Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Activists Accuse China of Killing Falun Gong Members for Organs (Excerpt)
(Clearwisdom.net) Broadcast: August 15, 2006 Reporter: John Stewart It has been called a new form of evil - claims that the Chinese Government is
killing members of the Falun Gong movement for their organs. Transcript TONY JONES: It's been called a new form of evil - claims that the Chinese
Government is killing members of the Falun Gong movement for their organs. A
recent report published by two Canadian human rights activists has backed up the
assertions, [...]. We'll speak to one of those activists, who says thousands are
being murdered for the organ transplant trade. Former Canadian politician David
Kilgour, in a moment. But first, this report from John Stewart. JOHN TAYLOR: According to Amnesty International, last year the Chinese
Government executed 1,770 people. PROFESSOR BRUCE JACOBS, MONASH UNIVERSITY: You can be executed for rape, you
can be executed for corruption, you can be executed for political crimes.
There's a whole range of capital crimes in the Chinese system. JOHN TAYLOR: The Chinese Government admits it takes organs from dead
prisoners for organ transplant operations. But the Falun Gong spiritual
movement, which is banned in China, claims that organ harvesting has gone much
further. The group makes the extraordinary claim that up to 6,000 followers have
been taken to a Nazi-style concentration camp in the city of Shenyang and killed
for their organs. INTERPRETER FOR ANNIE, DISSIDENT: She said usually, they would give the
patient an injection of anesthesia, or they would use some other medication into
the heart so that it would cause the heart to stop functioning quickly. Then
they would push the patient into the operating room. JOHN TAYLOR: The claims of systematic organ harvesting from Falun Gong
followers have been supported by two prominent Canadian human rights activists.
Lawyer David Matas and former parliamentarian, David Kilgour. DAVID MATAS, REPORT CO-AUTHOR: The allegation and our findings are shocking,
to us. This is a form of evil we have yet to see on this planet. This is a new
form of evil. JOHN TAYLOR: Mr Matas and Mr Kilgour have published a report about the
persecution of Falun Gong in China and say the allegations of organ harvesting
are true. DAVID KILGOUR, REPORT CO-AUTHOR: You read the report, you'll be appalled. But
at some point, you've got to say that this is happening and there's no point
pretending it isn't. [...] JOHN TAYLOR: But some of the evidence in the Matas and Kilgour report is
compelling. In a secretly taped phone conversation, a caller asks for Falun Gong
organs. WOMAN'S VOICE (TRANSLATION): Can you find the the organs of Falun Gong
followers? If you can, then I'll come over. Can you find them? MAN'S VOICE (TRANSLATION): Let me tell you. We haven't been able to get the
organs. It is pretty troublesome to get the organs in Guangxi. If you want them
quickly, I recommend that you go to Guangzhou. Their organs are very easy to get
there. JOHN TAYLOR: The are also allegations that prisoners were forced to give
blood tests to help Chinese authorities choose organ donors. WOMAN'S VOICE: What if the chosen one doesn't want to have blood drawn? MAN'S VOICE: He will sure let us do it. WOMAN'S VOICE: How? MAN'S VOICE: They will sure find a way. What do you worry about? These kinds
of things should not be a concern to you. They have their procedures. WOMAN'S VOICE: Does the person know that his organs are being removed? MAN'S VOICE: No. JOHN TAYLOR: Chinese authorities reject the findings of the Canadian report
and say the Falun Gong claims are pure fabrication. John Stewart, Lateline.
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