Two Congressmen Request the Release of Two Practitioners Imprisoned in China (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners Cao Junping and Cao Junfeng
from Weifang, Shandong Province have been unlawfully detained in Qizhou
Detention Center and Changle Detention Center, respectively, for nearly 11
months. Righteous voices to rescue them were posted in multiple media outlets.
US congressional representatives wrote letters to urge the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) regime to immediately release the two practitioners and called on
the US government to pay attention to the CCP's escalating persecution of Falun
Gong practitioners. US Congressman Roy Blunt US Congressman Roy Blunt (Missouri) wrote to Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong
before the Beijing Olympics last year and urged the CCP regime to immediately
release Ms. Cao. Recently, Mr. Blunt wrote to the ambassador again and requested the CCP
regime to release Ms. Cao, mother of Missouri resident Ms. Jin Pang. He stated
in the letter, "Unfortunately Cao Junping remains jailed and has not been
charged or tried. Additionally, thousands of dollars in confiscated personal
property have not been returned or compensated for. Finally Cao Junping's sister
Cao Junfeng has been now detained as well under similar circumstances. "Xioaqiang Pang and Cao Junping's daughter is a student at Missouri
State University, which is in my district. Since her parents were arrested last
summer, she has worked tirelessly to educate the public and elected officials
about what happened in this case. I hope to be able to deliver good news to her
that her mother and aunt can freely reunite with their families very soon. "I am hopeful that you will once again look into this situation and see
if anything can be done to help secure the release of Cal Junping and Cao
Junfeng as soon as possible." US Congressman Roy
Blunt's letter to Chinese Ambassdor Zhou Wenzhong US Congressman William Lacy Clay Another US Congressman William Lacy Clay (Missouri) wrote to US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton about the issue. He stated in his letter, "Ms. Pang's
mother, Cao Junping, lives in Weifang City, Shandong Province, China. One week
before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Ms. Cao Junping was arrested for no
reported reason, other than that she is a Falun Gong adherent. According to her
daughter, their family home was ransacked and many valuable possessions were
confiscated by the Chinese police. Since that day, Ms. Cao has been held in a
detention center in Weifang City. She has not been charged or tried for a crime
and no family visits have been allowed. Ms. Pang's aunt, Cao Junfeng, also a
Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested at the same time as her mother, and
continues to be detained. "My constituents have expressed concern that Chinese officials may be
escalating the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since the recent
Olympics. The Falun Gong Information Center has charged that the government of
China arrested more than 8,000 citizens and executed more than 100 last year.
The Falun Gong Information Center also maintains that the city of Weifang is an
extremely dangerous place for Falun Gong practitioners, as torture is routinely
used there and many detainees have been tortured to death. "I share Ms. Pang's concern for the safety of her family members. I
believe that the cases of Ms. Cao Junping and Ms. Cao Junfeng warrant the
attention of your office and I respectfully request that you take every
appropriate action to protect the basic human rights of Falun Gong practitioners
in China." US Congressman Lacy
Clay's letter to US Secretary of State Ms. Cliton Letter from William Lacy Clay to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:
http://pkg2.minghui.org/mh/2009/6/10/Clay.pdf
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2009/6/11/202561.html
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