Six Beijing Lawyers Send Letters to Intermediate Court, Appealing on Behalf of Ms. Wang Bo's Family
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Bo from Shijiazhuang
City, Hebei Province was falsely charged with "using a cult organization to
disrupt the administration of law," and was illegally sentenced to five
years in prison by the Chinese Communist regime in early February 2007. Her
father Wang Xinzhong and mother Liu Shuqin were also charged for the same
reason, and each was sentenced to four years in prison. Mr. Wang Xinzhong's
blood pressure is at 180/140 and doctors consider him to be in danger of losing
his life. At the moment, he's trying to obtain release on bail for medical
treatment. Wang Bo and family strongly protested the illegal trial and they have
appealed to the Shijiazhuang City Intermediate Court. The Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) continues to threaten and harass lawyers who dare to defend Falun
Gong practitioners, with some being imprisoned for doing so. As a result, the
Wangs' relatives had a difficult time finding defense attorneys to represent
them. After extensive efforts, they found six attorneys in Beijing willing to
defend the Wang family. All six attorneys believe that the "crime" of which Ms. Wang and
her parents are accused of, "using a cult organization to disrupt the
administration of law," is not clearly defined and there is not enough
evidence to make this accusation stick. The case does not fit the legal term
"crime" in either aspect of fact or law. The six lawyers have appealed
to the Shijiazhuang Intermediate Court and asked for a re-trial at the original
Changan District Court. Mr. Zhang Lihui, the attorney for Mr. Wang Xinzhong, believes that personal
belief is not illegal and is not a crime. He also believes that the law that
covers issues such as "evil cults" does not apply to people who
practice Falun Gong. The reasoning the court used is flawed and not clear in its
application. The Ministry of Public Security's "Announcement on Recognizing and
Banning Evil Cult Organizations" (Document [2005] no. 39) listed fourteen
evil cult organizations. Falun Gong is not on that list. The text in the
document identifies five main characteristics of evil cult organizations. Falun
Gong is based on Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, and these personality
traits do not even remotely resemble any of the five listed grounds. 1. Freedom of Belief is a Basic Human Right Recognized around the Entire
World The Chinese Constitution No. 36 stipulates that freedom of belief is the
right of all Chinese people. Thus, belief is not a crime even under existing
Chinese law. A person has the right to decide what he/she wants to believe -
either in God or theory of evolution - either one is protected by this
Constitutional directive. As we all know, law can only restrict people's
behavior but can't punish one for their thoughts. Given this interpretation of
the Chinese Constitution No. 36, the Wang Bo family case cannot be judged under
a ruling that clearly is outside this "law," a ruling that should not
be attached to the aforementioned Constitutional directive. This clearly shows
that the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, who believe in Truthfulness,
Compassion, Forbearance, is illegal from its inception. Thus, all
"crimes" that are attached to practitioners during this persecution
are illegal. Many attorneys who have defended Falun Gong in the past have
elaborated on this topic. (1) Attorneys Guo Guoting from Shanghai (residing in Canada) and Gao Zhisheng
from Beijing have defended Falun Gong practitioners. They kept reiterating that
the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong is contrary to existing Chinese law, and
illegal. (2) Attorney Zhang Xingshui, director of the Beijing Jingding Attorneys
Office, who has defended Falun Gong practitioners, said that practitioners are
innocent, and quoted "Criminal law no. 300." A charge of "Using
an evil cult organization to disrupt the implementation of the law" was
wrongly applied to Falun Gong practitioners. The reasoning is ambiguous and
contradicts the spirit of the Constitution. Thus it is illogical. (3) Attorney Li Heping, Gaobo Longhua Attorneys Office, Beijing, reasons that
freedom-of-belief includes freedom of belief as well as religion. Religious
evolution is beyond any government's power. A government does not have the right
to decide what is "good religion" or "bad religion."
Otherwise, an atheist government could decide that a religion is an evil cult.
