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Three Lawyers Defend Dafa Practitioners in Hubei Province's Ezhou District Court
(Clearwisdom.net) On May 10, 2006, Hubei Province's Ercheng District
Court in Ezhou City opened a court hearing against three women practitioners,
Wang Hanmin, Song Chunmei and Guo Huanyuan. Three lawyers defended the
practitioners and entered pleas of "not guilty". Fellow practitioners
who learned about this trial sent forth righteous thoughts; as a result, the
hearing lasted five hours and was suspended. The three practitioners all pleaded "not guilty." Wang Hanmin
defended herself, Song Chunmei's family hired a lawyer, and Guo Huanyuan's
family hired two lawyers. All three lawyers defended their clients as not
guilty. They demanded unconditional release. The hearing lasted five hours
without a verdict. Now this case has been suspended. The fact that three lawyers faced the pressure and defended Falun Dafa
practitioners is unprecedented. Before this, many practitioners in Ezhou City
were tried in secrecy; their lawyers were assigned by the 610
Office. The court hearings also used to be very short, and everything was
just a show. It was learned that after the police in Ezhou City arrested the three
practitioners in July 2005, they planned to sentence them in court. The main
officials involved in this plan were 610 Office head Sheng Zhangwen, the deputy
chief of police Jin Shizhen, Hu Liebing, and section chief Yang. They refused to
release the practitioners and insisted on giving them sentences. Finally, due to
lack of evidence, the Ezhou District Prosecutors' Office returned the material
and the court delayed the hearing several times. From what we know, the Ercheng Prosecutors' Office of the Ercheng District
Court held several trials to persecute over 20 practitioners. Some of the trials
were held in secrecy; even their families were not notified. Some phone numbers (area code 711) Dafa disciple Song Chunmei's home: 86-711-3221565 Deputy Chief of Police Jin Shizhen is about 60 and he is a very deceitful
man. Over the years he has been a behind-the-scenes mastermind to persecute Dafa
practitioners. He is in charge of brainwashing classes. Whether there is a need
for a class, the duration of a class, and everything in this regard is decided
by him. Ezhou City 610 Office director Sheng Zhangwen: 86-711-3830610(office) Ezhou City 610 Office deputy director is Hu Liebing June 7, 2006 Posting date: 6/20/2006 |