Canada: Huang Huahua Receives Summons from British Columbia Superior Court

Falun Gong practitioner Kevin Duan, who has recently moved to Canada from Mainland China, was brutally persecuted in a forced labour camp and brainwashing sessions in Guangzhou. As the governor of Guangdong Province and former Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou (Guangzhou is the provincial capital), Huang Huahua has been actively carrying out and directing the persecution of Falun Gong, and thus he is responsible for the torture and killing of many practitioners, including the torture of Kevin Duan. While Huang is visiting Canada, Kevin submitted a lawsuit charging Huang for harshly persecuting him and other practitioners during Huang's tenure as party secretary and governor.

The press conference site	Many posters detailing the truth of the persecution were displayed during the press conference

On the morning of October 21st, the day after Huang arrived in Vancouver, Huang received a summons from the British Columbia (BC) Superior Court on a boat ride to Victoria (the capital of BC). At noontime, practitioners held a press conference in downtown Vancouver to announce the lawsuit.

Kevin Duan recounts his suffering in Guangdong

During the press conference, Kevin explained why he was suing Huang Huahua:

"I am from Guangdong and I am an electrical engineer. On the night of December 13th, 2000, because I practise Falun Gong and told local people the facts about Falun Gong and compiled some truth-clarification materials, I was unlawfully arrested by the Guangzhou authorities. I was beaten for seven straight hours. As a result, I lost consciousness and my body was covered with bruises. I was then sent to a detention centre and was forced to do slave labour for five months and two weeks. I was forced to work an average of 16 to 17 hours a day, with the maximum being 20 hours."

On May 23rd, 2001, Kevin Duan was sentenced to two years in a labour camp. He was secretly sent to a brigade dedicated to persecuting Falun Gong in the Guangzhou No. 1 Forced Labour Camp, where he suffered systematic mental and physical tortures. In the labour camp, he was subjected to intense brainwashing. Mr. Duan and many others were forced to watch video programs and to read books and newspapers that slandered the founder of Falun Gong. The labour camp forbade Kevin Duan's wife from visiting him and tried to force him to write the three statements. In doing so, the labour camp attempted to force him to give up his belief in Falun Gong.

Mr. Duan said, "My case is just the tip of the iceberg of the persecution. For example, practitioner Rao Chaoyuan who was arrested together with me has been severely tortured and consequently disabled. Moreover, Rao's brother was persecuted to death in August 2002 at the No. 1 Forced Labour Camp of Guangzhou.

As the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou at that time, Huang Huahua was in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong in the city and must be held accountable. At the end of 2001, Huang personally inspected the No. 1 Forced Labour Camp in Guangzhou. Right after the inspection, the labour camp escalated the persecution of practitioners.

Kevin Duan said, "The persecution is still ongoing. My mother who is still in China was illegally arrested and taken to a police station in Shunde City (a city in Guandong Province) on October 14th, the day after I testified at a press conference. Several police officials interrogated my mother for 4 hours. They kept asking: 'Where are your children and what are their professions?' They also asked if my mother knew about and had read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. My mother was required to attend a brainwashing session that coming Monday. They forcefully took her fingerprints. Now, my mother has been forced to leave home to avoid further persecution and we have lost contact with her."

Mr. Duan said that he was very worried about his mother's safety, but that he won't be intimidated by Chinese police's unlawful behaviour.

To conclude, Kevin Duan said, "According to Canadian law, I have filed a lawsuit against Huang to the British Columbia superior court yesterday. Today, I want to remind the governor of British Columbia and all Canadian officials that Huang is a criminal guilty of torture and crimes against humanity. Huang can't represent the Chinese people and Canada can't welcome such a criminal. I also call on the Canadian government and the people of Canada to help rescue my mother who is being persecuted."

Vancouver practitioner said, "The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting Falun Gong for 6 years while practitioners has been continuously clarifying the truth with peacefulness and rationality. Despite the practitioners' compassion, the persecution is still ongoing. Regarding this, the Falun Dafa Association issued a statement on October 9th. The statement said: "From today on, overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong and as a result, commit new crimes in addition to those they have already perpetrated against Falun Gong."

She also said the lawsuit against Huang is the first case since the publication of the statement. The evil individuals who have persecuted practitioners of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" will definitely be brought to justice. We hope that people in the communist regime will immediately abandon the evil path and choose to do good. If they continue to carry out the suppressive policy of Jiang Zemin's regime, they will be punished by Heaven, as such crimes are unforgivable.