Mr. Li continued that even the existence of documents from higher officials,
directing the crackdown on Falun Gong with the charge of "evil cult"
is illegal. It does not establish any legitimate legal precedence and does not
overrule existing Constitutional directives. (4) Attorney Tang Jingling, previously employed at the Huazhijie Attorneys
Office in Guangdong, said he believes that interference by a government in
religions will bring disaster to the nation. (5) Attorney Yang Zaixin, previously employed at the Zhongchi Attorneys
Office in Guangxi, stipulates that no democratic country ever defined a religion
as an evil cult. If governments use some documents without going through the
legal system, it is itself illegal. Mr. Yang had defended Mr. Nong Youyue, a
Falun Gong practitioner from Baise area, demanding a ruling of innocence According to Article Three, Chapter I of the Criminal Law Code of the
People's Republic of China, acts that are not explicitly defined as criminal
acts under existing law, "can not receive conviction or punishment."
There is no legal basis to charge Falun Gong practitioners with "using a
cult organization to disrupt the administration of law." 2. There Is Nothing Wrong with Falun Gong - the CCP Abuses the Law to
Persecute Falun Gong China's Criminal Procedure Law stipulates a principle: "Rely on the
masses, base on facts and take the law as the criterion." The law that was
quoted and used to persecute Falun Gong is judicially illegal from inception. It
is a political movement. What does it really look like? Let's look at the Ms.
Wang Bo and family case. The Truth About Wang Bo and her family Before Ms. Wang began to practice Falun Gong in 1996, her parents' health and
their relationship were deteriorating. Her parents were considering divorce as
soon as Bo began high school in 1996. There was a family crisis. In 1995, Bo
stopped taking piano lessons and the family was at the edge of breaking up.
Beginning in July 1996, all three started to practice Falun Gong. In cultivating
their thoughts, their character and physical their health improved. They
followed the principles Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, considered others
first and always looked within for weaknesses. Soon her parents communicated
again and began to understand each other. Their lives changed. All their
illnesses had been cured. Bo had her happy family back and she even played the
piano again. Falun Dafa gave her wisdom and her grades improved. In 1999,
18-year old Bo was accepted by the Central Conservatory of Music, Tianjin
Conservatory of Music and Hebei Normal University because of very high scores.
Practicing Falun Gong brought happiness and blessings to the family and harmony
was restored in an almost broken family. Beginning July 20, 1999, the persecution of Falun Gong brought disaster to
countless Chinese families, and Bo's family was hit especially hard. Wang Bo and
her family were repeatedly arrested, and suffered beatings, imprisonment and
brainwashing. All three were served with three-year sentences at forced labor
camps. Six years later, the family was reunited again. In November 2005, Bo
publicized an article, exposing the torture they suffered and the Party's
general persecution of Falun Gong. In order to prevent further persecution, the
family moved to Dalian, Liaoning Province. On the evening of July 27, 2006, police climbed over a wall and barged into
Wang Bo and her parents' temporary residence in Dalian City, Liaoning Province.
They arrested Wang Bo and her mother, who were not fully dressed at the time.
Wang Bo's father Wang Xinzhong was at work. They arrested him the next morning.
Officers from the Politics and Security Division at the Shijiazhuang Police
Department had waited outside their home for several days prior to the arrest.
Police confiscated about 41,000 yuan and three suitcases filled with
clothes, a notebook computer, a video camera, some truth clarifying materials
and Falun Dafa books. Wang Bo and her parents were taken back to Shijiazhuang City, where they were
illegally and secretly detained. Their relatives could not find out where they
were held, despite asking police numerous times. On August 25, police told
family members that all three were doing well, but refused to give the place
where they were held. They did not allow bringing any clothes to them. On
September 5, relatives received phone calls asking them to send clothes. But,
the caller did not give his name or where to take the clothes. Relatives finally
found the name and location of the detention center where they had been held
since early September. In early October, relatives asked for the return of the
41,000 yuan and the three suitcases, but the police refused. On November 3 they
went to Changan Procuratorate and tried to get information about the case, but
no one would talk to them. They went again on November 6 and a kind-hearted
person told them that the case had been transferred to Changan District Court.
