(Clearwisdom.net) On April 20, 2006, during a welcoming
ceremony held at the White House for Hu Jintao, The Epoch Times reporter Dr. Wang Wenyi suddenly shouted in protest
on the south lawn to Hu Jintao and President Bush. The US authorities then filed
charges against Wang Wenyi on charges of willfully intimidating, coercing,
threatening and harassing a foreign official. The hearing was postponed three
times. Dr. Wang later reached an agreement with prosecutors in which all charges will be dropped
against her, she said on Wednesday. Under the deal, charges
against Dr. Wang will be postponed until April 2007. If she does not commit any
crimes during that time period, the
charges will then be dropped. According to VOA's report on June 21, Wang Wenyi said,
"I feel it is a wise decision that the American government decided to drop the
charges against me. I have said from the very start that I'm not afraid of going
to trial, because through the trial,
the American people and Chinese people may take a good look at what kind of
persecution Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering in the past several
years. The American people may understand that they should not only engage
China economically, but also put human rights issues into effect, and care
about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Finally, only when the
international community, international media and governments all take action and
pay attention to what is happening, can we bring the atrocities to an end." When talking about why the American government made
the present decision, Wang Wenyi said, "It may be due to a concern for morality
and justice. The First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees people's
freedom of speech, freedom of belief and freedom of expression. This is the
fundamental difference between this country and other countries, especially
totalitarian countries like China."
Dr. Wang being interviewed by media on June 21
Posting date: 6/22/2006
Original article date: 6/22/2006
Category: News & Media Reports
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/6/22/131063.html