(Clearwisdom.net) Presently, many family members of Falun Gong practitioners in China have a misunderstanding about Falun Gong. Some know that Dafa is good, but because they are not familiar with the law, they cannot face the police with assurance and boldness. Below is a letter written by a Dafa practitioner's husband to another practitioner's husband, encouraging him to go to the forced labor camp and request the release of his wife who has been illegally detained. If everyone resists the evil persecution, then Jiang's regime cannot continue their evil deeds.
Greetings!
We are not acquainted with each other, but we have one thing in common --- we are both family members of Falun Gong practitioners. Over the past two years, during which slanderous propaganda has overshadowed the sky, you and I as well as tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been enduring inhumane torture. As family members, the pressure and attacks we have suffered, in certain aspects, have surpassed those of the practitioners themselves. One by one, innocent practitioners have been arrested and put into jail. The hardships they have been suffering are beyond words. In order to avoid the suffering, I thought of divorce, but when I looked at my child beside me, who cried daily because she missed her mother, my heart softened. The love of one's mother cannot be replaced. Although still a child, my daughter will become an adult someday, and as an adult, she would not forgive me if I abandoned her innocent mother. Our child is the fruit of our love, and the continuation of our lives as well. Thus, I experienced several sleepless nights while in the process of giving up this idea.
I have carefully studied some laws and rules related to the issue concerning the treatment of practitioners of Falun Gong. The 36th item of the Constitution states, "Citizens have the freedom of belief"; the Constitution also clearly stipulates, "Citizens have the freedom to appeal." I also remember that the 98th item of the General Rule of the Civil Law states that "Citizens have the right to improve their health", etc. Therefore, according to the Constitution, all practitioners are innocent. Furthermore, even criminals given the death penalty have the right to appeal, and can ask an attorney to defend them.
Even if the authorities had reason to persecute Falun Gong, why don't they follow the lawful process? Instead, they adopt illegal means, such as breaking into apartments during the middle of the night and arresting practitioners without showing any certificate, and showing no restraint in their behavior. Furthermore, they deceive practitioners into going to their workplaces or somewhere else by telling them they just want to have a talk with them, but then secretly arrest them instead. More inexplicable is the fact that, after July 22, 1999, they actually issued the order stating that no lawyers are allowed to defend Falun Gong practitioners. Thus, in the entire country, they can arrest anyone they want, make any accusations they like, and detain the practitioners as long as they wish. They arbitrarily prolong the prison terms, and impose whatever fines choose. They will also detain practitioners indefinitely. They call it "suicide" when they beat a practitioner to death. Although I have not received much education, I'm not stupid. What is all of this? Are these things normal? Is there any national law? As for these practitioners, they only practice Falun Gong to improve their health. What crime is this? Some practitioners have been illegally detained for practicing Falun Gong. They have had fines imposed on them, but have nowhere to appeal. Their only resort is to go to Beijing to appeal, and to ask for justice. But they are arrested and sent back to their hometowns, illegally sentenced to prison, or subjected to forced education in labor camps for "disturbing the security of society." If it is wrong to appeal, why would the government set up the Appeals Bureau? Isn't this self-contradictory?
The onslaught of propaganda in the daily TV and radio broadcasts caused me to remember the ten-year "Cultural Revolution." At that time, there were numerous reports that Liu Shaoqi was a traitor and a secret enemy agent. It was said that there was testimony of witnesses and material evidence as well. But after the Cultural Revolution, people understood that all of these things were propaganda intended to frame him. History is a like a mirror.
No one will know better than we whether our relatives are good or bad. Although we may not fully understand what they are doing, there is one thing we must be clear about: they are good people. They have not violated any law at all! Cultivating Falun Gong is at most an issue of belief. The practitioners should not be sent to jails, and even less, made to suffer brutal torture. (It is said that in some prisons, some female practitioners who refused to write the "guarantee to not practice Falun Gong" were stripped naked and forced into the cells of male criminals.) Is this what the people's police are supposed to do under the direction of the XX party? What beastly bullies! Upon hearing this kind of news, could you still be thought a man if you were aloof and indifferent? Don't forget: To ignore the evil is to betray the goodness!
Upon understanding the facts, I could not sit still any more and decided to go immediately to visit my wife. The first time, I was not allowed to see her. I was told that she was confined in a solitary compartment (Note: these are extremely small cells that are 2 feet square and 5 feet high. Persons cannot sit down or stand up comfortably and are usually handcuffed) because she firmly insisted on her belief in Falun Gong. I was irritated and stated in front of them that my wife was innocent but has to endure illegal torture. I told them I would sue them for their violations of human rights, and trampling on national law. I constantly visited them, asked to see my wife and demanded that they release my wife. Thus, after a period of time, my wife was released but she had been tortured extremely badly, even beyond recognition. But the point is, I won! After all, it was me who got her out of jail.
My dear fellows, please listen to me, go to visit your wives! They all are good people, but they are suffering inhumane torture. Their determination and character are known by heaven and earth, and are highly appraised! Even if we are extremely unsatisfied, we cannot add one disaster after another at this time. We cannot let people condemn us and think that we cannot distinguish good from bad, and that we have no affection nor sense of justice. I heard that Wanjia Labor Camp has changed recently. As long as the family members strongly demand that they release the practitioners, basically, they will be freed. More than ten practitioners have been released from Acheng. You can contact them.
Don't be afraid! Our wives are not afraid in the presence of weapons; what should we, the real men, fear?
I'm awaiting the good news of your being reunited with your wife, also!
XX
October 20, 2001
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