Court Stalls on Verdict after Show Trial

(Minghui.org) Ms. Liu Qingxiang, 59, was illegally tried on February 12, 2015, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. The proceedings were adjourned without a verdict.

Afterwards, her family made repeated visits to the courthouse to demand her release. The presiding judge, Sun Di, eventually informed them that "other departments" would be involved in arriving at a decision.

The trial was held in the Qinghe District Court on February 12, 2015. A large number of police and plainclothes officers monitored passersby and prevented family members from attending.

Ms. Liu's lawyer argued that it is a constitutional right to practice Falun Gong and to tell others about it. He rejected the "evidence" for convicting Ms. Liu, which was the fact that she had been subjected to forced labor more than once. A person's history of persecution, he contended, shouldn't be used to justify further persecution.

Entering the courthouse for Ms. Liu's trial

Qinghe District Court

Officers from the Tieling City 610 Office were present at the trial, and the gallery was packed with pre-arranged attendees—a tactic often used by the Chinese judicial system to make it appear that a hearing is "public."

The lawyer asked, “Since this is a public hearing, why don't I see Ms. Liu's younger brother?” The judge didn't respond.

Ms. Liu has been held in Tieling City Detention Center since she was arrested on November 1, 2014.

Ms. Liu was previously imprisoned in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in November 1999 and tortured to mental collapse. In March 2002 she was sentenced to five years in prison for talking to a taxi driver about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Partial List of Parties Involved in Persecuting Ms. Liu:

Wang Xingjun (王兴军), head of Qinghe District Domestic Security Division:[phone] (cell), [phone], [phone]

Zhao Baifeng (赵柏峰), instructor of Qinghe District Domestic Security Division: [phone] (cell), [phone]Cao Lixin (曹立新), secretary of Qinghe District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], 86-2472178521, 86-15941032777 (cell)Wang, director of Qinghe District Court: 86-2472177252 (office)Sun Di (孙迪), presiding judge of criminal tribunal of Qinghe District Court:[phone] (office), [phone] (cell)Wu Biao (吴彪), director of Tieling Detention Center: [phone] (office),[phone] (cell)Qi Fengwei (齐凤伟), community officer who reported Ms. Liu to police on November 1, 2014: [phone] (cell)

Please refer to the Chinese version for more phone numbers.