(Minghui.org) After being detained in Beijing for 13 months, Chinese-Canadian businesswoman and Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Sun Qian was scheduled to be tried yesterday, April 9.

People from all walks of life have been calling for her unconditional release. 

Three of Ms. Sun's lawyers in Beijing have recently withdrawn from her case due to pressure from the communist party. 

Irwin Cotler, the former Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General, who has offered Sun Qian free legal consultation, called upon the China regime to release her.

Cotler condemned the persecution of Falun Gong in his statement, which was released on April 6, pointing out that people in China do not have freedom of speech and belief. 

He asked the Chinese government to stop depriving Sun Qian of her basic rights and let her go back home to Canada. 

Cotler has asked the Canadian government to take action.

Ms. Sun's ordeal has drawn wide attention from the Canadian citizens, politicians, and the media. The prime minister brought up her case while visiting China. Many members of parliament have also called for her release. Globe and Mail and other media have published several articles about the case.

The Falun Dafa Association in Canada held a press conference on April 6 calling for Ms. Suns' release. CBC, Global TV, and other media attended the press conference.