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in his hands in front of the Spanish National Court, “La Audiencia Nacional”
against Jia Qinglin was filed in the “Audiencia Nacional” of the National Spanish
Court system, in Madrid, Spain. Jia Qinglin was accused of the crimes of genocide
and tortures against practitioners of Falun Gong in China.
Qinglin, who was set to begin an official visit to Spain on September 3rd,
has been accused of the graves crimes against humanity committed during the brutal
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in mainland China while holding office
as the Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in
the city of Beijing, during the period of time comprised from 1999 to November
2002.
Falun Gong practitioners, who in their majority suffered either directly or indirectly
by way of family members this persecution in Beijing, during the time Jia Qinglin
was in office.
Chinese leadership known for having supported and promoted the persecution of
Falun Gong, participating directly and openly supporting the genocide in China.
activities have been and are being investigated by the NGO “World Association
to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong”, which has verified how Jia Qinglin
gave full support to the campaign of persecution against Falun Gong launched by
Jiang Zemin on July 20, 1999. Immediately after that date, Jia Qinglin summoned
a large conference of the Committee on Policies of Beijing, of which he was Secretary
General, and publicly demanded of all organizations within the Communist Party
and its members to adopt a firm position against Falun Gong and its practitioners.
multiple occasions and as part of his official position, he attacked Falun Gong
and all of its practitioners in the sessions of the National Committee on Policy,
as well as during the People's Congress, taking advantage of his speeches
to promote the persecution and incite the Chinese authorities to collaborate in
this persecution. In many instances he thanked and praised those who were directly
involved in the persecution.
the same manner during the Beijing Conference of Political and Legal Issues, in
the Conference of Religions and the Conference of Representatives of the Communist
Party in Beijing. In the Sixteenth National Conference, Jia promoted the persecution
of Falun Gong as one of the top five priorities of Beijing, and he made specific
anti-Falun Gong remarks in his first speech after having been elected as Head
of the National Committee of the Consultative Political Conference of the Chinese
People, going against the position and stance taken by his predecessor, Li Ruihuan.
Jia Qinglin's tenure in office as head of the Committee on Policy of Beijing,
from 1999 to 2002, innumerable atrocities were committed against Falun Gong practitioners,
with many cases of death due to torture reported and documented, both of women
as well as children and even a baby of 8 months of age, son of practitioner Wan
Lixuan, who was also cruelly murdered. Other practitioners tortured to death include
a professor of the University of Commerce and Industry of Beijing, Zhao Xin.
deaths have been documented in Beijing during Jia's time in power, and he
is directly responsible for the illegal detention of millions of Falun Gong practitioners
in Beijing. Beijing is the official location of the office of appeals for the
Chinese people, where practitioners peaceful go to appeal against the persecution,
and where they are detained and sent to one of the many different labor camps
in China. Jia is clearly guilty of genocide and share the responsibility for the
persecution Falun Gong practitioners are suffering. After this lawsuit was filed
in Spain, the Judge has been asked to have Jia respond to his crimes.
the lawsuit that was filed today, it was formally asked of the Court of the Audiencia
Nacional, that it proceed with Jia's detention and questioning during his
visit to Spain, a request which will be studied by the Judge.
Qinglin can't allege immunity, since in the face of genocide it is not possible
to argue diplomatic immunity. The barbaric nature of the torture and murder of
innocent people couldn't have been committed as part of official duties.
Instead, they were done as personal acts, which were completely illegal and a
blatant violation of the Chinese constitution itself and the laws of China.
legal counsel for the case is Mr. Carlos Iglesias.
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date: 6/Sep/2004
Original article date: 4/Sep/2004
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