(Clearwisdom.net) Amid white snow, they stood on the sidewalk in front of the Chinese consulate in Chicago. In cold wind, they unfolded banners one after another which amazed many people who passed by in their cars. The banners read, "Condemn CCP crimes of systematic torture and rape," "Bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice" and "Bring the rapist to justice"

Amid Snowstorm, protest in front of Chinese consulate

Falun Gong practitioners from Chicago Metropolitan Area gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate despite cold weather on December 17, 2005 to protest the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party. The practitioners particularly protested the rape of two Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Jizhi and Ms. Han Yuzhi by a depraved policeman from Hebei Province. It is disturbing and shocking that CCP and Jiang's political gang have carried out a systematic and organized persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The state-sanctioned mistreatment and abuse of women practitioners is even more terrifying and inhuman. The police violate the law while executing the law. Rapes and assaults and other acts of violence are common occurrence.

After the violent act of a CCP policeman raping two middle-aged Falun Gong practitioners in broad daylight, practitioners from around the world have been going to the Chinese embassies or consulates in their local areas to protest. Practitioners in Thailand also went to the Chinese embassy in Thailand to protest. Since December 9, at behest of CCP, the Thai police have violated Falun Gong practitioners' human rights numerous times. On December 15, the Thai police arrested several Falun Gong practitioners who were peacefully sitting opposite the Chinese embassy, several practitioners were assaulted by the police. On December 14, when Falun Gong practitioners in Argentina were peacefully protesting CCP delegation headed by Luo Gan, secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee, they were subjected to assault and beating from a gang of Chinese hoodlums hired by the CCP embassy.

Hence practitioners in Chicago have been coming to the Thai and Argentina consulates to peacefully protest and have a conversation with consuls to explain the facts about Falun Gong and express practitioners' concern over the matter. The practitioners also called for both governments to resist the CCP's despotic power. On December 17, practitioners came to the Chinese consulate again despite severely cold weather to condemn CCP's atrocities and request a dialogue with the consulate officers regarding the above-mentioned events.

Mid-US Falun Dafa Association spokesperson Yang Sen shouted to the closed-door consulate from a loudspeaker, "Friends in the consulate, please listen to us. The suppression on Falun Gong has lasted for over six years, and the persecution is increasingly escalated. But we are all Chinese, we hope that you can walk out to have a talk with us to learn about the truth and learn the fact that how severely our country fellows have been persecuted."

Practitioners also read a statement condemning "the CCP's crimes of systematic torture and rape." The practitioners demanded bringing chief perpetrators Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice and punishing rapist policeman He Xuejian from Hebei Province.

Practitioners also clearly warned CCP officials: overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong and as a result, commit new crimes in addition to those they have already perpetrated against Falun Gong. Even for those who have committed wrongdoings, there is still an opportunity for them to abandon the evil path and choose to be good. For all those who have committed crimes against Falun Gong but want now to correct their mistakes, they can submit, under safe circumstances, a guarantee statement or regret letter to Minghui (Clearwisdom Net) or to any regional Falun Dafa Association to be archived. We will continue to monitor their actions.