French Green Party Writes to King of Thailand

To His Royal Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thaïland

Paris, June the 3rd

Your Royal Majesty,

I'm honored to write to you in the name of the French Green Party – we have some serious worries concerning the situation of Mrs. Pirjo Svensson, a Falun Gong practitioner who has been imprisoned in Bangkok for 1 month now.

Mrs. Pirjo Svensson, a 44 year old nurse, was accompanying her husband who has been working in Thailand during the three last years. On April 29, at 8:00 in the morning, police officers from the immigration bureau searched her hotel room and confiscated her documents on the violations of human rights and the persecution Falun Gong in China.

With no valid reason, police revoked her visa and tried to force her to leave Thailand. Pirjo refused to be expelled for no reason and was therefore imprisoned in a cell with hundreds of other people.

Thailand is a country well known for its Buddhist culture. For what we know, Falun Gong also teaches Buddhist principles, it is pacific and non- political. We also know that the former chinese president Jiang Zemin is responsible for the death of many Falun Gong followers.

Jiang Zemin and several other Chinese leaders are now sued by courts in USA and Europe for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Our Party has for several years now expressed its continuous support to the efforts of Falun Gong followers to let the truth of the persecution they endure be known. We can say they are not at all the kind of people described by the chinese propaganda ; they are good people.

We hope that His Royal Majesty will help secure the release of Mrs. Pirjo Svensson ; as friends of Thailand, we do not feel this can have anything good for your country to maintain her in prison while she is evidently innocent of any crime

Please receive, Your Royal Majesty, the expression of our most respectful consideration.

JEAN-MARC BRULE,
PRESIDENT OF THE ASIA COMMISSION OF THE GREEN PARTY