(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners, human rights organizations, members of the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice from Germany and other countries in Europe held a variety of activities to support Chicago's court hearing on the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.
Below is a transcript of the report from Radio Free Asia correspondent Tian Yi.
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On May 27, 2004, an oral argument was held in Chicago on Falun Gong practitioners' lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the US. Beginning Wednesday, Falun Gong practitioners, human rights organizations and members of the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice in Germany and other European countries held a variety of activities in front of respective Chinese Embassies and Consulates to support the court hearing in Chicago. Regarding activities in Germany, the correspondent interviewed Ms. Zheng Zhihong, a legal scholar from China's Zhejiang University.
Ms. Zheng: I'm now in front of the gate of the Chinese Embassy in Germany. We are holding an activity today from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tomorrow afternoon we will hold an appeal activity here from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Regarding the lawsuits against Jiang and other Chinese officials in Europe, Ms. Zheng introduced that since October 18, 2002, US human rights attorney Doctor Terri Marsh represented six persecuted Falun Gong practitioners to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the US District Federal Court in Illinois, lawsuits against Jiang have been lodged in different places around the world, especially in Europe. Europe has a rather good foundation of law. Civil lawsuits against Jiang Zemin and other Chinese officials who directly participate in the persecution of Falun Gong have been conducted in European countries such as Germany, Belgium, Iceland, the UK, Armenia and Finland.
Regarding the current situation of lawsuits against Jiang and others in Germany, Ms. Zheng introduced that in Germany, last November, German human rights attorney Mr. Wolfgang Kaleck represented four Falun Gong practitioners to file a criminal lawsuit in German Federal Supreme Court against Jiang Zemin and 15 other Chinese officials. The lawsuit is being under scrutiny of German Federal Procurator's Office.
In addition, other than Germany's capital Berlin, since Wednesday, Falun Gong practitioners in northern and southern Germany gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Hamburger and Munich to hold three-day sits-in and other activities.
The above was from Tian Yi, special correspondent for Radio Free Asia in Germany.