By Russian practitioners
Russian Falun Dafa practitioners submitted a
lawsuit to Russia’s Inquisitorial Court during a visit by the current Chinese
Minister of Trade Bo Xilai, accusing him of brutally persecuting Falun Gong practitioners
when he was Mayor of Dalian and Governor of Liaoning Province. The lawsuit states
that Bo Xilai has contravened Article 357 of the Russian Criminal Law in his crimes
of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity.
Bo Xilai’s indictment
listed detailed cases of the persecution Falun Gong practitioners have suffered
when Bo Xilai was Mayor of Dalian and Governor of Liaoning Province. Documents
from related international organizations were also included. The lawsuit has been
accepted by the Russian Inquisitorial Court and is now being processed according
to legal procedures.
Bo Xilai has shown that he is willing to go to any
lengths to follow Jiang Zemin’s orders to eliminate Falun Gong. Masanjia Labor
Re-education Center in Liaoning, where Bo Xilai was Governor, is notorious for
the amount of Falun Gong practitioners who have died from torture and ill treatment.
Before the legal action was launched against Bo Xilai in Russia, similar lawsuits
were filed in many other countries around the world. On April 22, 2004, at Hotel
Fairmont in Washington DC, Bo Xilai personally received a court subpoena during
his visit to America. When Bo Xilai followed Hu Jintao to visit Romania, he experienced
similar actions to bring him to justice yet Hu Jintao was welcomed. Legal actions
were also launched against Bo Xilai in other European countries, including Poland
and the United Kingdom.
Posting date: 17/Aug/2004
Original article date:
16/Aug/2004
Category: World News
