The following is an excerpt from a statement from the Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) Association, released yesterday -- Since 1999 when the dictator Jiang Zemin initiated the bloody persecution of Falun Gong in China, the CCP has relied upon state power and an array of CCP terrorist mechanisms under its control to suppress innocent Falun Gong practitioners to the greatest extent possible. Under Jiang and the CCP's menace, many province- and city-level officials have acted as ringleaders or collaborators in the torture and killing of Falun Gong practitioners. Using their official positions, they have participated in this persecution to varying degrees, not only as initiators, co-conspirators and ringleaders, but also as aiders, abetters, and other types of accomplices.

During the political movement that swept the entire nation, all provinces and cities established regional or local "610 Offices," whose sole purpose was to persecute Falun Gong. Governmental and CCP officials and leaders planned, instigated, ordered, authorized, aided, abetted or incited police and other security forces to commit the abuses suffered by the Falun Gong practitioners, and used all resources to directly participate in such a large-scale, systematic persecution. The police, CCP's political and judiciary committee secretaries at various levels, and directors of 610 Offices at each level directly planned, and conducted the persecution mercilessly. The crimes they committed include, but are not limited to, genocide, torture, extra-judicial killing, prolonged arbitrary detention, forced labor, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment...

From today on, overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong and as a result, commit new crimes in addition to those they have already perpetrated against Falun Gong...

Even for those who have committed wrongdoings, [however,] there is still an opportunity for them to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. For all those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong but want now to correct their mistakes, they can submit, under safe circumstances, a guarantee statement or regret letter to Minghui (Clearwisdom.Net) or to any regional Falun Dafa Association to be archived. We will not investigate the various crimes of those who are determined to correct their mistakes. However we will continue to monitor their actions.

Full Text of Notice: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2005/10/9/65726.html

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STATEMENT - Oct. 12, 2005
Falun Dafa Information Center, www.faluninfo.net

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about), is a Buddhist practice of meditation and exercises, with teachings that emphasize living by three principles: truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Practiced in over 70 countries world-wide, Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture. With government estimates of as many as 100 million practicing Falun Gong in China, in July 1999 China's then-Communist leader launched a nationwide, brutal campaign to "eradicate" the practice. The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of 2,747 deaths and over 44,000 cases of torture (reports / sources). Millions have been detained or sent to labor camps without trial.

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