Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews Land Reclamation court in Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province conducted a trial on the 8th of four Falun Gong practitioners without notifying the families or the lawyers. The lawyers announced on the day that a legal backup team was set up for the Jiansanjiang case to follow up on the legal protocols against law violating officials. A European Parliament member also filed a public protest to the Communist regime. On Jan. 8, Jiansanjiang court conducted a secret hearing on four Falun Gong practitioners, Shi Mengwen, Meng Fanli, Wang Yanxin, and Li Guifang, who were arrested last year. Among the four families, only Shi's family (ex-wife Ms. Liu and daughter) entered the courtroom through all obstacles. Ms. Liu said that the four defendants had to defend themselves because the court banned the counsels. Ms. Liu: "They described how they were beaten and tortured. He asked for the evidence. They had no evidence, because neither the family nor the lawyers were allowed to meet them after they were beaten. There won't be any evidence from the defendants. No matter what they said, the prosecutor, the presiding judge and the judge just said it was invalid." Ms. Liu was very angry and suspected the meaning of the pro forma trial. "It was all court talking with a bunch of people bluffing." Defense lawyer Wang Yu criticizes the authorities had violated the law unscrupulously. They pushed through the proceeding and only to end it with a verdict. Lawyer Wang Yu: "The eight of us have filed a complaint about the illegality, a trial without the presence of lawyers. We also announced a legal backup group to follow up on the officials' violations." The eight lawyers issued a notice on the 8th about the "Jiansanjiang case legal back up team". The notice described that four human rights lawyers, Tang Jitian, Jiang Tianyong, Wang Cheng, and Zhang Junjie, were illegally detained during their defending activities for Chinese citizens illegally detained in the Land Reclamation case black jail. The four lawyers were tortured and sustained a total of 24 broken ribs. Under international pressure, Jiansanjiang Land Reclamation Public Security released the four lawyers and other Chinese who went to voice solidarity. But the four Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to retaliation and illegally detained ever since. Land Reclamation Procuratorate brought up the prosecution and the referee is also Jiansanjiang Land Reclamation court. Lawyer Wang Yu: "The legal system within the Land Reclamation takes orders from its administrative organ. There is no judicial independence. The Land Reclamation court was established without any legal basis. According to the Legislation Law and Court Organization law, the Land Reclamation court is simply illegal." Lawyer Liu Jinxiang says that the legal backup team will file a complaint against the court and its illegal acts during the trial. They will also propose to the Chinese Communist Party Congress to eliminate the unconstitutional judicial system and revoke the illegal hearing. Lawyer Liu Jinxiang: "Jiansanjiang excluded the lawyers in the trial yesterday completely. There was also the second trial, the lawyers will complain and report the illegal acts in those previous trials. We will also continue a forum to further discuss in a wider and deeper manner." Other than the illegal trial, lawyers were also faced with multiple difficulties. Between Dec. 17 and 19 last year, the eight lawyers were monitored and followed on their way to Jiansanjiang for the court trial. Both Wang Quanzhang and Liu Lianhe had their defense qualifications removed by the court. On Dec. 30, the seven lawyers were subject to violence and unreasonable security checks by bailiffs in Jiansanjiang court. That night, lawyers filed a complaint in Harbin against Jiansanjiang court offenses. Lawyer Liu Jinxiang: "The persecution could be far more serious than what we have seen from the Jiansanjiang case. If this is how they treat the defendants and lawyers, the persecution of those local Falun Gong practitioners could be even more severe." Member of the European Parliament, Prof. Dr. Klaus Buchner, stated in his FaceBook that he has put in writing to the Chinese officials regarding the trial against Falun Gong practitioners and their lawyers. He demanded the regime grant the followers and their lawyers freedom and integrity. 《神韵》2015世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/

• published: 10 Jan 2015
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