(Clearwisdom.net) Officers from the Dajianglu Police Station in the Hebei District of Tianjin arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jia Wenguang on January 14, 2010. The Hebei District Court held a trial for Ms. Jia at 2:30 p.m. on April 27, 2010. Ms. Jia's family hired a lawyer from Beijing, who delivered an outstanding case in her defense. (Refer to http://www.clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2010/5/10/116812.html)
I would like to share our experiences regarding this incident as well as problems identified.
After Ms. Jia was arrested on January 14, local practitioners consistently sent forth righteous thoughts in close proximity to the police station to clear out evil factors in that area. In addition, they accompanied family members in going to these places and demanding her release.
During the court trial on April 27, human rights lawyer Jin Guanghong, from Beijing, delivered a two-hour speech on behalf of the defendant. When the lawyer and family members walked out of the courtroom, practitioners outside the building shouted, "Falun Dafa is Good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!" and people applauded.
In the process of hiring a defense attorney, our local practitioners identified some problems of our own. In March, a disagreement regarding whether or not to hire an attorney, and the starting point for doing so, emerged among coordinators. This hampered the decision-making process. As a result, the hiring process wasn't completed until two days before the trial. This delayed some local areas from being adequately informed of the case's development.
Fortunately, there were also aspects that went very well. For example, in one particular area, 400 fliers were distributed in just one day to raise the awareness about what was taking place at the Hebei District Court. Clearly, the quality of coordination directly affects the environment and energy field of the entire area.
During the trial, the judge rudely interrupted the defense attorney's speech several times. Some practitioners didn't pay attention to sending forth righteous thoughts, and wasted precious time talking with each other. Evil factors took advantage of this loophole, and the practitioners were almost driven out of the courtroom. Some police officers were taking random photos at the proceedings, which didn't stop until they were questioned by family members and practitioners who were sending forth righteous thoughts.
Interference occurred outside of the courtroom as well. Someone initiated a fight among non-practitioners right next to the practitioners who were sending forth righteous thoughts. The fight drew a big crowd. When more practitioners realized the interference, they started sending righteous thoughts. As a result, a police van came and took the trouble-makers away.
We have only now just begun to hire defense attorneys for practitioners in the Tianjin urban area. In view of many practitioners having been persecuted, arrested and monitored, each and every one of our fellow practitioners has the responsibility to do well.
We recommend that practitioners in other areas tell their accused fellows who are subject to trial that the first thing to do in the courtroom is to request that members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) be removed from the procurator, judge and jury role because the CCP is the unlawful persecutor, and we suspect that CCP members can't maintain an unbiased opinion and uphold justice during the trial. Otherwise, the practitioner should refuse to appear in court and not cooperate with the illegal trial whatsoever. Secondly, we recommend that the defense plead not guilty and demand an "immediate unconditional release."
