FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/8/2002
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SAN FRANCISCO, February 8th, 2002 (Falun Dafa Information Center) - Liu Qi, Mayor of Beijing and President of the Beijing Olympic Committee, was served with a law suit filed in U.S. District Court for his responsibility in overseeing severe human rights abuses against Chinese and international Falun Gong practitioners.
Charges against the mayor include "Torture; Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment; Arbitrary Detention; Crimes Against Humanity; and Interference with Freedom of Religion and Belief."
The Center for Justice and Accountability, an organization that represents victims of grave human rights abuse, filed the civil complaint with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco Thursday afternoon. The complaint was then served on Mr. Liu later that evening at the San Francisco International Airport before he boarded a flight to attend festivities at 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
A press briefing will be held at 2:30 p.m. in front of the San Francisco Chinese Consulate to explain the legal action and call upon China's leaders to stop torture, persecution and other severe violations of internationally recognized human rights.
A press event is also being planned for Salt Lake City for tomorrow morning where Mr. Liu is currently partaking in Olympic activities.
Terri Marsh, human rights attorney and co-counsel for the plaintiffs, is available by phone to answer questions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA INFORMATION CENTER- Contacts: Gail Rachlin 212-706-7027, Adam Montanaro 917-405-4507, Erping Zhang 646-533-6147, or Feng Yuan 646-523-5676. Email: [email protected], Website: http://www.faluninfo.net/
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