Malaysia: Practitioners Deliver an Appeal Letter to the Singapore High Commissioner

In response to the Singapore court's unjust conviction against Falun Gong practitioners, at 10 am on May 5th, 2005, Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners went to the Singapore High Commission and called upon Mr. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, the high commissioner to urge the Singapore court to overturn the unjust verdict. The high commissioner's first secretary Mr. Brandon D' Cruz received the petition letter.

Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners delivering a petition letter to the Singapore High Commission	Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners holding a press conference in front of the Singapore High Commission

Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners holding a petition in front of the Singapore High Commission

In front of the Singapore High Commission, practitioners unfurled banners that read, "Stop helping the CCP in persecuting Falun Gong" and called upon the Singapore government not to be an accomplice of the CCP.

The two Falun Gong practitioners sentenced, Ms. Cheng Lujin and Ms. Ng Chya Huay, had practised Falun Gong exercises in Esplanade Park, introduced Falun Gong, explained the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and distributed pamphlets and video CDs. They were charged by the Singapore police for "Assembly without a Permit" and "Possession and Distribution of VCDs without a Certificate". After one-year of court proceedings, on April 27th, 2005, the Singapore court convicted the two practitioners and ordered them to pay fines of 20,000 and 24,000 Singapore dollars, respectively.

After delivering an appeal letter to the Singapore High Commission in Malaysia, practitioners held a press conference outside the Commission. A spokesperson said that Ms. Cheng Lujin and Ms. Ng Chya Huay simply exercised their rights. They should enjoy their freedoms of belief and expression. The material they distributed which were the same as what practitioners from across the world distribute, were talking about how Falun Gong is unreasonably persecuted in China. Therefore, they should not be convicted.

Singapore is the only country outside China which unjustly sentences Falun Gong practitioners and detains them. Currently, Falun Gong is practised in more than 60 countries.

The way Singapore court handled this case ignores the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It violated the two practitioners' human rights and discriminated against their beliefs.

In response to the seriousness of the issue and various conflicts and suspects during the hearing process, Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners called on the Singapore Court to correct its unfair judgement and restore the reputation of the two practitioners Ms. Ng and Ms. Cheng and restore the reputation of Falun Gong as well.