Mainland Chinese Support Argentina’s and Spain’s Decisions on Genocide Case.
Peter Terpstra
Democracy activists like Mr. Sun Wenguang express that Chinese officials
involved in the persecution against Falun Gong and democracy movements should
be tried and appropriately punished. (The Epoch Times)
News of the Spanish court’s acceptance of the lawsuit against five Chinese
officials for the genocide and torture of Falun Gong practitioners and
Argentine judge Octavio Araoz de Lamadrid’s arrest warrant for Jiang Zemin and
Luo Gan have spread among Chinese intellectuals and citizens. Many activists
expressed their particular support for the charges against Jiang and Luo.
Hubei democracy activist Song Xiangxian thinks the legal actions undertaken in
Spain and Argentina place the two countries at the forefront of civil rights
history. Song believes such actions demonstrate leadership and advocacy for a
system of values for humanity.
“The actions of Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan do not simply harm the Falun Gong
community, but they plunder and encroach upon all of civilized humanity,” said
Song. “Their crimes must be met with a corresponding punishment.”
Song believes that only free and democratic countries with independent
judicial systems are capable of investigating these crimes and following
through with the appropriate legal punishment.
Praise From Professors
Retired professor Sun Wenguang from Shandong University praised the prospect
of a trial as a just act, saying, “Their crimes should be punished, I highly
praise the judges.”
Retired professor Mr. Hu from the Chinese Foreign Affairs University in
Beijing also voiced his support for bringing the leaders of the persecution of
Falun Gong to justice in international courts.
“Since the Chinese regime always asserts that China is a country ruled by law,
it needs to follow the standards of a country ruled by law,” said Mr. Hu.
Guizhou democracy activist Mr. Chen Defu, who has been following international
lawsuits against Jiang for several years now, thinks the arrest warrants
symbolize support for civil movements and a reprimand against the trampling of
human rights in China.
“This arrest warrant is a warning to high ranking Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) officials, warning them to not persecute Falun Gong practitioners and
democracy activists. I think this is very good, very good. Now everyone is
talking about this, so it is a form of encouragement for the disadvantaged
groups being suppressed inside China.”
Residents in various areas of China have also expressed their support for the
arrest warrants and demands for legal proceedings against the defendants. One
Beijing resident wanted to express gratitude through Sound of Hope (an
independent radio network) to all judges and lawyers involved in the lawsuit
for their brave action and hard work.
In July 1999, Jiang single-handily launched a persecution against Falun Gong
practitioners to eradicate the practice. The campaign against Falun Gong
practitioners included orders to destroy their reputation, finances and
physical bodies. Practitioners have been, and are being tortured and
persecuted to death — and many are victims of organ harvesting. Practitioners
tortured to death are counted as having committed suicide. The persecution is
still ongoing in China today and affects thousands of citizens.
Read The Original Chinese Article:
http://soundofhope.org/programs/162/146184-1.asp
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Amnesty International Report 2009 on China:
http://report2009.amnesty.org/en/regions/asia-pacific/china