LES VERTS
Working group (Asia)
Paris, June 2, 2003
Declaration of the French LES VERTS
A Chinese dictator must answer for his crimes
The French Green party support energetically the initiative to bring to
justice the dictator Jiang Zemin by a Federal American Court of Law.
During many years, Jiang Zemin hid behind the
immunity afforded to heads of State to organize a bloody unjustified crackdown
on a traditional meditation practice known as Falun Gong and also any individual
or parties working for human rights. Thousands of people have died as a
consequence of such orders and hundreds of thousands of families have been
separated.
Today, Jiang Zemin is no longer protected by this immunity and so it is time
that justice prevailed: the dictator must answer for his crimes to the families
he has destroyed.
The Green French have said many times already that nothing justifies such a
persecution of Falun Gong, which is a traditional practice anchored in Chinese
culture and a peaceful and non-political movement. The political terror
organized by former president Jiang Zemin is even less acceptable.
For the French Greens the notion of impunity is noxious and must be
definitively banished . All persons accused of crimes against humanity, torture
and genocide must answer for their crimes in a court of justice, regardless of
their political status.
The initiative of Falun Gong practitioners victims of the crackdown to lodge
a Complaint against the dictator Jiang Zemin has our support. We wish that many
other such procedures will be launched in Europe and in France. This can be only
be but positive for China.
Jean-Marc Brulé
Posting date: 13/June/2003
Original article date: 11/June/2003
Category: World News
