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Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice
On October 18, 2002, a group of Falun Gong practitioners filed a class action lawsuit in a Chicago, Illinois court charging then-Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin and the Falun Gong Control Office 6/10 with genocide, torture, and other crimes against humanity. (To read the full text of the complaint, please visit www.flgjustice.org).

Friends of Falun Gong USA is firmly behind this lawsuit (read our statement). We see it as an important element of our continuing efforts to bring an end to the persecution, secure justice, and restore Falun Gong practitioners’ freedom of belief.

The U.S. Congress noted in House Concurrent Resolution 188: “The campaign of persecution…is carried out by government officials and police at all levels, and has permeated every segment of society and every level of government in the People’s Republic of China…the Government of the People’s Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.”

Although the case was dismissed on appeal, Friends of Falun Gong asks you to join us in bringing Jiang Zemin to Justice as this landmark case continues its way through our judicial system.

You may download a PDF file of the petition and ask your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to sign, and please sign the electronic petition below.

Thank you for your support.

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President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20530-0001
On October 18, 2002, a group of Falun Gong practitioners filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Jiang Zemin (the former Chinese leader) and the Falun Gong Control Office 6/10. Charges included torture, genocide, denial of the right to life, denial of the rights to liberty and security of the person, denial of the right to be free from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, denial of the right to the freedoms of thought, conscience and religion, and denial of the right to the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to associate freely.

We would like to stress that defendant Jiang’s status as a former head-of-state should not allow his exemption from punishment. Article 4 of the Genocide Convention states that persons who commit genocide shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals. Moreover, former heads of state cannot shield themselves behind head-of-state immunities in federal courts in the United States and elsewhere around the globe.

We, the undersigned, urge the United States to express strong support for this case and help bring Jiang Zemin to justice.


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