On Tuesday, several hundred protesters from civic groups gathered in front of the Taiwanese presidential office in Taipei, calling upon the government to rescue Chung from his mainland Chinese captors.
To illustrate their point and to stress the urgency of the situation, supporters brought a mock wooden prison cell and carried out mock tortures that Chung may have been subjected to while in detention. Many Falun Gong practitioners in China have endured a wide number of tortures, according to the press office of Falun Gong, Faluninfo.net, as well as human rights groups including Amnesty International.
Chung was arrested for allegedly committing crimes considered “detrimental to national and public security” but his family and supporters have said he was likely arrested for practicing Falun Gong.
Despite the outpouring of support, Chung’s family has not received any official response from the Taiwanese government yet. The family sent a request to the president’s office for a third time Monday.
During the protest, Chung’s mother, Lai Yu-hsia, said her son “did not do anything wrong by being a Falun Gong practitioner.” Both his mother and daughter, Chung Ai, went into the wooden cell to simulate the torture their family member might be facing.
