(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of February 14, 2007, the 610 Office held a “Spring Festival Symposium” for those Falun Gong practitioners “transformed” inside the “Yuxin School” building of Meizhou Prison in Guangdong Province.
The atmosphere at the symposium was full of dread and not festive at all, even though
it was full of banners and candy. There were many gloomy 610 Office agents in attendance and "strict monitors," who were watching practitioners. Practitioners were seated separately and were not allowed to talk to each other.
When the symposium began, the 610 Office policemen spoke. Then it became very quiet and the atmosphere was tense. One “transformed” Falun Gong practitioner first broke the suffocating silence and said, “Since everyone is here to witness this, I declare the three Guarantee Statements invalid. I am determined to practice Falun Dafa.” His voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder. The 610 Office agents got in a panic and said, “What are you trying to do?”
Another practitioner on the opposite side stood up. He took out his prepared “Solemn Statement” and said loudly, “I declare the Three Statements invalid!”
Then four practitioners stood up, shouting, “Falun Dafa is good! Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa! Our Master is innocent! The CCP is the real cult!” Their words echoed throughout the room.
The 610 Office representatives were stunned. They could never have dreamed that those who had been “transformed” by the most vile, despicable, and cruel means would have been able to invalidate their “transformation,” especially in front of such a large audience. The symposium served as collective statement to validate Dafa. Those practitioners whom they had deemed “transformed” were determined to cultivate Falun Dafa – Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
It took a while for the anyone to respond. The police were instructed to beat the practitioners and take some away.
“Stop!” Some practitioners stood up to stop the beatings. Some of those policemen stopped and said in a panic, “We didn't beat you.” The power of practitioners as one body was evident.
Postscript: This collective statement successfully destroyed the old forces’ plan in Meizhou Prison. The 610 Office moved away and did not persecute Falun Gong practitioners there for another six months.
Category: Solemn Declarations
