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Canada:
Torontonians Hold Grand Rally to "Try Jiang Zemin" |
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On September 27, at the Queen's Park in front of Toronto City Hall, more than 20 organizations involved in the formation of the "Preparation Committee for the Global Coalition To Bring Jiang To Justice" held an event : "The Public Trial of Jiang Zemin." Since the "Preparation Committee of the Global Coalition To Bring Jiang To Justice" was established in July this year, more than 70 organizations and individuals have joined it. According to representatives from the committee, more organizations are going to join. Over 300 people from different circles attended this "public trial." |
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| Provincial Assemblyman George Smith joined the rally and delivered a speech. He expressed that it was his great honor to be here and to stand with people here to fight for justice. He said that if we stand together and face the pressure and persecution, patiently, as time passes, justice will eventually prevail. He stated that this message should be passed to those who do not agree with kindness, tolerance, and freedom, who do not respect others' values; it is time for them to be tried. He said that he will stand with us until the day of the dictator's trial. | ![]() Provincial assemblyman George smith |
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A representative of the "Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation," who is also a member of the preparation committee stated that this activity is not to demonstrate hatred towards a partaicular individual, but instead, it is a fight between ruling by law and autocracy, and democracy and dictatorship. Kevin Yang, a representative of "World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" also gave an addressed the rally. He pointed out that the persecution of millions of Falun Gong practitioners was done completely out of Jiang Zemin's personal will. |
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He (Jiang) employed a quarter of China's entire financial resources to
systematically persecute Falun Gong and he used the country as a tool
for his dictatorship.
Sheng Xue, a representative of the "Committee to Investigate the June 4th Incident" commented: "There is one day the nightmare and fear will end, there is one day enslavement and persecution will end, and there is one day freedom and democracy will begin. All of these should start one day, and that day is today!" Other organizations also expressed their support for "bringing Jiang to justice." |
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Mr. Gerry O'pray, president
of the sub-commission of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights,
sent a representative to join the rally who expressed that promoting
freedom and human rights are the Commission's responsibility and that
the Commission supports this appeal for freedom. |
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from the preparation committee said that this activity serves as a prelude
for Canadian organizations and people to work together to bring Jiang
to justice. Next, we will carry out a series of thorough actions including
crime investigation, verification, publicizing the message through the
internet, break though China's information blockade and filling lawsuits. Posting date: 9/30/2003 Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/9/29/58117.html |
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Global Coalition for Bringing Jiang to Justice was formally established on September 30, 2003 at the U.S. capital, Washington D.C. The coalition will hold its first public rally on October 6th in New York. |
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