Epoch Times New York Staff
Feb 16, 2006
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Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili (The Epoch Times)
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Already under a cloud from a lawsuit in Tanzania, a top Chinese communist
regime official was served with another lawsuit in Canada after her arrival
there last week.
Former Chinese Education Minister Ms. Chen Zhili was served with a subpoena by
the Supreme Court of British Columbia when she was in Vancouver on Feb. 8.
The lawsuit was filed by five Canadian Falun Gong practitioners who worked or
studied in the Chinese educational system. The charges include torture and
crimes against humanity during Chen's tenure as Minister of Education during
1998-2003.
The five Canadians suing Chen are Zhang Kunlun, Jin Rong, Liu Wenyu, Zhu Ying
and Guo Zhaoxia. The suit asks for $20 million in compensation.
Although denied by Chinese communist regime websites, Chen Zhili appeared in
judge's chambers in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 19, 2004 in response to a
complaint of torture, extrajudicial killing, and genocide. Among several dozen
lawsuits filed in numerous countries by Falun Gong practitioners, this was
significant because it was the first time a communist official faced charges in
person.
The lawyer assisting the Falun Gong practitioners in Canada, David Matas, said
in a statement, "Chen Zhili, as Minister of Education, controlled and
implemented policies and operations that targeted and persecuted Falun Gong
practitioners in China's education system. She personally and intentionally
directed, supported, supervised, and condoned...the systematic persecution and
torture of the Falun Gong practitioners in China's education system."
Source http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-2-16/38241.html
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