They rushed to the court and saw that the announcement had been posted, and that
November 11 would be the court date. They did not receive any formal notice and
no one told them anything. It was too short of a time to find an attorney who
was brave enough to defend them. On the court day, all three of them looked very weak. Mr. Wang Xinzhong could
not even stand without help. He had been on hunger strike for a while and was
even taken to a hospital for emergency rescue. Reportedly after they were taken
back to Shijiazhuang, they were tortured and taken to the Hebei Province
Brainwashing Center. At this time, Wang Bo and her mother are detained at Shijiazhuang No. 2
Detention Center, and her father, Wang Xinzhong, is detained at Shijiazhuang
Zhaoxian Detention Center. The family members did not received any legal
documents at any time. Now Beijing lawyers have entered the case. But Shijiazhuang Intermediate
Court ignored the facts of the case, did not investigate the facts of the case
and refused to correct their wrongdoings. They simply followed instructions from
"higher officials" and tried to end the case as quickly as possible.
They wanted to imprison Wang Bo and her parents, so they would not be able to
expose the truth of their suffering. Falun Gong practitioners exposing the truth of the persecution is within
existing Chinese laws. It is without doubt legal, peaceful, rational, and
non-violent. Looking at the facts and associated laws, those actually breaking
the law are the CCP officials. Believing in Falun Gong is not a crime. Falun
Gong practitioner actions advance social morals and bring true conscience back
to the people. The heartbreaking story of Wang Bo's family is only one example among many.
We state our hope, that judges, public prosecutors, police and 610 Office
officials will listen to their consciences and be responsible to themselves
without considering political benefits. We hope that they can think calmly and
objectively, and not follow the CCP to persecute good people and create more
karma. They should not be afraid of the CCP, but protect justice and be
responsible to themselves. More than 20 million Chinese people have withdrawn from the CCP and its
associated entities since the publication of the Nine Commentaries on
the Communist Party. The end of the CCP is approaching. At this
special moment in history, choose a bright future for your family and yourself!
Release Wang Bo and her parents unconditionally and return all their property! More About Wang Bo and her Parent's Experiences Ms. Wang Bo: Ms. Wang Bo, 22, is a student at the Central Conservatory of
Music. Her father is Mr. Wang Xinzhong. They live at Tanguxijie 52-2-403,
Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Since the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20 1999, Ms.
Wang Bo frequently let it be known that she refuses to renounce Falun Gong, and
would not write a guarantee statement. In September 2000, Wang Bo
quit school since the Central Conservatory of Music kept harassing her about
writing the guarantee statement. She was arrested twice because she went to
Beijing to appeal, although the right to appeal is granted to all Chinese
citizens under the Constitution. She was monitored when home and under
surveillance when going out. She was fined because she refused to write
guarantee statements. The entire family suffered harassment and ransacking of
their home. Their property was confiscated three times. They were also fined
much more than 2,460 yuan. On December 4, 2000, Wang Bo went again to Beijing to speak up for Falun Gong
and was detained by police from Yudong Police Station for 30 days on so-called
"criminal charges." Her entire family was searched and she was
sentenced to three years of forced labor on fabricated charges. The police stole
the 500 yuan that Wang Bo's family had sent her. While she was detained at
Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp, Team No. 5, Wang Bo was put into the
"strict monitoring" division, as she refused to be called guilty. In April 2001, Ms. Wang Bo was considered a "die hard" in
Shijiazhuang Labor Camp and taken to Beijing Forced Labor Camp to undergo forced
brainwashing. In Beijing Labor Camp, she was isolated and deprived of sleep for
six consecutive days. Police tried to brainwash her using different kinds of
torture methods, to force her to give up her belief. Ms. Wang was only 19 at the
time and she was physically and mentally harmed. She was taken back to
Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp, Team 304, after some time. In early 2002,
because of being deceived and forced, she cooperated with staff from the local
610 Office to arrest her own father. In September 2002, staff from the Hebei 610 Office named Wang Bo a "role
model," and she returned to school. During the three years during which
Wang Bo was allowed to attend college, the 610 Office assigned a female police
officer to "accompany" Wang and keep her under constant surveillance.
