(Clearwisdom.net)
During Jiang's political persecution of Falun Gong, apart from the many fabrications of the state-owned media, the most often used phrase has been the "rule of law." The rhetoric, however, is a far cry from the truth. For the past three years, Jiang's will has been the law. The Constitution and the "rule of law" have been replaced by "rule of Jiang." In this way, Jiang has made a mockery of the "rule of law."
Because of Jiang's slander and smear campaign, there are many people who haven't seen through this deception. We should therefore analyze how Jiang has made a sham of the "rule of law." Reviewing what Jiang has done, we can see that this sham is implemented using the following procedures:
- Make unjustified laws at will.
- Confuse right and wrong. Use state-owned media to spread rumors, to slander Falun Gong, and to frame Falun Gong practitioners.
- Illegally arrest or kidnap Falun Gong practitioners.
- Cruelly abuse, torture, and forcibly brainwash practitioners. Force practitioners to write a "Repentance Statement," "Statement of Breaking away from Falun Gong," "Promise to Stop Practicing Falun Gong," and other such statements.
- Use the courts to enforce the "law" when the "law" is actually an expression of the dictators will.
- Sentence practitioners to prison or to forced labor camps.
- Make unjustified laws at will.
- Confuse right and wrong. Use state-owned media to spread rumors, to
slander Falun Gong, and to frame Falun Gong practitioners.
Jiang has used the entire force and power of the state-owned media to confuse right and wrong. He has fabricated lies, spread rumors, and slandered Falun Gong. His purpose is to ruin Falun Gong's reputation by inciting people who don't know any better to hate Falun Gong. He has tried to make people believe that Falun Gong practitioners have broken the law. Thus, he appears justified in using the "law" to deal with them.
- Illegally arrest or kidnap Falun Gong practitioners.
The "610" Office specializes in persecuting Falun Gong. It has violated the law while appearing to enforce it. It has arrested practitioners at will, and used all sorts of illicit means to illegally capture Falun Gong practitioners. Police throughout China have even gone so far as to kidnap Falun Gong practitioners and force them to attend brainwashing classes or send them to forced labor camps.
- Cruelly maltreat, torture, and forcibly brainwash practitioners. Force the
practitioners to write a "Repentance Statement," "Statement of Breaking away
from Falun Gong," "Promise to Stop Practicing Falun Gong," and other such
statements.
After practitioners are illegally arrested or kidnapped, they face many cruel physical as well as mental tortures. They are forced to write a "Repentance Statement," "Statement of Breaking away from Falun Gong," or "Promise to Stop Practicing Falun Gong." The physical and the mental tortures are designed to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up practicing Falun Gong, and to give up the principles of Truth, Compassion, and Tolerance. Refusing to write these statements generally means even more vicious torture.
In order to mislead people around the world, the brainwashing is given the fa ade of "law." The brainwashing class is even called a "law education class." The brainwashing center is called a "law education center." Torture and lying are the most salient characteristics of Jiang 's persecution of Falun Gong.
- Using the court to enforce the "law," when the procedure is actually a
mere formality.
What determined Falun Gong practitioners face is a jail sentence or forced labor camp. In order to mislead and deceive people around the world, Jiang uses the courts to show that he follows the "rule of law." However, the procedure is a merely a charade. Falun Gong practitioners are not allowed to appeal. The Supervisory Department is not allowed to monitor the trials. Lawyers are not allowed to defend Falun Gong practitioners. The court verdicts are decided before the practitioners ever appear in court. The court is a mere formality to perpetuate the sham that the "rule of law" governs in China, when the "rule of law" is an illusion.
- Sentence the practitioners to prison or to forced labor camps.
Jiang violated Chinese Constitutional law by depriving Falun Gong practitioners of their legitimate Constitutional rights. He pressured the government to persecute Falun Gong. He used his power to make arbitrary "laws" specifically targeting Falun Gong. These include "practicing Falun Gong is illegal," "appealing for Falun Gong breaks the law," "not giving up the practice of Falun Gong is a violation of the law," "clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong is a crime." Jiang's will is the only justification for these "laws." Their essence is to deprive Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioners of their rights. Their sole purpose is to provide a "legal basis" for the "rule by Jiang."
Falun Gong practitioners are sentenced to long prison terms or to forced labor camps. The prisons and forced labor camps around the country hold thousands of Falun Gong practitioners, who suffer inhumane treatment and torture daily. Jiang has created a living hell for Falun Gong practitioners in his diabolical plot to eliminate them.
When practitioners cannot bear the torture any longer, they give up practicing Falun Gong, sign the statements, and are considered "reformed." Jiang calls these cruel "reforms" "tender caring for people."
During the past three years, because of Jiang's lies, because of the state-owned media and information blockade, and because of the slander and smear campaign, many people who don't know the truth have been confused and deceived by the so-called "rule of law." Cruel torture in the name of the "rule of law" has resulted in the death of at least four hundred and fifty innocent practitioners.
Jiang's version of the "rule of law" is now being implemented in Hong Kong.
According to some media reports, Jiang issued a secret command this February to "use the law to persecute Falun Gong practitioners residing abroad." Recently, the Hong Kong police illegally and violently arrested Falun Gong practitioners who were peacefully appealing outside of the Chinese Liaison Office building. The police concocted evidence and falsely charged them with "blocking the street," "interfering with the police," and "attacking the police." They unreasonably charged the Falun Gong practitioners and publicly deprived them of their lawful rights to freedom of belief, freedom of assembly, and freedom of speech. Based on the previous analysis of Jiang's "rule of law," clearly, the Hong Kong government falsely accused the innocent practitioners under pressure from Jiang. The government followed his orders to persecute Falun Gong based on the "law," but just as in Mainland China, the "law" has been perverted and subordinated to Jiang 's goal of illegal political persecution of Falun Gong, in a direct attempt to undermine the policy of "One Country, Two Systems."
Jiang's misapplication of the "rule of law" is not limited to China and Hong Kong. It has shown up in Cambodia, Germany, and even Iceland. The world cannot long remain oblivious and even acquiesce to such incursions. The real "rule of law," as understood by good people everywhere, the "rule of law" that is consistent with Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, is what should govern mankind, not Jiang's irrational will.
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