A Beijing lawyer says he is willing to defend a Falun Gong practitioner from Hebei province after his entire village appealed against his wrongful arrest.
Wang Xiaodong was a schoolteacher from Zhouguantun village near Botou city. After authorities took Wang away in February, 300 people representing the village signed and placed their fingerprints on a petition demanding Wang’s release.
The Beijing lawyer, who asked not to be identified, said that like most cases against Falun Gong practitioners in China, the charges against Wang are groundless. He said he would help Wang plead “not guilty” to the charges.
Chinese authorities do not allow lawyers to take Falun Gong cases. In the past, lawyers who have tried to defend Falun Gong practitioners have been harassed, disbarred, or imprisoned.
Hebei authorities had charged Wang with possessing CDs containing information on the Falun Gong spiritual practice. The CDs also exposed the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses against people who practiced Falun Gong.
After the villagers’ petition, the prosecutor sent the case back to the local Public Security Bureau for reconsideration because of a lack of evidence.
One Chinese rights activist says the public appeal for a Falun Gong practitioner indicates a change within China – that more people are willing to speak out against oppression from the Chinese regime.
[Hu Jun, Chinese Rights Activist]:
“When senior leaders see this change, they will know that if they continue down the road they’ve taken, their days would be numbered. They should be able to see more clearly now that, when the Chinese public becomes awakened, their authoritarian system would soon collapse.”
The 300-person petition for Wang’s release has been circulated within the top ruling circle of the Communist Party.
According to the Epoch Times, some senior officials would like to resolve the issue. But they are being opposed by officials loyal to the faction of former Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin, who started the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999.
Zhouguantun villagers say they have been questioned by officials from the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee, or the PLAC, since signing the petition.
The PLAC is a powerful security organization that’s carried out the persecution of Falun Gong, and is headed by Zhou Yongkang, a major player in Jiang’s faction.
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