(Clearwisdom.net)
According to a report from AFP on April 27, two Falun Gong practitioners
were detained in Singapore on Wednesday after refusing to pay court-imposed
fines for handing out VCDs in public that promoted their spiritual belief,
their lawyer said.
The report said that Chinese national Cheng Lu Jin, 37, was fined 24,000
Singapore dollars (14,600 US) on Wednesday, while Singaporean Ng Chye Huay, 39,
was fined 20,000 dollars.
Defence lawyer Alfred Dodwell told AFP his clients felt they
had been treated unfairly by the law and would appeal the verdict.
"We will continue to do what is necessary to bring to the attention of all
parties concerned that everybody has rights," Dodwell said.
According to the report, Singapore Falun Buddhist Society spokeswoman
Diana Wang said in a statement the city-state was the only country outside
China that had brought charges against Falun Gong practitioners for carrying
out truth-clarification activities.
The report quoted Diana Wang's words, "Such activities are conducted on a
daily basis by Falun Gong practitioners worldwide to bring attention to the
inhumane persecution and the atrocities committed against Falun Gong
practitioners in China since July 1999."
