(Minghui.org)
On February 1, 2013, the Jinxian County Court in Jiangxi Province, held a trial against two senior female practitioners, Wan Juhua and Zou Liumei, accusing them of possessing Falun Gong informational materials. Two attorneys pleaded innocent for the practitioners and pointed out that it is against the constitution to prosecute people based on their beliefs. The attorneys asked the court to unconditionally release the two practitioners immediately. However the Jinxian County procuratorate and public prosecutor Zhang Daiping completely ignored the law and did not release the two women. In addition, they attempted to re-fabricate evidence to frame the practitioners and threatened their family members to make them fire the defense attorneys.
Recently, Jinxian County public prosecutor Zhang Daiping gave the court an adjournment notice about the case. At the first trial in February, the attorney pointed out that the two search warrants were blank and the interrogation of Wan Juhua only had a starting time but no end time. This is a means of covering up torture for confession. The documents also had a lot of contradictions; therefore the procuratorate wanted to use an adjournment to destroy all the previous evidence and fabricate new evidence. Meanwhile, they conspired with the Jinxian County police department, the National Security Team and the 610 Office to force Wan Juhua's family not to hire any defense attorneys for the next trial. If they did, the judicial system would arrest Ms. Wan's oldest daughter, who is also a Falun Gong practitioner. They also forced her youngest daughter to fire the attorney who filed the innocent defense for her. Meanwhile, they forced Zou Liumei's husband to confess who hired the attorneys for them and also forced him to fire their attorneys and use the procuratorate appointed attorney instead. They also promised that the two practitioners would be sentenced to serve their terms outside the prison if the family members agreed to fire their attorneys.
While studying the case, the defense attorneys found three big violations of the law. First, the procedure was illegal since the police broke into the practitioners' home and confiscated their property without a search warrant. Second, the forensics process was illegal. The forensic record showed no signatures of the investigators, the defendants or the witnesses. The interrogation record only had a starting time with no end time (the police interrogated the practitioners continuously for days and nights, which seriously violates the defendants' rights. This is a disguised form of torture). Third, the appraisal of evidence is illegal. The investigators collected the evidence and also appraised the evidence by themselves. According to the law the police department investigators do not have the right to appraise the evidence.
During the trial, the defense attorneys pleaded “not guilty” and pointed out: 1. The fact that the indictments contradicted each other and were not clear. 2. The words used to describe the facts also contradicted each other. 3. The methods used to acquire the evidence were illegal, especially for the critical evidence. The attorneys also pointed out that the procuratorate applied the wrong law for this case. It is not enough to stipulate that the defendants used a “cult organization to undermine law enforcement”. The attorneys asked, “Where is the cult? What does the organizational structure look like? What are the defendants' positions in the organization? What consequences did they cause?” The judge and the prosecutor were speechless facing the questioning. The attorney went on to clarify that belief and speech should not be used as the factual basis to punish the defendants. The government should return to legal methods to resolve Falun Gong cases. To persecute a group of people who believe in the universal principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance tramples the Constitution. The just attorneys used their legal knowledge and in-depth understanding of Falun Gong to make a defense of innocence for the practitioners. Just a few words rendered the prosecutors and judges speechless.
Ms. Wan Juhua, 68, is a farmer. Ms. Zou Liumei, 62, is a retired worker of a brush factory in Lidu Town. They were arrested on July 24, 2012, by police from Jinxian County National Security Team and the Lidu Town police station. They have been detained at the Jinxian County Detention Center for about eight months. During their detention, they were interrogated and tortured for a confession. In court, they looked fragile and spoke with very weak voices. The two practitioners all pointed out in their statements that there is nothing wrong with their practicing Falun Gong to have a healthy body and to be a good person, and there is nothing wrong with telling others to avoid disasters by reciting “Falun Dafa is good”.
We call for help and support from the just people in China and around the world to stop the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners that has lasted over the last 13 years.
Telephone numbers of related organizations and personal who participated in the persecution:
Wu Jianhua, former Caption of the Jinxian County National Security Team: +86-791-85664385, +86-791-85665382, +86-13807001360(Cell)
Han Guochang, from Zhenshiqiao Village, Lidu Town, caption of Jinxian County National Security Team: +86-13803530559(Cell)
Zhang Daiping, public prosecutor: +86-791-85699263
Mao Guozhong, judge: +86-13970955661(Cell) (his attitude during the trial was relatively good)
Zhi Huayu, Chief of the Lidu Police Station: +86-791-85638266(Office), +86-791-85665721(Home), +86-13607002966(Cell)