Germany: Global Committee to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners sends a Letter to the German Government

The German Branch of the “Global Committee to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners in China” sent an open letter to leaders of the German government. In the letter, the committee made an urgent appeal to the German government to request the Chinese authorities to release Chen Xiaozhu who once studied in Germany, and Yu Hongli; both illegally imprisoned in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province.

Below is the full text of the letter:

Dear President Rau, Prime Minister Schroeder, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fischer,

For the past six months, we have written letters asking you to help rescue the 22 friends and family members of seven German Dafa practitioners. Today we notify you that Chen Xiaozhu (Male, 31), who once studied in Germany, and Yu Hong-li (Female, 32), have been illegally imprisoned in Chengdu, Sichuan Province since June 2003. Before they went back to China, they spent their last couple of months in Munich. Whilst in Germany, they told the truth about Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China to a lot of Chinese tourists. As their student Visa was about to expire, they went back to their home country in early January 2003.

Just like thousands of Falun Gong practitioners, they are illegally locked up without trial. In a country governed by dictator Jiang’s terrorism, their lives are at risk at every minute in the prison where they are illegally held.

Four years ago, dictator Jiang Zemin issued an order to have Falun Gong wiped out within three months and orally commanded that all practitioners are eliminated, which is a crime against humanity: “Defame Falun Gong, destroy practitioners financially and eliminate them physically.” Refusing to cooperate with the evil policemen, Yu Hongli said to them, “Falun Dafa is good!” She was then gagged with a cloth, her mouth was sealed with sticky tape, and she was handcuffed. This is all that we know so far.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Germany condemned China’s persecution of Falun Gong several times at the United Nations. German Public figures in all fields also condemned China’s illegal persecution and have made appeals to rescue Xiong Wei and German Falun Gong practitioners’ 22 friends and family members. We make an urgent appeal to the German government once again to request the Chinese leaders to release Chen Xiaozhu and Yu Hongli.

Since last June, the Chinese government has requested European governments not to openly criticize the human rights situation in China. However, there is no limitation to discussing human rights around the table. The reason for this abnormal four years of terrible human rights in China and the insane prohibition of free belief is because voices of justice are rarely heard from the international society.

Attached are the telephone numbers of Mr. Chen Zhengmin of the county Party committee.

0287864353（Office）
028-7862051（Office）
126-8112109（Pager）

Yours sincerely,
Global Committee to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners in China
(German Branch)

Translated from Chinese at http://www.yuanming.net/articles/200307/22724.html