(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Zhang Cuiying, a Chinese Australian Falun Gong practitioner and traditional Chinese brush-painting artist, filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and his 610 Office on September 15, 2004 at Australia's NSW Supreme Court for genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. The court summoned two of the defendants to appear in court on December 10, 2004. The defendants, however, didn't report to the court. On February 28, 2005, the court summoned the two defendants to the court for the second time, and the defendants failed to comply with the court order again.
On February 28, Australian practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition, group practice and a press conference in front of the Supreme Court to support the lawsuit. Though the defendants didn't appear in the court and the attorney who represents Ms. Zhang now must discuss with the court the schedule of the next hearing, the practitioners' outdoor activities attracted many staff members of the court, lawyers and passersby. Many of them received information packages about the lawsuit and the brutal persecution.
The press conference, which started at 11 a.m., received support from representatives and attracted the attention of media outlets. NSW representative Ian Cohen came to the site and gave a speech to condemn the persecution and encourage practitioners to continue their peaceful appeals and legal efforts in pursuing justice. Talking about the inhuman persecution inflicted upon her during her 8-month incarceration in China for her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, Ms. Zhang elaborated on why she filed the lawsuit against Jiang and the 610 Office. She also expressed her appreciation to the NSW's Supreme Court for accepting her lawsuit and called on all kind-hearted people to help end this brutal persecution.
Other victims of the persecution including Zheng Zeng and Ying Li, who were both brutally persecuted in China, also shared their personal experiences to further expose the crimes of the Jiang regime and to alert the public that the persecution has harmed people in democratic nations such as Australia.
A reporter from the Australian Associated Press interviewed Ms. Zhang's attorney and published a very positive article on the same day. Some lawyers attended the court hearing and participated in the press conference to express their support. They also wished to know more about the legal basis of the lawsuit against Jiang.
From February 22 to 28, practitioners held anti-torture exhibitions, "Uncompromising Courage" Painting Exhibition and painting exhibitions of Ms. Zhang's work in several busy locations in Sydney to clarify the truth about the persecution and the lawsuit against Jiang on a large scale, so that more people can learn about the crimes of the Jiang regime and thus support the lawsuit.
During these activities, a lot of touching things happened. Having learned about the persecution through anti-torture exhibitions and Falun Gong fliers, many people signed the practitioners' petition to support Falun Gong. A lot of kind-hearted people were moved to tears and they asked practitioners: "What else can I do for you?" Some people also asked for extra fliers and petition forms, promising to distribute the fliers and collect signatures among their friends and coworkers.
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Can I have more materials? I want to tell all South Africans I know about this
With practitioners' strong righteous thoughts and the peaceful music and exercise demonstration, the exhibition site formed a mighty field of energy and attracted many passersby to find out what was going on.
A couple from South Africa came to Australia for sightseeing, and they ran into practitioners' anti-torture exhibition in downtown Sydney on the afternoon of their departure. They talked with practitioners for a long time and felt very sad about the practitioners' suffering. They were particularly shocked by the shooting of practitioners in South Africa by thugs hired by the Chinese regime. They took many pictures of the practitioners' torture re-enactments and signed the petition. Before they left, the wife asked a practitioner: "Can I have more materials? I want to tell all South Africans that I know about this."
They told practitioners that their family is very influential in South Africa and know many people of different social strata, and they wanted to tell all the people they know about this ongoing brutal persecution. In the end, the couple left for the airport with a lot Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials.
"Can you tell me what else I can do to help you? Can I volunteer to help your activities?"
An Asian lady passed by practitioners' exhibition in the morning, and she brought back one of her coworkers during their lunch break to view the exhibition. They soon both signed practitioner's petition. Before they left, the lady asked practitioners: "Can you tell me what else I can do to help you? Can I volunteer to help your activities?" The practitioner welcomed her to join the group and told her that all the practitioners at the site were volunteers. The practitioner also told her that she could share the materials with her friends and coworkers so that more people will learn the truth. The lady said that she would plan to do that.
With tears in her eyes, she told the practitioner: "The persecution is so severe. I hope that I can help you some. However, I feel that my ability is so small and don't really know what I can do for you." The practitioner said that her heart-felt support and sharing information with friends was already a big help. The practitioner also told her that she could write to the Australian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to express her concern. In the end, she took a business card from the practitioner and said that she would keep in touch with the practitioners.
"I saw you guys in New York. I am proud of your great spirit!"
A CEO of an American import and export company happened to visit Sydney on a business trip. When he saw the practitioners' anti-torture exhibition, he took many photos with great interest. When a practitioner handed him a flier, he said: "I saw you guys in New York." The practitioner then told him that he and many other practitioners went to New York City to clarify truth about the persecution at their own expense and had just come back. The CEO said: "I am proud of your great spirit! Hold onto it!"
The CEO talked with the practitioner for more than half of an hour. In the end, he said:" I am very sorry as I have to go now. I have a business meeting at 2 pm in the U.S. Embassy." He then gave the practitioner his business card and said: "When you come to New York the next time, if you need help, you can contact me." The practitioner noticed that he was in the import and export business and thus asked: "Do you import goods from China?" he smiled and said:" No, I now don't dare to do business with them." Before he left, the CEO asked: "Can I have some more materials? I want to tell the Embassy staff and people who are going to attend this meeting about your event and recommend them to come to see it."
During the week before the February 28 court hearing, some practitioners also went to the downtown office buildings and business districts to distribute fliers and information about the lawsuit to help people find out about the facts. The February 28 large-scale event in front of the NSW Supreme Court continued until 5:30 p.m. Practitioners said that they would continue their peaceful appeal and legal efforts to clarify the truth, expose the persecution and pursue justice until the persecution ends.
Category: Rallies & Protests
