Australian (FDI) – Several gunshots were fired at a car full of Australian Falun
Gong practitioners in Johannesburg, South Africa, seriously injuring one
practitioner. The shooting took place Monday evening 28 June at approx. 8:30
P.M.
Australian Citizen – David Liang 42 years old was driving
one of two cars en route from the Johannesburg airport to Pretoria around 8:30
on Monday evening when a white car with three occupants overtook them and fired
at least five shots into the vehicle before leaving the scene. David Liang
suffered gun shot wounds to both feet, with the bones in one foot shattered.
He is being treated in Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital and has been scheduled
for surgery.
Mr. Liang and eight other Falun Gong practitioners from Australia had just
arrived in South Africa to raise awareness about the serious human rights atrocities
committed against Falun Gong practitioners, and the involvement of two Chinese
government officials; Vice president Zeng Qinghong and Minister of Commerce
Bo Xilai.
The Falun Gong practitioners were intending to hold a press conference to
expose the crimes of the two officials and to have legal papers served against
them.
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******* SYDNEY PRESS When: Wednesday 30th Where: Outside Chinese Consulate, Dunblane St, Camperdown Victims’ relatives will be available for interview. Also available for interview: David Liang in South African hospital |
Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai are visiting South Africa on a trade mission,
and reportedly want to discourage the practitioners from filing a human rights
lawsuit against them. This incident appears to mark a new level of violence
and terror initiated by Ex- Chinese leader Jiang Zemin targeting Falun Gong
practitioners worldwide.
Zheng and Bo – leading players in the persecution of Falun Gong in China
Bo Xilai is the former mayor of Dalian City. He enthusiastically
carried out the orders of Jiang Zemin, China’s former dictator, to
persecute Falun Gong. Jiang personally promoted Mr. Bo to be governor of Liaoning
province which under Bo became one of the deadliest places for Falun Gong practitioners
in China. On April 22, Bo Xilai was served with a lawsuit charging him with
genocide and torture while on a visit to Washington, D.C.
Zeng Qinhong is one of the most powerful men in China.
When Jiang Zemin assumed leadership of the government, he personally brought
Mr. Zeng to Beijing as his right-hand man. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Zeng held,
among other offices, the directorship of the Organization Department of the
Chinese Communist Party. In that role, he personally ordered all Communist
Party members to take part in the persecution of Falun Gong, and rewarded prisons,
labour cam ps and individuals who persecuted practitioners most severely.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA INFORMATION CENTER
David Rubacek 0405 220 831 Kati Vereshaka 0408
165 094
Website : www.falunau.org Email:
news@falunau.org
Posting date: 30/Jun/2004
Original article date: 30/Jun/2004
Category: Media Releases
