(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 18-19, 2015.
These lawsuits are 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.
Ms. He Lianchun was sentenced to 17 years in prison, where she was tortured and force-fed. She began a long term hunger strike to resist the persecution and is critically ill.
Mr. Liao Yuanhua, a former Discipline Committee Secretary, was subjected to almost 30 forms of torture while in prison. For exposing the persecution after his release, he was taken to a brainwashing center.
Ms. Cheng Guijun was sentenced to forced labor twice, as well as a detention center twice. Officers extorted over 20,000 yuan. Her husband divorced her.
Government official Ms. Ma Shurong's salary and benefits were suspended. Her husband divorced her and her daughter was harassed.
Mr. Xie Kun, a university professor, was repeatedly detained and brainwashed. His wife divorced him and his relatives were threatened.
Profession: UnknownHometown: Kunming City, Yunnan ProvinceDate filed: July 15, 2015
Key FactsMs. He was sentenced to prison twice, to a total of 17 years. She is being held in Yunnan Province No. 2 Women's Prison, where she is tortured, force-fed and held in a small confinement cell.
She went on her sixth hunger strike in February 2015. Her family last saw her on May 12, when she was on a hunger strike for 90 days. Her weight had dropped to 66 pounds. She became critically ill several times.
Details of complaint in Chinese languagehttp://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2015/7/18/何莲春狱中生死未卜-父母控告元凶江泽民-312609.html
Profession: Former Disciplinary Committee SecretaryHometown: Wuxue City, Hubei ProvinceDate filed: June 28, 2015
Key FactsMr. Liao was detained twice in 1999 and 2000 for appealing for justice for Falun Gong in Beijing. Officers extorted 2,000 yuan and he was tortured during interrogation. His wife could not bear the pressure and divorced him.
He was sentenced to four years in prison in February 2001. He was subjected to almost 30 different forms of torture in Fanjiatai Prison, including burning, pouring medicinal grade alcohol into his mouth and nose, having his anus plugged with a bottle stopper and having his mouth covered with a towel dipped in excrement.
Three months after his release, in September 2004, he was again arrested for exposing the torture he had suffered on the Minghui website. His home was ransacked and personal belongings, such as his furniture, were confiscated.
He was sentenced to three years in prison, which was suspended for three years. Instead he was taken to a brainwashing center.
Mr. Liao was again detained for two and a half months on December 27, 2014.
Current SituationMr. Liao is still being monitored.
Related Report(s)Illustrations of the Tortures that Hubei Dafa Practitioner Liao Yuanhua Received in Fanjiatai PrisonTorture Endured by Falun Dafa Practitioner Liao Yuanhua in Shayang Fanjiatai Prison, Hubei Province
Details of complaint in Chinese languagehttp://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2015/7/19/遭近三十种酷刑-武穴农业局纪委书记控告江泽民-312657.html
Profession: UnknownHometown: Dongguang County, Hebei ProvinceDate filed: June 2015
Key FactsMs. Cheng was arrested in Beijing in October 1999 for appealing for the right to practice Falun Gong and detained for 45 days. She was force-fed, tortured and deprived of sleep. Officers extorted 8,600 yuan.
She was held in a detention center for 30 days in February 2000 and forced to perform 17 hours of labor daily. The guards extorted over 400 yuan from her family.
She was sentenced to forced labor in April 2001 and tortured in the labor camp. She also was brainwashed and forced to perform labor.
The 11,800 yuan cash she had on her was confiscated. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor in December 2002. She went on a hunger strike and force-fed twice a day.
Her son was discriminated against at school because of her sentence. He was slapped by the teacher and suddenly died in June 2011. Her husband divorced her.
Details of complaint in Chinese languagehttp://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2015/7/18/被劳教所酷刑折磨-河北东光县程桂君控告元凶江泽民-312614.html
Profession: Tax Office cadreHometown: Nongan Town, Jilin ProvinceDate filed: July 2015
Key FactsMs. Ma was arrested in Beijing in December 1999 and tortured while detained.
Her workplace suspended her 2,000 yuan bonus and 7,741 yuan wage.
She was detained for meeting with Falun Gong practitioners in January 2000. Her ex-husband, a Chinese Communist Party Secretary, was publicly and officially censured, and he divorce her.
She was sentenced to forced labor from March to August 2000, and guards extorted 4,400 yuan from her family.
Detention, harassment and ransacking of her home did not stop. She left her home for over 10 days to avoid being persecuted. The officers harassed her daughter, affecting her personal life.
Details of complaint in Chinese languagehttp://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2015/7/18/屡遭迫害-吉林农安县国税干部控告首恶江泽民-312605.html
Profession: University professorHometown: Xi'an City, Shaanxi ProvinceDate filed: July 2015
Key FactsMr. Xie was repeatedly detained, harassed and monitored, which restricted his personal freedom .
His family and relatives were implicated because of the Chinese Communist regime's guilt by association policy. His family was affected, with his son-in-law demanding a divorce.
Officers even went to the home of his son's mother-in-law to find her.
Details of complaint in Chinese languagehttp://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2015/7/18/西安石油大学教授谢锟控告江泽民-312610.html
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.