News and Events from around the World -- September 17, 2006

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- Sweden: Bo Xilai Sued for Murder, Torture, and Abduction

Sweden: Bo Xilai Sued for Murder, Torture, and Abduction

On September 15, while Bo Xilai was visiting Sweden, Falun Gong group filed a lawsuit against the Chinese Minister of Commerce for murder, torture, and abduction.

At 9:00 a.m., Falun Gong practitioners submitted an indictment to the Swedish Police, charging Bo for murder, torture, and abduction. The Stockholm Police Department accepted the document.

A practitioner later told reporters, "When Bo Xilai was the Mayor of Dalian from 1999 to 2001 and the governor of Liaoning Province from 2001 to 2004, Dalian City and Liaoning Province were among the cities and provinces that persecuted Falun Gong most severely. Reportedly, at least 357 practitioners have been persecuted to death in Liaoning. During his tenure as governor, Bo funneled more than 10 million dollars into renovating prisons to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. In October 2000, personnel at the notorious Masanjia Labor Camp stripped the clothes off 18 female Dafa practitioners and threw them naked into the male criminals' cells. In addition, the most recent evidence suggests that Bo was involved in harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. Because of his role in persecuting Falun Gong, Bo has been sued in nine countries including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Ireland, Russia, Australia, Korea and Spain.

Another practitioner added, "Sweden is a democratic country. It is a disgrace for our government to allow a notorious criminal to come to our free land. We have the right to sue him, even though he is now the Chinese Minister of Commerce. He must be held accountable for the crimes he has committed and he is not eligible for immunity. Our government and the royal family do not know of Bo's crimes. We wouldn't allow him to enter Sweden if we knew he was coming. However, his visit will be a good lesson for him. He should know that good is rewarded with good and evil meets with retribution."

The practitioners said that they will hold several activities to expose Bo Xilai's crimes to the public, media and the government.