US Consul General Susan M. Elbow
Hamburg, Germany

RE: Charles Li

Dear Ms. Consul General Elbow:

We, Falun Gong Practitioners of Hamburg, wish to ask your help with respect to an urgent matter, the unlawful arrest of a Falun Gong Practitioner, a U.S. citizen, in China.

On January 22, 2003, Dr. Charles Li of Menlo Park, California was arrested upon getting off his plane. He is accused of replacing regular T.V. and/or radio broadcasting with messages about Falun Gong. Mr. Li has denied all charges. China's communist regime once again has, with this arrest and unproven accusation, in violation of all national and international rights and laws, shown its intention to harm its purported "enemy," Falun Gong. Although you may already have become aware of this situation, we wish to reiterate the dire situation and ask you to do your utmost towards the release of Mr. Li.

Please let us know if you should be unaware about this situation. We gladly will send you information concerning Mr. Charles Li or if possible arrange a meeting with you.

You also may find detailed information on the following website: www.rescuecharles.org.

On behalf of the Hamburg Falun Dafa Practitioners:

Respectfully,

A Practitioner from Hamburg