Groundbreaking Civil Lawsuit Accuses P.R.C. Ministries of Criminal Conduct Across United States

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a warning shot to the government of the People's Republic of China, 51 United States citizens, residents, and one non-profit organization filed a civil lawsuit today against three PRC state instrumentalities, charging them with a criminal campaign on American soil to intimidate, injure, and suppress practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong.

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Summary of Lawsuit

The PRC Ministry of State Security ["MSS"], the Ministry of Public Security ["MPS"], and China Central Television ["CCTV"] have been named as party defendants in this lawsuit, which has been filed in the United States District Court for Washington, D.C. This suit is being served upon them as Peoples Republic of China instrumentalities, pursuant to a United States law known as the "Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act," section 1608, which can be found in Chapter 97 of the United States Code, entitled "Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States."

Statement of Legal Counsel Martin F. McMahon at Plaintiffs' Press Conference

Washington, D.C. April 3, 2001

Today, 50 people decided to step forward to file a civil lawsuit against two Chinese government Ministries, disclosing for the first time what their lives have been like living as supporters or practitioners of the Falun Gong meditation practice here in America.

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