Four representatives of victim rights protection group, “Stone Babies,” went to court in north China’s Shijiazhuang city to hand in their open letters, however, they met with ignorance.
The four representatives complained that both Beijing and Shijiazhuang police followed them closely when they went to high court, intermediate court, and low court in Shijiazhuang city, to hand in their open letter on June 24.
One of the representatives, Mr. Zhao Lianhai, also told Radio Free Asia (RFA), “In high court, we waited for two hours before they arranged a meeting. The bailiff was extremely rude and warned us not to record the conversation.”
Zhao said that in their open letter, they requested the court hear the two already filed lawsuits as early as possible, and ask the regime to stop pressuring the two families who filed the lawsuit, “As we know, the court and local regime have exerted pressure on the two families, trying to force them to withdraw the cases,” said Zhao.
To this day, excluding the two already filed lawsuits, no court in China is willing to accept lawsuits from other victims. This is despite the total number of victims reaching 29,400—according to the official figure, while the real number could be much higher.
Victims of the melamine-contaminated milk powder also have problems collecting the medical expenses the regime agreed to in December 2008.
The regime promised to pay all medical expenses until the infants reached 18 years of age, and has entrusted the related matter to insurance companies such as China Life. However, the regime’s health department and the insurance companies dodge responsibilities when the victims bring up the matter.
“The insurance company asked for a special diagnosis letter, however, the health department says it is not needed, and therefore doesn’t want one provided,” said Ms Zhang from south China’s Dongguan city. Her three year old son just had an operation for hydronephrosis.
Zhao said that over the past year, many parents had gone through some of the most devastating experiences of their lives—their suffering could not be measured. All that has passed makes him want to publicly support the Quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Campaign.
“Today, I want to use my real identity to announce my withdrawal from all CCP related organizations. As I can recall, I joined the Youth Pioneer. Even though the membership expired automatically, I still want to show my stand,” said Zhao.
