(Minghui.org) Many Falun Gong practitioners are now exercising their legal rights 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 lawsuits were received by Minghui on October 9-10, 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.
Mr. Xie Deqing, a retiree from the Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation and Design Institute, was severely abused and became incontinent and unable to eat before he passed away. The persecution also claimed the lives of his daughter and daughter-in-law.
Retired cadre Mr. Cheng Huazheng suffered internal injuries from beatings during multiple arrests and five years of forced labor. He suffered a mental collapse, and passed away in 2013. His eldest daughter was disabled from long term imprisonment, and is destitute. Their wages were suspended for 16 years.
Ms. Wu Jingxia, a rural woman, was tortured to death on the third day after being arrested, at the age of 29. She left behind a 15-month-old baby.
Mr. Bai Zhigen, a general manager, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment. His business closed down, and his wife divorced him, taking their house that was worth 1 million yuan. He became homeless, and suffered financial losses of more than 10 million yuan.
Profession: RetireeHometown: Chengdu City, Sichuan ProvinceDate filed: July 28, 2015
Key FactsMr. Xie and Ms. Yu, a married couple, were held in brainwashing centers and detention centers multiple times. They were closely monitored, their home was ransacked, and money was extorted from them.
The couple was arrested in April 2009, and sent to Xinjin Brainwashing Center. After being tortured, Mr. Xie became emaciated, incontinent, and could not eat. He was released on May 23, on the verge of death. Mr. Xie was in a comatose state most of the time, and experienced excruciating chest pain before passing away at home on May 27, 2009.
Officers broke into Mr. Xie's home, and confiscated his body, injuring his two sons in the process.
The couple's daughter Ms. Xie Weiqiong was arrested in 2000, and fell unconscious in the detention center. She suffered from abdominal bleeding, and nearly died. The couple had to borrow money for the 8,000 yuan in hospital charges and 4,000 yuan fine.
Before Ms. Xie recovered, she was again taken away and detained for a month on fabricated charges. Repeated persecution resulted in her early death in 2011, at the age of 41.
The couple's daughter-in-law, Zhang Hong, died from mental anguish of nonstop persecution and constant harassment, intimidation, and threats from government agents. She left behind a 5-year-old daughter.
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Details of complaint in Chinese language
Profession: Retired cadreHometown: Anshun City, Guizhou ProvinceDate filed: August 8, 2015
Key FactsMr. Cheng was repeatedly arrested and detained, and given forced labor terms twice, for three years, and two years. His wages were suspended, and he had to run from his home twice to avoid further arrests.
He suffered multiple bone fractures and internal injuries from severe beatings, and spat out blood every day. He mentally collapsed from the torment, and could not eat normally for a long period of time, as his teeth were knocked out. He passed away in 2013.
Mr. Cheng's wife, Ms. Wu, and his eldest daughter, Ms. Cheng Mei, were arrested together in 2002. The younger daughter, who did not practice Falun Gong, was taken away as a hostage.
Ms. Cheng's right leg was disabled during her long imprisonment at the detention center. She then lived away from home to avoid further persecution. Her wages have been suspended for 14 years.
The younger daughter and son-in-law were placed under long-term surveillance and harassment. She suffered from 16 years of psychological damage and pituitary tumors caused by depression.
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Details of complaint in Chinese language
Profession: Rural womanHometown: Weifang City, Shandong ProvinceDate filed: June 24, 2015
Key FactsMs. Wu, 29, was tortured to death three days after her arrest in January 2002, leaving behind a 15-month-old baby.
There were cuts and bruises all over her body, and four or five deep depressions on her chest caused by electric batons. Her pelvis was broken, and pieces of bone were exposed through the flesh. Her family was horrified at the sight of her mutilated body, and could not continue to change the clothes on her corpse.
Ms. Guo, her mother and also a practitioner, was arrested in May 2015. She was rejected by the detention center due to poor health. Ms. Guo is raising her grandson after his mother's death.
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Details of complaint in Chinese language
Profession: General managerHometown: BeijingDate filed: July 23, 2015
Key FactsMr. Bai was arrested twice before being sentenced to a four-year prison term in 2002. He was subjected to brainwashing, torture, and humiliation. His family was extorted of tens of thousands of yuan.
His arrest resulted in the loss of his customers and his business closing down. Direct financial losses amounted to over a million yuan, and indirect losses were in the tens of millions.
Mr. Bai’s wife could not withstand the enormous pressure and asked for a divorce on the day of his release in 2006. She requested the entire ownership of their common property, valued at one million yuan, and offered Mr. Bai 100,000 yuan as compensation. Mr. Bai gave her the house and refused the compensation money.
Details of complaint in Chinese language
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.