(Minghui.org) A judge at Heping District Court in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province gave his ruling in a divorce case that involved a Falun Gong practitioner on July 21, 2014. The judge ruled against the practitioner because an internal regulation which mandated it.
There is no specific rule in divorce cases involving practitioners. However, judges adhere to this internal regulation, which demands that rulings of any kind are to go against Falun Gong practitioners.
Judge Refuses to Accept Evidence Provided by the Practitioner
Divorce papers were filed on December 19, 2013, at Heping District Court. The practitioner's wife went to the Heping District Domestic Security Division, requesting copies of documents stating that her husband had been detained in a brainwashing center in 2012 for practicing Falun Gong. She then submitted these documents to the court as proof that her husband was a practitioner.
During the trial, the wife constantly brought up that her husband practices Falun Gong. The judge instructed the clerk to delete the words Falun Gong from the court's records. The lead judge in the case, Song Kai, stated that according to the evidence, custody of the child should be granted to the husband. However, Judge Song responded by saying, “My superiors will not accept this,” and ruled against the husband.
Cheng Xingqiao, deputy director of the court who was in charge of this case, refused to take phone calls from the husband before the trial. Cheng sent a message to the husband through a third party, clearly stating that in any case involving Falun Gong practitioners, the verdict is to go against the practitioner, per internal regulations.
The husband has appealed this case to the Shenyang Intermediate Court.
Parties involved in the persecution during a civil divorce case:
Cheng Xingqiao (程兴桥), deputy director at Heping District Court: 86-15640569111 (Cell)Song Kai (宋凯), lead judge at Heping District Court: 86-24-83219539, 86-15640532712 (Cell)
