(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Zhang Meilan and Ms. Peng Sufen, Falun Gong practitioners from the Dongchuan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, filed a complaint with the Supreme Procuratorateregarding the Yunnan High Court, which illegally sentenced them.
Ms. Zhang, Ms. Peng, and practitioner Ms. Liu Rong made banners bearing the following inscriptions, “Falun Dafa is Good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is Good.” “The World Needs Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance.” On the night of October 16, 2009, they hung the banners on the Kaitong Road New Bridge overpass and near the railroad exit in the Dongchuan District, Kunming. Officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Dongchuan District Police Department subsequently searched the homes of Ms. Zhang and Ms. Liu, and detained the three practitioners before releasing them on bail.
The Kunming Middle Court tried them on May 13, 2010. The practitioners defended their actions.
Ms. Peng said, “I am in my seventies. I did not know how to be a good person or the purpose of life until I practiced Falun Gong. It is Master Li Hongzhi who told me that Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is the sole criterion with which to discern good and bad people, while returning to one's original, true self is the real purpose of being human. My life truly saw hope at that moment. I learned how to follow the Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance principle to be a good person, considering the interests of others in all situations. Now, I not only have a healthy body, but I have also improved morally. Falun Dafa brings peace and kindness to both families and society. 'Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is good,' are words from my heart. Persecuting Falun Gong practitioners is a crime devastating the Chinese nation and devastating human beings. When we hung the banner 'Falun Dafa is Good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is Good,' you found us guilty of a crime. Did you ever think about what you were doing? 'Falun Dafa is good.' It is the only hope that God bestows to life, including you, me, him, and her. I hope that you don't sever your only hope.”
Ms. Zhang said, “Prosecutor Zhu Lin, please recite what we wrote on the banner.” Zhu read “Falun Dafa is Good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is Good,” three times. Ms. Zhang continued, “Is this the reason that you are trying me? Zhu Lin, you are blessed, because you read 'Falun Dafa is Good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is Good' three times. I hope everyone here will remember the words on our banners, 'Falun Dafa is Good. Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is Good.' You will be blessed if you remember them.”
The court did not make a decision that day. The three practitioners received a verdict dated June 2, 2010, on September 9, 2010. In this Kunming Middle Court, Year 2010 KunXingYiChuZi No. 71 Criminal Verdict, Ms. Zhang and Ms. Peng were sentenced to one year in prison, and the sentence was to be served outside of jail.
Ms. Zhang and Ms. Peng appealed to the Yunnan High Court. They stated that they benefited from Falun Gong in their minds and bodies, that Falun Gong is legal in China according to the law, thus promoting Falun Gong is also legal, and that they were innocent.
On May 9, 2011, they received the Yunnan High Court final verdict dated December 10, 2010. Their appeal was dismissed.
Ms. Zhang and Ms. Peng filed a complaint involving the final verdict. Their comprehensive and detailed legal analysis shows that the verdict is illegal, and that Falun Dafa is legal in China.
Seventy-one-year-old Ms. Peng stated, “I previously had problems all over my body including high blood pressure, gallstones, kidney stones, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, dizziness, and a constant headache. I lost consciousness twice a day. All these diseases disappeared after I started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. It is Master Li Hongzhi who gave me a new lease on life. Thank you Master for saving my life. Telling others about the grace of Falun Dafa is my only wish.”
Seventy-five-year-old Ms. Zhang is a retiree from the Dongchuan Bureau of Mines, and lives in Tongdu Town, Dongchuan District, Kunming. She states in the appeal, “I grew up poor, never going to school. I worked for the Dongchuan Bureau of Mines after moving from a remote mountain area in 1958. I had worked in underground tunnels for more than seventeen years, carrying ore on my back, and pushing mineral carts.
As a result, I had many diseases, including thrombosis, heart disease, rheumatism, stomach problems, vitreous opacity, and macular disease. My vision was 0.02. I had to wear 1,000 degrees glasses. My vision was so weak that I often fell down while walking. I retired early in 1984 due to my health conditions. To recover, I tried practicing many different qigongs, but my health was getting worse. I started practicing Falun Gong in 2004. Following Master Li Hongzi's Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance requirement, I fully recovered.
I currently wear 200 degree glasses and walk lightly. When one person obtains the Fa, their whole family benefits. Because of my practice, my husband does not need the medicines that he had been taking for decades. We are in our seventies, yet finally free of illness. We also understand how to be good people. I never went to school, but I can read the book Zhuan Falun. Falun Dafa is amazing. Our children are happy to see we are in good health. Our neighbors envy us. I have energy. I don't feel tired even when climbing stairs to high floors. I benefit from Master Li Hongzi's Falun Dafa. I will pass this Fa of high virtue to more people, and help them enjoy happiness of mind and body in the Fa.”
