(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Ying, a school teacher, was illegally tried by Hailin City Court on April 14, 2015. Her attorneys pleaded not-guilty on her behalf.

Ms. Xu was charged with “using a cult organization to undermine law enforcement,” a claim routinely used by the communist regime to arbitrarily arrest and imprison practitioners nationwide as part of its violent campaign to suppress Falun Gong.

Attorneys Wang Guangqi and Dong Qianyong argued that the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong is illegal. They added that Ms. Xu has the right to practice Falun Gong, and did not break any laws in doing so.

Her attorney said, “Shame on the court if you convict a person merely for possessing a DVD. I've presented so many lawsuits nationwide and have never heard of such a conviction. Falun Gong is not under the management of the public security department.” He concluded by calling for Ms. Yu's immediately release.

The courtroom was very quiet. The judge did not interrupt Ms. Xu or her attorneys' defense. The hearing lasted about six hours.

Besides Ms. Xu's mother and her husband, the courtroom's public gallery was packed with police officers and agents from the 610 Office.

Some Falun Gong practitioners from other cities came to support Ms. Xu. Plainclothes officers outside the court arrested several practitioners, but released them later that day.

Ms. Xu, 46, was arrested on November 24, 2014, and had since been detained. Despite being interrogated under torture, she refused to renounce her belief in Falun Gong as the authorities demanded.

Earlier report:School Teacher Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Xu:Liu Shujing (刘淑静), deputy attorney general of Hailin City Procuratorate: +86-13845335566 (cell), +86-453-7103902 (office), +86-453-7232966 (home)Li Dong (李东), head of Arrest Approval Section of Hailin City Procuratorate: +86-13019055666 (cell), +86-453-7103916 (office)Xu Shiwei (徐世伟), head of Public Prosecution Section of Hailin City Procuratorate: +86-13009790177 (cell), +86-453-7103921 (office), +86-453-7223066 (home)Liu Yuxin (刘玉新), public prosecutor of Hailin City Procuratorate: +86-13212833331 (cell), +86-453-7103926 (office), +86-453-7238198 (home)Li Hui (李辉), president of Hailin City Court: +86-453-7231001 (office), +86-15146300001 (cell)Yu Youyang (于游洋), vice president of Hailin City Court: +86-13115338888 (cell)

Please refer to more contact numbers in the Chinese version.