Snapshot of Falun Gong Practitioners Whose Copies of Lawsuits Against Jiang Zemin Were Received by Minghui on July 1, 2015
(Minghui.org) Many Falun Gong practitioners are now exercising their legal right to sue Jiang Zemin for launching the persecution of Falun Gong and causing them great harm and tremendous suffering during the past 16 years. The momentum of this new wave of lawsuits against the former Chinese dictator is on the rise.
The Minghui website receives copies of criminal complaints against Jiang from many practitioners daily. In this report, we present a snapshot of some of the practitioners whose copies of lawsuits were received by Minghui on July 1.
These lawsuits were mailed to the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, which are required to process all criminal complaints filed by citizens, as of a recent ruling by the Supreme People's Court.
Torture, Poison, and Imprisonment
The father of deceased schoolteacher Mr. Zuo Zhongyou filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin on behalf of his son, alleging that the torture his son endured in forced labor camp caused his death.
Ms. Song Huilan was forced to sleep on an icy cold floor with only a thin blanket in winter. She was injected with unknown poisonous drugs, which weakened her; her right leg putrefied and was eventually amputated.
Mr. Kong Dewen was poisoned by food prepared at the detention center, which resulted in blindness. The persecution also caused him to lose his mother and his wife. His mother was placed under tremendous stress and angst over his arrest, and soon passed away. His wife divorced him because she could not take the pressure of repeated threats from the authorities.
Case 1: Mr. Zuo Zhongyou (左中右)
Profession: Middle school teacherHometown: Yusubou Township, Yi County, Liaoning ProvinceDate filed: June 22, 2015
Key FactsMr. Zuo Zhongyou had been detained repeatedly before he was sent to forced labor camp for two years in December 1999. He was beaten, shocked by electric batons, force-fed, deprived of sleep, and forced to do hard labor while wearing handcuffs. He suffered severe weight loss, hypotension, and swelling in his leg when he was released in April 2001.
Mr. Zuo was again sent to a forced labor camp for two years in October 2001. This time, he was shocked all over his body, placed in solitary confinement, and forced to sit on a small metal bench for hours. The brutal torture caused him to lose more than 50 pounds and placed him in mortal danger.
The labor camp released him in September 2003 to avoid responsibility for his death. He suffered severe coughing and vomiting spells when he was released. Officials from the labor camp and personnel from his school frequently harassed him at home.
Current SituationMr. Zuo died of lung and kidney failure as a result of torture on May 29, 2006 at the age of 35. His father filed the lawsuit on his behalf.
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Details of complaint in Chinese language
Case 2: Ms. Song Huilan (宋慧兰)
Profession: UnknownHometown: Hegang City, Heilongjiang ProvinceDate filed: June 18, 2015
Key FactsAfter multiple arrests and detentions, Ms. Song sent to a forced labor camp in April 2002 for three years.
Ms. Song was arrested again on July 1, 2010. She went on a hunger strike for 18 days. She was arrested again on December 13 and sent to Tangyuan County Detention Center two weeks later. She was forced to sleep on an icy cold floor with only a thin blanket, and suffered a painful uterine prolapse as a result.
On February 23, 2011, Ms. Song was handcuffed and forcibly injected with unknown poisonous drugs. She experienced extreme pain after the injection, and her legs below the knees became numb and stiff. She felt weak and dull-headed, and exhibited memory loss. She also suffered incontinence. Her calves turned gangrenous and were on the verge of needing to be amputated.
Ms. Song was scolded when she complained of heart problems on February 28. The detention center doctor told her the next morning that her right leg was beyond hope of saving. The detention center released her in the afternoon to avoid legal liability. Ms. Song lost her right leg on in May.
Current SituationMs. Song is permanently disabled.
Photo of Ms. Song
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Details of complaint in Chinese language
Case 3: Mr. Kong Dewen (孔德文)
Profession: EngineerHometown: Hefei City, Anhui ProvinceDate filed: Recently
Key FactsMr. Kong had been brainwashed many times before he was sent to a forced labor camp for one year in March 2000. He was continuously disturbed after his release and was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution in 2002.
Mr. Kong was returned to a detention center after he came home in 2004. He was beaten, forced to do hard labor, and deprived of sleep. In March 2004, he was poisoned by food provided by Hefei No. 2 Detention Center and started to lose vision in both eyes.
Mr. Kong again suffered brutal torture after he was sent to Anhui No. 3 Prison in prison in January 2005. His vision deteriorated further and was eventually lost completely.
His arrest caused his mother to suffer an anxiety attack, and she died in November 2008. His wife could not take the pressure of repeated threats from the authorities and divorced him in 2005.
Current SituationMr. Kong is blind.
Related report:How an Engineer Lost His Eyesight
Details of complaint in Chinese language
Background
In 1999, Jiang Zemin, as head of the Chinese Communist Party, overrode other Politburo standing committee members and launched the violent suppression of Falun Gong.
The persecution has led to the deaths of many Falun Gong practitioners in the past 16 years. More have been tortured for their belief and even killed for their organs. Jiang Zemin is directly responsible for the inception and continuation of the brutal persecution.
Under his personal direction, the Chinese Communist Party established an extralegal security organ, the “610 Office,” on June 10, 1999. The organization overrides police forces and the judicial system in carrying out Jiang's directive regarding Falun Gong: to ruin their reputations, cut off their financial resources, and destroy them physically.
Chinese law allows for citizens to be plaintiffs in criminal cases, and many practitioners are now exercising that right to file criminal complaints against the former dictator.