Justice System in Shuangyashan City Co-operates with the 610 Office to Persecute Ms. Hu Qili

Name: Hu Qili
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Address: Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province
Occupation: Formerly on the staff of Fangyuan Hospital (Affiliated with the City Mining Corp.)
Date of Most Recent Arrest: 2009
Most Recent Place of Detention: Unknown
City: Shuangyashan
Province: Heilongjiang
Persecution Suffered: Forced Labour, Fired from Workplace, Detention

Ms. Hu Qili was fired from her job for practising Falun Gong. For the same reason, she was detained and imprisoned in forced labour camps many times. On September 25th, 2009, the Jianshan District Court in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, held a trial for Ms. Hu. From her arrest to the trial, the justice system violated the law on numerous occasions. During her most recent arrest, police officers deceived her into opening her door by pretending to be fee collectors. Once inside her home, they searched it without a warrant and seized private property and cash. They applied for a search warrant after the event.

According to an insider, in early August, the Shuangyashan City 610 Office¹ held a justice system meeting. They ordered the Jianshan Court to find Ms. Hu guilty and have the trial finished by September 15th, 2009.

The court issued only five courtroom entry tickets to Ms. Hu's family, so only five members could be present at her trial. On September 24th, the day before the trial, her father and daughter appealed to the chief judge, Gao Zhixin, for extra tickets. Gao refused to meet with them. Ms. Hu's daughter called him and asked, "Which regulation states five tickets only?" Gao did not answer her and hung up the phone.

Ms. Hu had prepared a three-page statement to plead not guilty. After she read the first two sentences, the judge declared, "The statement is finished" and did not allow her to speak anymore.

Ms. Hu's two attorneys pleaded not guilty for her, but their plea was repeatedly interrupted by Gao Zhixin. Gao even said, "Say no more. The intention being conveyed is enough. Do not quote the constitution. It has nothing to do with the constitution."

The attorneys stated that practising Falun Gong in China is legal by law, that talking about the facts of Falun Gong or distributing Falun Gong flyers does not break any law. They argued from nine different angles that there is no law against being a Falun Gong practitioner. At one point, Gao parroted, "Yes, there is no law against practising Falun Gong."

The prosecutor did not present any physical evidence to the court. The person claiming to be the prosecutor declared that he was the prosecutor Li Dongjie in the indictment. When the defence attorney questioned his identity, he did not argue.

When the judge adjourned the court, he asked the attorney to sign a transcript. The attorney refused, "I have not read the transcript of the court testimony. How can I sign it?" Ms. Hu did not sign, either.

Ms. Hu's family said that they will fight for her innocence.

Note

1. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2009/10/15/210420.html