Brief Summary of Legal Actions to Bring the Former President of China, Jiang Zemin, and his Accomplices to Justice for Crimes Against Humanity

Since July 20th 1999, the Jiang regime has crazily persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. It uses methods like imprisoning, torturing, killing and brainwashing practitioners in an attempt to eradicate Falun Gong worldwide. For four years, Falun Gong practitioners have strictly followed the principle of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearence” to resist the persecution peacefully. During the process, European Falun Gong practitioners together with practitioners in Mainland China and other parts of the world have always peacefully appealled, petitioned and clarified the facts. During the past eleven months, Falun Gong practitioners have used the legal means and successively filed lawsuits in nine European countries against the prime criminal, Jiang Zemin, and his accomplices on counts of crimes of genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity.

Below is a brief summary of the legal action that is currently underway in Europe:

Cyprus: On October the 27th 2003, a lawsuit was filed in a local court against Wu Guanzheng, the Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo who was also appointed the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in Shandong province, for crimes of genocide and torture.

Spain: On October the 15th 2003, a criminal lawsuit was filed at Spain's National Court charging former Chinese leader, Jiang Zemin, and the Chinese Communist Party Politburo member, Luo Gan, with directing genocide and the torture of Falun Gong practitioners.

Moldova: On September the 18th 2003, a class action lawsuit was filed, charging Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, Luo Gan, with torture, genocide and other crimes.

Armenia: On September the 16th 2003, a criminal lawsuit was filed charging Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, Luo Gan, with crimes of genocide and torture.

Finland: On September the 11th 2003, a criminal lawsuit was filed charging Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, Luo Gan, with crimes of genocide and torture.

Iceland: On September the 8th 2003, a criminal lawsuit was filed charging Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, Luo Gan, with crimes of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity.

Australia: On August the 26th 2003, Australian citizen, Ms, Zhang Cuiying, who had been subjected to torture and persecution in China, is to have her case championed in the UN and the International Court of Justice by an respected human rights lawyer, Mr. Geoffrey Robertson, who is the Chief Justice of the UN War Crimes Court.

Belgium: On August the 21st 2003, one of the lawyers who prosecuted Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, filed a criminal lawsuit in Belgium against Jiang Zemin, and two of his senior aides: Luo Gan and Li Lanqing. The lawsuit charges the three men with genocide, torture and crimes against humanity.

Switzerland: On March the 18th 2003, during the United Nations 59th Human Rights meeting, Mr. Philip Grant, President of TRIAL (Track Impunity Always), announced plans to launch a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin for torture, crimes against humanity and genocide if the former Chinese leader ever visits Switzerland.

France: In December 2002, a criminal lawsuit was filed in France charging the former Vice-Premier of China, Mr. Lanqing Li, who was the acting administrative head for the “6-10 Office”, with crimes of torture. In July 2003, the French criminal court began legal proceedings in the case.