Oct 26, 2004
Eleven Falun Gong practitioners are launching a lawsuit against
China’s former leader at the High Court in Auckland.
They claim during
Jiang Zemin’s rule they were tortured for taking part in the form of exercise
and meditation known as Falun Gong.
A lawyer representing the group says
the suit is part of a world wide case against the former President, who is accused
of encouraging the persecution of Falun Gong.
Chris Lawrence says one man,
who works as a taxi driver on the North Shore, claims when he returned to China
to visit his mother in 1999 he was imprisoned and tortured.
He says similar
law suits are being filed around the world by people from 19 other countries.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/455077%3fformat=html
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date: 28/Oct/2004
Original article date: 27/Oct/2004
Category: Media Report
