(Clearwisdom.net) At 8:10 a.m., on December 6, 2006, the Longshan District Court of Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province put nine Falun Dafa practitioners, including Ms. Xiang Lijie (wife of a Taiwan resident), Mr. Zhao Yan, Mr. Liu Xingquan, Mr. Zhang Shunhong (younger brother of tortured-to-death Mr. Zhang Shunlong), Ms. Liu Xiangzhuo, and others on trial. These nine practitioners resisted the slanderous accusations with righteous thoughts. After more than three hours, the Court session concluded without resolution.
The Court notified each Falun Dafa practitioner that they could have two family members sit in the Court, with IDs but not any cell phones. More than ten family members witnessed the whole process. Ms. Xiang Lijie was the first one to step forward. She was obviously tortured until she was very weak. She took out prepared statements when the defense session started, but was rudely interrupted. Another Falun Dafa practitioner solemnly pointed out, "Every one has the right to defend themselves!" Ms. Xiang Lijie kept very strong righteous thoughts the whole time, and she did not accept any slander under this illegal persecution.
The second person to step forward was Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhao Yan from Dongfeng County. After being detained for nearly eight months, this young man's weight had gone from 200 pounds to 150 pounds. His face was very sallow. He was asked, "Do you admit to all the crimes you have committed?" He answered, "No, cultivating Falun Gong is an innocent act!" The Judge was very angry and ordered, "Record what he says!" The third practitioner was a gentleman that was tortured so severely that he had to be helped by two people to stand up.
It was said that another court session would be held around ten days later.
We urgently call on practitioners in China and overseas, especially Ms. Xiang Lijie's family members in Taiwan, to clarify the truth, expose the persecution and help rescue these detained Falun Dafa practitioners.
