(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Dexiang from Wuying District, Yichun City was arrested by the Wuying District 610 Office in Yichun City on July 26, 2009. On January 26, 2010, the Yichun City 610 Office ordered the Wuying District Court in Yichun City to hold a closed trial for Falun Gong practitioners Sun Dexiang and Liu Mingshu. The court only allowed one of their family members to attend the trial. During the trial, two attorneys defended the practitioners and requested their release.

The court and CCP officials ended the trial hastily without rendering a verdict. But on February 9, 2010, the Wuying District Court sentenced Sun Dexiang to five years in prison and Liu Minghsui to three years in prison with a deferred execution of four years.

Sun Dexiang's family members appealed to the Yichun City Intermediate Court, which is attached below.

Telephone numbers for the related personnel:

Liu Zhaodong, Judge of Wuying District Court: 86-458-3819034 (Office), 86-13284587678 (Cell)
He Hua, Judge of the Criminal Court in Wuying District Court: 86-458-3819033, 86-13845880799 (Cell)
Fan Qinghua, Clerk: 86-458-3819035 (Office), 86-13845872852 (Cell)
Huang Xiaowei, Clerk
Judge Li, Judge of the Yichun City Intermediate Court, who is in charge of Sun Dexiang's case: 86-458-3765502

Attached Appeal Letter:

To the Yichun City Intermediate Court:

My name is Sun Dexiang. On February 9, 2010, the Wuying District Court sentenced me to five years in prison. I appeal to you based on the law. I request the Yichun Intermediate Court to retry my case based on the law, to restore my reputation and restore Falun Gong's reputation.

First, I Am Innocent

1. The charges that the Procuratorate accused me with and that the court sentenced me on were based on Item 300 in the Criminal Law, i.e. the crimes of sabotaging the implementation of the state's laws and executive regulations by utilizing an evil cult. None of the laws and regulations, including the list of seven cults stipulated by the Ministry of Public Security and CCP Council General Office, mention Falun Gong at all. Legally speaking, no law has ever stipulated that Falun Gong is a cult. To sentence me based on Item 300 violates the Constitution. I believe in Falun Dafa and follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be a good person. All the truth-clarifying materials conform to the Constitution's stipulation on citizens' freedom of belief and freedom of speech. My attorney also refuted the public prosecutor's indictment with the same reasons during the trial on January 26, 2010. But the court sentenced me anyway.

2. The Wuying District Court did not have any evidence to sentence me. First, the "facts" listed by the police department could not be established. I only finished the first grade of elementary school and I do not have the ability to produce fliers and booklets. Simply owning a computer and printer cannot be used as evidence in court to prove such a "crime". Collecting materials is not a crime. To use the materials that I picked up as evidence to prove that I produced the materials is illogical and insufficient. None of the evidence that the police department listed could prove that I had handed out the materials. Why did the court sentence me to five years in prison without any evidence?

3. The Wuying District Court and Wuying District Procuratorate did not explain the following things based on the law. First, why did they use a criminal law suppressing cults to persecute Falun Gong practitioners? How did I utilize an evil cult? Which law or regulation's implementation did I sabotage? All those charges were only leveled, but lacked victims, specific actions or the result of such actions. Three of the four key factors of a crime did not exist. How can someone be convicted of a crime without a victim or actually doing anything?

4. Based on the requirements of legal procedure, the first trial against me on January 26, 2010 did not have any legal effect. It was not an open trial and they only allowed one of my family members to audit the trial. Many of my relatives came to the court from far away and requested to audit the trial, but the court rejected their requests with all kinds of excuses. The police drove my relatives away and videotaped them. All the people auditing the trial were either police or 610 Office officials. This violated the stipulation of an open trial. During my attorney's defense, the judge He Hua frequently interrupted him and did not allow him to mention the word "Falun Gong". My attorney protested many times. My attorney also said that in order to be fair, if the court did not allow him to mention the word "Falun Gong", it should not allow the prosecutors to mention it either. But the court said my attorney's protest was invalid and only allowed the prosecutors to talk about Falun Gong. This violated the fundamental legal principles of justice, fairness and openness.

In summary, the court did not have any evidence to prove how I had sabotaged the implementation of law. I did not have the ability to produce the truth-clarifying material, and the police department has no evidence to prove that I had handed out the materials. I firmly believe in Falun Dafa, but freedom of belief is stipulated by the Constitution. So what was the basis of my five-year sentence?

Second, based on my first hand experience for more than ten years, I know that Falun Gong is not a cult

My body was weak and I had many illnesses before. After I started to practice Falun Gong, my illnesses disappeared and I had a healthy body. I became more energetic both at home and at work. My relatives and friends all saw the very positive changes of my body and mind.

My practice of Falun Gong has done no harm. The principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance has purified my mind and allowed me to be kind to others and be strict with myself. From May 1992 to July 1999, just seven years, 100 million people in China began to practice Falun Gong. Currently Falun Gong is being practiced in over 110 countries and has obtained over 3,000 awards and support bills from various countries. Falun Gong books were translated into over 30 languages. Since 2000, Master Li has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times. So I ask, is it a crime to be a good person in China?

I ask the Yichun City Intermediate Court to retry my case based on the law, correct the wrong decision made in the first trial, restore my reputation and release me unconditionally.

Appellant: Sun Dexiang

February 16, 2010