(Clearwisdom.net) On May 23, 2002, Beijing police detained Falun Gong practitioner Luo Rong from Sumiyoshi County while visiting China to appeal for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. In the afternoon of June 13, 2002, following prior press conferences in Tokyo and Sumiyoshi, Dafa practitioners held the third press conference in Osaka for Luo Rong. The purpose of the conference was for the earliest possible release of Luo Rong. Practitioners called for the attention and support from people of all walks of life in Japan. Two Japanese practitioners, Abe and Horie, who went to China with Luo Rong and were sent back to Japan, and Luo Rong's Japanese husband spoke at the press conference. Abe and Horie recounted in detail the abuse they themselves suffered in Beijing, and exposed the Jiang government's violence aimed at foreign Falun Gong practitioners. Luo Rong's husband called on the Japanese government, the media and citizens to pay attention to this issue, in the hope they can have Luo Rong released as soon as possible so she can safely return to Japan.
Representatives from the Japanese Common News Agency, Newsletter News Agency, Chaori News Agency and Japanese Financial News Agency attended the press conference and conducted interviews.
Category: Rallies & Protests