In October 2002, Ms. Wang's school, the Central Conservatory of Music, had seven
days of vacation during a national holiday. She was taken to and was forced to
undergo brainwashing at the Provincial Center for Legal Education in Hebei. Her
family members could not find out where she was. Wang Bo was allowed to visit
all her relatives around the New Year, but some of them only for 10 minutes. She
was never alone, but under tight surveillance by the Shijiazhuang 610 Office. In December 2005, Wang Bo publicized her experiences on the Minghui website.
She told how CCP government officials made her do things she deeply regretted,
and brainwashed and used her. She wrote, "I now realize how sinister they
were to have fooled me with smiles on their faces. If they had treated me
harshly, I could have remained clearheaded. But whenever they approached me,
they always kept beaming smiles, yet the tricks they used were the most wicked.
Invariably, they do everything they can to find out your concerns. When they see
that you are concerned about your father, they try to achieve their evil goal by
taking advantage of that sensitive point..." In the article she described
her painful experiences at the forced labor camp and brainwashing center, and
how they made the fabricated program about her and her family on CCTV's "In
Focus" program, and other media blitzes, as well some background of the
false self-immolation case(s). Then, to avoid being arrested again, Ms. Wang and
her family became homeless. http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2006/2/19/70101.html Mr. Wang Xinzhong: Mr. Wang Xinzhong, 53, is an officer at the Railroad
Shijiazhuang Bureau mechanical division. On January 24, 2000, Mr. Wang Xinzhong was fined 1,500 yuan because he
appealed in Beijing for Falun Gong. On February 21, police from the Yudong
Police Station confiscated his home and arrested him because he was studying the
Fa and doing exercises at home. After he was taken to the police station, police
slapped him across the face, beat his back and neck with wooden sticks, and
fined him 200 yuan. In summer 2001, Shijiazhuang 610 Officer agents suddenly
showed up at Mr. Wang's work, and beat him for no reason. He was detained at his
work afterward. Mr. Wang escaped and became homeless. In late 2001, Mr. Wang Xinzhong returned home to see his daughter, Wang Bo.
Staff from the 610 Office captured and detained him at the Hebei Provincial
Center for Legal Education for around four months. He was deprived of sleep and
forced to undergo brainwashing. On May 13, 2002, Mr. Wang escaped again but was
unable to return home. Since Mr. Wang Xinzhong declared in August 2002 on the Minghui Website that
the brainwashing he had suffered was invalid, and revealed in a video interview
the CCP's cruel brainwashing tactics and lies on CCTV's "In Focus"
program, staff from the Hebei 610 Office issued a warrant for his arrest. In
late October 2002, police arrested Mr. Wang at his temporary residence in Fenxi
City, Shanxi Province. He was taken to Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp, Team
No. 2. He was released on December 25, 2004, at the end of his sentence. To
avoid being arrested again, the entire family left their hometown in November
2005. Ms. Liu Shuqin: Ms. Liu Shuqin (a.k.a Liu Hua), 51, mother of Ms. Wang
Bo, is an employee of the Changan Branch of the Industry and Commerce Bank,
Shijiazhuang Branch. On October 26, 1999, Ms. Liu went to appeal to Beijing. Because she refused
to give up her belief, she was fired from her job and detained for 15 days. She
was then taken to Baoshi Hospital for 13 days to be "transformed." On February 4, 2000, Ms. Liu went to Beijing to appeal again. She was
arrested and detained for five days. When she returned home, before being able
to eat lunch, Yudong police arrested her. She was released after being beaten at
the police station. In July 2000, Yudong police arrested her on the street. She
was beaten and detained again. They were afraid that she might go to Beijing to
appeal for Falun Gong. In December 2000, Ms. Liu was arrested in Beijing and taken back to Yudong
Police Station. Director Du Yaming ordered police officer Zhang Jianhong to beat
her. He kept spitting into her face. Afterwards they detained her for 39 days.
