French Internet Security Magazine Denounces Mock Trial against Falun Gong Practitioners who Exposed the Persecution in China

On February 19 2004, Chongqing's so-called Court of Justice sentenced five practitioners of Falun Gong to prison terms ranging from five to fourteen years for publishing articles on the Internet, denouncing the Jiang regime’s mistreatment and persecution.

On February the 24th 2004, the French magazine "Zatav.com", which is well known in the field of Internet security, published an article denouncing this mock trial against Falun Gong practitioners in Chongqing. The article quoted “Reporters Without Borders” who asked for the immediate release of 22 Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for publishing information on the Internet: "The repression against the members of this spiritual movement is totally unjustified. Five Internet users were condemned for declaring on the Net that all human rights advocates know for a fact that Falun Gong members are systematically tortured in prison."