(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. Over 103,000 practitioners have submitted their lawsuits between mid-May and July 23.
During the week of June 26 to July 2, 2015, 141 people from Deyang, Sichuan Province and 250 from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia filed. Below, we present selected cases from these two cities.
These lawsuits were mailed to the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, which must process all criminal complaints filed by citizens, as of a recent ruling by the Supreme People's Court.
Most of the plaintiffs stated how they benefited from the practice of Falun Gong, both physically and spiritually. They were freed from illness, and gained a more amiable temperament and hope in life.
However, their lives were turned upside down when Jiang Zemin launched his campaign to suppress Falun Gong in 1999. They were arbitrarily detained, imprisoned, and tortured. Their homes were ransacked by police and their families threatened.
Police ransacked Ms. Zhao Xianchang's home multiple times, and destoryed her father's Chinese medical clinic. When her father asked a policeman why he treated them that way, he replied, “It was Jiang Zemin who ordered us to do it.”
Mr. Wang Xiaodong was shocked by electric batons so many times that his mouth became disfigured. The police officer who tortured him said, “We do not hate or resent you. If you have a complaint, go to Jiang Zemin.”
Overview of Selected Criminal Complaints from Deyang City, Sichuan Province
Ms. Zhao Xianchang (赵显常), Her Sister and Parents
Ms. Zhao Xianchang, a teacher from Guanghan, Deyang City, was detained once for 15 days and a second time for a year. She was sentenced to forced labor twice for a total of five years, and was fired from her workplace.
Her family suffered great losses physically, mentally, and financially. Police ransacked her home multiple times. Her 60-year-old mother was forced to jump from from the second floor of their residence and almost died.
Her father's Chinese medical clinic was destroyed. Police broke furniture and glass cabinets, threw medicines into a nearby river, seized money kept in a drawer, and ordered local authorities to suspend his doctor's license.
Ms. Li Changfeng (李昌凤)
Ms. Li, 65, stated that the persecution broke up her family and brought serious damage to them. Her son was tortured to death.
Ms. Li was arrested in 2001 when she went to Beijing to petition the central government for the right to practice Falun Gong. In an escape attempt, she jumped from the second floor and broke several bones, which doctors were not able to mend.
Local police arrived and took her back to her hometown. Despite the doctors' prognosis, Ms. Li recovered completely at home after practicing Falun Gong for six months.
Ms. Luo Meng (罗朦)
Ms. Luo Meng was sentenced to forced labor in October 2000 and in August 2002. Guards often used electric batons to shocker her on the head, and caused her to have a mental breakdown.
“I spent every day in extreme fear,” she said in her complaint. “I could not even recognize an acquaintance after I was released.”
In the middle of winter, guards tied her hands to her neck and bound her feet before throwing her into a freezing solitary confinement cell.
Ms. Zhou Shuping (周述萍)
Ms. Zhou Shuping, her mother, and her 11-year-old son were arrested on August 23, 2003 as they met with other practitioners. Her mother was detained for 15 days and passed away in the same year, under severe stress.
Mr. Lu Shengtao (卢盛韬)
Mr. Lu Shengtao, a former school principal, was dismissed from his post for practicing Falun Gong. Police ransacked his home five times and constantly attempted to force him to write a statement renouncing his belief. “After living in fear for a long time, my health and spirit suffered huge pain. My health was badly affected, and I often showed symptoms of serious illnesses.”
Ms. Chen Sifen (陈思芬)
Ms. Chen Sifen, a 72-year-old retired teacher, was arrested on July 18, 2012. Police detained her and would not allow her use of the restroom, nor would they give her any food the whole day.
Officials from the local 610 Office threatened that her relatives would lose their jobs and her children would not be able to attend school. Her complaint stated, “My freedom was seriously restricted, and my family suffered great stress.”
Case 7: Mr. Zhang Xingyi (张兴益)
Mr. Zhang Xingyi from Guanghan, Deyang City was tortured for 60 days in a brainwashing center. He also lost his job. Police ransacked his home numerous times and constantly harassed his family.
Details of complaint in Chinese language
Complaints from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia
Mr. Wang Xiaodong (王晓东)
Mr. Wang Xiaodong was only 24 when he was detained for the first time in a labor camp in 2000 and 2001. Police officer Su Hong (苏宏) used electric batons to shock his mouth until it swelled and became disfigured. He spewed a yellow fluid during the torture. Mr. Wange still bears the scars caused by the electric shocks.
Mr. Wang was sentenced to another three years of forced labor in 2006. Chifeng City Public Security Bureau Chief Yang Chunyue (杨春悦) reportedly called the forced labor camp and asked them to kill Mr. Wang inside. He did not die, but suffered the most unimaginable torture while there.
Ms. Bu Guoqin (卜国琴)
Ms. Bu Guoqin was sentenced to one year of forced labor in 2001. Her husband could not bear the stress and divorced her while she was still detained in the forced labor camp.
In her complaint, she said, “Police tortured me physically and mentally and destroyed my family. I've been living in fear and worry for years.”
After she was released, police constantly harassed her. To avoid further arrests, she was forced to leave her home and depend on others.
Mr. Ma Honghui (马洪慧) and Wife Ms. Zheng Guizhi （郑桂芝）
Mr. Ma Honghui filed criminal complaints on behalf of himself and his wife, Ms. Zheng Guizhi.
The couple was sentenced to three years in prison in November 2012. The court conducted the trial in secret and did not notify their family of the trial date.
Ms. Zheng suffered severe torture in prison. Her weight dropped from 140 pounds to 88 pounds. She showed symptoms of high blood pressure, heart disease, and was paralyzed on one side of her body. Nevertheless, prison officials refused to release her.
Ms. Yu Lihua (于丽华)
Ms. Yu Lihua was detained in a forced labor camp for three years (2000-2003). Being forced to do heavy labor made her thumb joint protrude and unable to move freely.
Police guards never stopped their attempts to force her to give up her belief. They did not allow her to talk to others, and deprived her of sleep for 11 continuous days.
Several officers beat her down to the ground, kicked her head and body, and pulled her hair. She was beaten black and blue all over.
Two policemen handcuffed her to the upper frame of a bunk bed, with only the tips of her toes touching the floor. Meanwhile, an officer struck her in the face.
Ms. Wang Yuhuan and Husband Mr. Jia Guanglin
Ms. Wang Yuhuan, 65, filed complaints on behalf of herself and her husband, who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in March 2013, where he remains today.
Eight policemen broke into the couple's home on October 18, 2012 and ransacked it. They seized many pieces of the couple's personal property and 20,000 yuan in cash.
The court did not notify Mr. Jia's family of the verdict until the appeal deadline expired. Ms. Wang described her husband's physical situation during the trial. “He looked very weak and thin. He could not stand up straight or still. He was handcuffed, and his ankles were shackled with metal chains.”
Mr. Zheng Hua (郑华)
Ms. Zheng Hua, 58, was taken to Hohhot Women's Forced Labor Camp in April 2002.
She was put in solitary confinement and monitored by detainees 24 hours a day. They followed her even into the restroom.
Guards forced her to watch propaganda videos defaming Falun Gong, and did not allow her to sleep. They forced her to stand for extended periods of time until she lost consciousness and fell to the floor. She showed symptoms of heart disease, high blood pressure, and loss of blood.
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.