She went on hunger strikes to protest her imprisonment, which had exceeded
normal terms. After six days of hunger strike, she was released. On March 4, 2001, when Ms. Liu returned home from grocery shopping, she was
stopped by local police and ordered to come in for questioning. Ms. Liu refused.
Several policemen then forced her into a police car and took her to Yudong
Police Station. Police tried to steal Ms. Liu's personal belongings, including a
cell phone, her keys, and 2,000 yuan she just had picked up at the bank. When
Ms. Liu's family members demanded that these things be returned, director Du
Yaming claimed that they had not taken anything. The family insisted and Du had
no choice but to return the money and some of Ms. Liu's belongings. Ms. Liu was
detained at Shijiazhuang First Detention Center, and later released. But she was
in critical condition after several hunger strikes, and in order to avoid being
arrested again, she became homeless. In November 2001, Ms. Liu was arrested when she was clarifying the truth of
the persecution. She was sentenced to three years of forced labor and detained
at Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp, 5th Team. She was tortured physically and
mentally. In the spring of 2002, Ms. Liu Shuqin was forced to appear on the CCTV
"In Focus" program. After this, the authorities continued to detain
her and torture her. She was released in January 2005, three years later. In
order to avoid being arrested again, she left her hometown with her husband and
daughter on November 2005. Related Units and People Names and Notes Phone/Fax Numbers &
Addresses Shijiazhuang area code: 0311 Zhaoxian Detention Center, Shijiazhuang
City Illegal detention of Ms. Wang Xinzhong 86-311-84947842 Shijiazhuang City Intermediate People's
Court 191 North Youyi Street, Zip code: 050000 86-311-85187214 2nd Court, No. 2 Criminal Court Pei Wenhua (female, judge) 86-311-85187159 No. 2 Criminal Court) Liu Bin (judge) 86-311-85187159 No. 2 Criminal Court Judge Lv 86-311-85187159 Office of the Court Party Committee 86-311-87793244 Disciplinary Inspection Division 86-311-87783411 No. 1 Criminal Court 86-311-87797341 Reporting Hotlines 86-311-85187165 Executing Hotlines 86-311-85187173 Shijiazhuang City People's Procuratorate 88 Minzulu, Shijiazhuang City Duty Office 86-311-87899456 Shijiazhuang Changan District Court 15 Weilinglu, Shijiazhuang City, Zip 050021 Office: 86-311-85814012 Responsible for Wang Bo's family's case Xing Yiting 86-311-85870554 Presiding judge Li Yuhai Adjudicator Yue Yunzhi Clerk Zhou Jie Presiding judge (very evil) Wang Xu Judge Wang Person in charge Shi Heping Changan District People's Procuratorate,
Shijiazhuang City 29 Tannanlu, Shijiazhuang City, Zip 050021 86-311-85871546 Appeal Court Liu Xia Deputy chief prosecutor Pei Weiqi Email: pwq@cajcy.com Hebei Province Public Security Department Zhongshan West Road, Shijiazhuang City 86-311-83033941 Hebei Province 610 Office 46 Weimingnandajie, Shijiazhuang City, Zip
050052 Deputy Leader Person who planned the persecution of Wang
Bo's family Person who developed CCTV "In
Focus" program Wang Yongzhi 86-311-87908681 (O) 86-311-87906766 (H) 86-13931110731 Hebei Province Higher People's Court Director -- Liu Ruichuan 236 Heping West Road, zip 050000 86-311-87831824 Deputy director In charge of Falun Gong persecution Liu Zijun 86-311-86676214 (O) Political instructor Li Yanbing 86-311-86677321 Director of Political Protection In fifties Involved in the abduction of Wang Bo's
family Wang Lianxi Deputy director Chai Yanguo 86-311-86677321 (O)
86-311-87764145
86-311-87794242
Fax: 86-311-87793240
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Wang Yang
86-311-86212954
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