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New York: Falun Gong Practitioners Urge Singapore to Stop Participating in the Persecution (Photos) By Kerry Huang, Clearwisdom correspondent from New York
(Clearwisdom.net) The Singapore Court delivered an unfair and incorrect
verdict against two Falun Gong practitioners. In response, on April 29, 2005,
Falun Gong practitioners held an appeal in front of the Singapore General
Consulate and called for the immediate release of the two innocent
practitioners. They also called for the Singapore government to stop
participating in the persecution of Falun Gong and asked them to stop acting as
an accomplice to the Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Persecutes Falun Gong and Will Be Punished
by Heaven's Principles; the Singapore Government Is Advised not to Act as
Accomplice to the CCP
It was reported that two Falun Gong practitioners, Ms. Ng Chye Huay and Ms.
Cheng Lujin, were charged by the police in May 2004. Each of them faced eight
charges, including, "Assembly without a permit" and "Possessing
and mailing out uncertified VCDs." After almost one year of hearings, the
two practitioners were fined S$20,000 and S$24,000 respectively on April 27,
2005 by the Singapore Court. They refused to accept the verdict and expressed
their wish to appeal. They were taken to the Changi Women's Prison at 6:00 p.m.
with the possibility of being imprisoned for up to 24 weeks. Ms. Rong Yi, a Falun Gong practitioner and former Chinese diplomat, said that
the verdict of the Singapore Court was unfair and incorrect. The action of the
Singapore government was to help the CCP to persecute Falun Gong. She said,
"We call for the government of Singapore to release these two innocent
practitioners, correct its mistake and stop being the CCP's accomplice." Ms. Yi said that Falun Gong has spread to more than 60 countries and only the
CCP is persecuting Falun Gong. The CCP conducts brutal persecution of
practitioners who follow the principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance,
and will be punished by heaven's principles. Ms. Yi said that the Epoch Times published the "Nine Commentary
on the CCP" that disclosed the CCP's evil nature. Over one million people
have renounced membership in the CCP after learning the facts, and the CCP will
soon meets its demise. If the Singapore government helps the CCP, the
consequences will not be good for Singapore and its people. Falun Gong Spreads Worldwide, the Government of Singapore Commits Wrongdoing
and Is Urged to Correct Its Mistake Practitioner Ms. Qingqing Liu from Australia said, "I was surprised to
hear of the news. This is the first case in which another government persecutes
Falun Gong. Since 1999, practitioners worldwide have clarified the
truth and won support from people and governments around the world. Falun
Gong has won more than one thousand awards for its positive influence in
society." Practitioner Ms. Xiangshu Li from Japan said, "I have been to many
countries to participate in truth clarification activities. Every time, the
local police help to maintain order. They are friendly and support us.
Therefore, the Singapore incident is inconceivable and appalling. We come here
to appeal because the Singapore Government's office is here. We wish to have
them know the facts and correct their mistake." New York Police Officer: "We know about Falun Gong and the persecution.
You [Falun Gong Practitioners] always do a good job." A little after the practitioners started their appeal, a police officer came
over to check the situation. He came forward to tell us his purpose. The officer
said, "I received several calls saying there was an appeal here, so I came
by to check. If I had known it was Falun Gong's appeal, I would not have
come." He said that the practitioners' appeal at the Singapore Consulate does not
need a permit and is legal. He said, "I know about you and the persecution.
You always do very well."
Posting date: 5/1/2005
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