After the South Africa shooting incident took place, family members of the victims On the morning of Ms. Li Ying, wife of Mr. Officials When In Afterwards, family members of the Falun Gong practitioners said that
and representatives of Falun Gong practitioners held a discussion with officials
of the South African Embassy in Australia. They also expressed to the Australian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs their request of ensuring Australian citizens'
safety in other countries. The South African Embassy said that they would try
their best to arrest the criminals.
July 2, 2004, seven people, including representatives of Falun Gong practitioners
and victims' family members met with South African Ambassador Mr. Harold
Hoyana and the First Secretary Ms. Rasheeda Adam in Canberra. They held a 30-minute
discussion regarding the incident in which an Australian Falun Gong practitioner
was shot by hired thugs in South Africa as well as the persecution experienced
by Falun Gong practitioners in China and overseas.
Ms. Li Ying (first on the right-hand side), Liao Xiaoqian and her daughter
Chuchu (fourth on the right-hand side) and South African Ambassador Mr. Harold
Hoyana (second on the right-hand side) and the First Secretary Ms. Rasheeda Adam
(third on the right-hand side) in group photo
Li Qizhong, one of the victims in the South Africa incident, said that before
her husband's trip to South Africa, he received a threatening phone call.
Many signs indicated that this shooting incident was a hired murder attempt. First,
these Australian Falun Gong practitioners had gone to South Africa for the first
time and have no enemies in South Africa. Secondly, after the shooting, there
was no robbery; instead, the attackers immediately fled away. Thirdly, the shooting
incident prevented the planned lawsuit against Zeng Qinghong from being filed.
from the South African Embassy expressed that they received the news release from
Falun Dafa Information Center before their discussion and had already reported
it to their superiors. The South African police are investigating this case and
they will try their best to find out the real criminals. The police categorized
this case as “attempted murder”. When the officials looked at the photos showing
Mr. David Liang's injured and bleeding feet, they were all shocked and expressed
that there was little doubt that this was an assassination attempt.
mentioning Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful appeal, Ms. Rasheeda Adam said
that there was also a period in South Africa during which there were no human
rights. It also experienced democratic and peaceful movement in its history, after
which human rights are now respected. Therefore, she deeply understood why Falun
Gong practitioners would sacrifice their lives to seek the freedom of belief.
the end, the two officials expressed that the South African police would try their
best to arrest the criminals. As South African citizens, they hoped that all people
would still love and visit South Africa.
victims, including Ms. Li Ying, Liao Xiaoqian and her daughter went to the Australian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report the plight of the nine Australian Falun
Gong practitioners and their current situation. They also called the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs to try their best to protect Australian citizens' safety
when they travel to other countries.
after the South Africa shooting incident, many friends with connections to Mainland
China are very worried about their safety, because they believe that the Chinese
ruling party would do anything at any cost to control the people.
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date: 7/Jul/2004
Original article date: 5/Jul/2004
Category: Australian
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