Snapshot of Falun Gong Practitioners' Lawsuits Against Jiang Zemin Received by Minghui on October 1, 2015

(Minghui.org) Many Falun Gong practitioners are now exercising their legal right to sue Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong and causing them great harm and tremendous suffering during the past 16 years. The number of lawsuits being filed 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 1, 2015.

These lawsuits are mailed to the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate, which are required to process all criminal complaints as of a recent ruling by the Supreme People's Court.

Summary of Cases

Mr. Liu Dongxue, in his 40s, was tortured to death. He weighed less than 55 pounds when he died. His wife, who was serving two years of forced labor, was temporarily released to attend his funeral after six hours of begging.

Mr. Zhai Yuxi, a deputy director of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, and his wife Ms. Zhang were put under long-term house arrest, surveillance, and harassment. Ms. Zhang died, Mr. Zhai lost his job, and his wages and benefits were suspended.

Ms. Wei Shaomin, 74, spent three years in a forced labor camp. The authorities tried to send her there twice more, but the labor camp refused to admit her due to poor health. She is now in a detention center. The persecution claimed the life of her husband.

1: Mr. Liu Dongxue (刘东雪)

Profession: PeasantHometown: Baoding City, Hebei ProvinceDate filed: June 2015

Key Facts:Mr. Liu was tormented for more than 5 months in a detention center in 1999. He was released after a hunger strike to protest the torture and had over 3,000 yuan extorted from him. He was forced to do hard labor, brutally beaten, and humiliated. The deputy head of the detention center smashed a piece of plywood over his head, splitting his ear in half.

He was taken to a brainwashing center for eight days and his wife for nine days in October 2000. They had 1,000 yuan extorted from them.

The couple was arrested in January 2001. Mrs. Liu went on a hunger strike for 11 days and became critically ill. She was released after her son paid 4,000 yuan. But she was again arrested two months later and sent to a forced labor camp for 2 years.

Mr. Liu went on a hunger strike for four months. He was force-fed and locked in a one-cubic-meter cage, with his head sticking out. He could not stand up or sit down. He was released on May 23, 2001, when he was so thin that he was beyond recognition. He weighed less than 55 pounds. Mr. Liu passed away the next morning.

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Details of complaint in Chinese

2: Mr. Zhai Yuxi (翟玉玺)

Profession: Deputy director of district minerals and geology departmentHometown: Tai'an City, Shandong ProvinceDate filed: July 2015

Key Facts:Mr. Zhai was detained three times, held in a forced labor camp for two years, and removed from office. His wife Ms. Zhang was detained three times and passed away in 2010.

The couple was held in a detention center in 2000, subjected to brainwashing, deprived of sleep, and fined more than 7,000 yuan.

Mr. Zhai had to flee his home to avoid arrest in 2001. He was arrested seven months later and sent to a forced labor camp for two years. He was admitted despite a heart condition. Long hours of slave labor and torture ruined his health. He was diagnosed with brain and heart diseases in May 2002 and released early in anticipation of his probable death.

The couple was under long term surveillance, put under house arrest, and had their phones tapped beginning in July 1999. A man even sneaked into their home at night, looking for "evidence." Mr. Zhai's wages were suspended for four years, and he was denied housing and welfare benefits.

Details of complaint in Chinese

3: Ms. Wei Shaomin (魏少敏)

Profession: RetiredHometown: Fushun City, Liaoning ProvinceDate filed: September 13, 2015

Key Facts:Ms. Wei was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp for three years in 2007. Her use of the toilet was restricted, and she was beaten and had drugs poured into her ears.

She was sentenced to 4 years in prison in July 2012, but her failing health kept her from being admitted. She was fined 20,000 yuan.

Ms. Wei was arrested in June 2014 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in March 2015. Due to high blood pressure and a tumor on her head, the prison sent her back to the detention center.

The long-term intimidation, fear, and worry contributed to her husband's sudden death.

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Details of complaint in Chinese

Background

In 1999, Jiang Zemin, as head of the Chinese Communist Party, overrode other Politburo standing committee members and initiated the violent suppression of Falun Gong.

The persecution has led to the deaths of many Falun Gong practitioners over 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 the police 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.