Disabled Elderly Female Practitioner Faces Sham Trial in Shenyang City

On January 31, 2005, the Tiexi District Court of Shenyang City tried Ms. Shi Shengying, a Falun Gong practitioner, in the Courtroom 12 on the second floor of the courthouse. Shi Shengying, 65 years old, was arrested in early December 2004, while she was talking with the people about the truth of Falun Gong. Since then, she has been detained in a Shenyang City jail.

During her so-called "hearing," the chief judge repeatedly interrupted Shi Shengying's testimony. Ms. Shi explained that she had been disabled due to a car accident and that she had recovered only after beginning to practise Falun Dafa. Although she had benefited from Falun Dafa both physically and spiritually, she was being inhumanly persecuted for her belief at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. The chief judge interrupted her, "Do not talk about these things. Just say whether you spread propaganda about Falun Gong in the park." Ms. Shi's family members questioned the interruption and said that it is absolutely legal for anyone to practise Falun Gong and to be a good person. The main judge then hastily announced, "That is the end of the hearing. A sentence will be announced on a selected date after a court discussion."

Right before the opening of the trial, a tall policeman threatened, pushed and hit Ms. Shi's husband while he was trying to inquire about some hearing-related questions. When Ms. Shi's daughter saw that her mother still wore a pair of plastic slippers in the wintertime, she brought a pair of cotton shoes for her mother. However, the police refused to allow the daughter to give them to her.

Tiexi District Court of Shengyang City
Address: #32 Nan Qi Dong Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang City
Zip Code: 110021

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