture method was developed there:
Practitioners are fettered to the ladder of the bunk beds and forced to bend
over until their faces press against their legs. Their hands are shackled behind
their backs and cleaning rags are stuffed into their mouths. Then the
practitioners are forced under the beds, which are barely forty centimeters
high, with feet pointing out and resting on a stool. Their socks and shoes are
removed and their soles are beaten. Ms. Zhao Xin, a 32-year-old university lecturer at the University for
Economics and Industry of Beijing was brutally beaten by police at the Haidan
police substation in Beijing for practicing Falun Gong. She suffered a severe
fracture of her neck and died from her injuries after suffering extreme pain for
six months. Her dignified demeanor has earned great admiration among many people
around the world, and her death caused great grief. Numerous Falun Gong
practitioners traveled to attend her funeral on December 13th 2000 although
police blocked access to the cemetery and only allowed family and close friends
to take part. Mr. Zhao Ming, a Chinese Falun Gong practitioner residing in Ireland, was
arrested in 1999 while he was visiting his family in China at Christmas and was
subjected to cruel torture and mistreatment in the Xinan and Tuanhe labor camps
in Beijing. Falun Gong practitioners, people from all walks of Irish society,
many human rights organizations, as well as people from around the world,
ceaselessly petitioned the Irish government for more than two years until he was
finally released in March 2002. In August 2004, Mr. Zhao said, "Even two years later, my lower legs are
still numb and hurt whenever I walk a lot. I always reckoned that it must be due
to the torture method called 'squatting like a soldier' which I was forced to
do while I was in Xinan labor camp. However, later many additional memories
returned, which made me realize that it could have been caused by neurotoxic
substances they administered to me" (see accompanying report). More information regarding the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and
the role played by Jia Qingling, will be forthcoming on Tuesday, August 31st at
10am at the press conference at Caf?Eiles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Background Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a traditional practice of meditation
originally from China, which is practiced in sixty countries around the world.
In addition to exercises, special emphasis is placed upon self-cultivation of
one's character and moral values according to the principles of Truth,
Compassion and Tolerance, values that are deeply rooted in Chinese culture for
thousands of years. Since July 20th 1999, at the instigation of former head of state Jiang Zemin,
Falun Gong has been irrationally persecuted in China. Hundreds of thousands have
been arrested since July 1999. More than 100,000 practitioners have been
sentenced to lengthy terms in labor camps, usually without due legal process.
The persecution in China touches every facet of life: the loss of job and home,
the expulsion of students from schools, forced abortions and forced divorce. The
Falun Dafa Information Center has obtained information about more than 1023
deaths due to torture in police stations and labor camps. The true number is
probably several times higher. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE, CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA
INFORMATION CENTRE AUSTRIA Contact person: Martin Schrott 0699-12122025; Igor Jancev
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