Snapshot of Falun Gong Practitioners Whose Copies of Lawsuits Against Jiang Zemin Were Received by Minghui on October 18, 2015

(Minghui.org) Many Falun Gong practitioners are now exercising their legal right 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 copies of lawsuits were received by Minghui on October 18, 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.

Summary of Three Cases

Imprisoned at 21, a woman spent four of her best years undergoing torture in the authorities' attempts to force her to renounce her belief. Her family was extorted out of their savings and was left penniless.

An engineer was arrested multiple times, detained, imprisoned, and subjected to brainwashing and torture.

A financial manager was sentenced to three years for writing about how he had benefited from practicing Falun Gong. He was forced to do slave labor while detained.

Case 1: Ms. Zhang Dandan

Profession: UnknownHometown: Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

Key FactsMs. Zhang was tortured on an “iron chair” and deprived of sleep for seven days and nights after her arrest in October 2002, which led to her admitting to fabricated charges. The authorities threatened her family and extorted tens of thousands of yuan from them.

Four months later, at the age of 21, she was sentenced to four years in prison, where she was force-fed and viciously tortured.

Her parents shuttled between their home and the prison during the four years, and gave money and gifts to the prison guards during every visit. Her parents live in constant fear.

Details of complaint in Chinese language

Case 2: Mr. Cao Congjun (曹从军)

Profession: EngineerHometown: Lanzhou City, Gansu ProvinceDate filed: May 4, 2015

Key FactsMr. Cao, a volunteer at a Falun Gong group exercise site, was among the first to be arrested on July 22, 1999. He was monitored by four officers and subjected to brainwashing.

The officers continued to harass him in the years after the arrest, forcing him to leave home for six months in 2006 to avoid further persecution.

He was again taken away in 2007 and his home ransacked. He was tied to an “iron chair,” threatened, and deceived in officers' attempts to extract a confession.

Details of complaint in Chinese language

Case 3: Mr. Wang Xiliang (王希梁)

Profession: Finance ManagerHometown: Dalian City, Liaoning ProvinceDate filed: July 13, 2015

Key FactsMr. Wang was arrested three days after Minghui.org published his article on how he had benefited from practicing Falun Gong in November 1999. He was sentenced to three years in prison with three years of probation in May 2000 and released in June.

Mr. Wang was taken away during his night shift at work in January 2001 and forced to do slave labor during a month in detention. He was released after paying a 10,000 yuan security deposit, and finally got the money back a year later after repeated requests.

He was denied the right to defend himself and free choice of a lawyer.

Details of complaint in Chinese language

Background

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.