Complaint Filed Against New York Chinese Consul General

Complaints have been filed against Chinese consul General Keyu for allegedly conspiring in violent attacks in Flushing.
Complaint Filed Against New York Chinese Consul General
Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu admitted to instigating and encouraging anti-Falun Gong rallies in Flushing. (The Epoxh Times)
Joshua Philipp
8/13/2008
Updated:
10/1/2015
<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/ConsulGeneralPeng.jpg" alt="Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu admitted to instigating and encouraging anti-Falun Gong rallies in Flushing. (The Epoxh Times)" title="Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu admitted to instigating and encouraging anti-Falun Gong rallies in Flushing. (The Epoxh Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1834308"/></a>
Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu admitted to instigating and encouraging anti-Falun Gong rallies in Flushing. (The Epoxh Times)
FLUSHING, New York City—Alongside requests from residents to remove council member John Liu and assemblywoman Ellen Young from office, complaints are being filed against New York Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu.

The complaints against Peng were filed to the U.S. Department of Justice on Aug. 7 due to his allegedly conspiring in violent attacks that had taken place in Flushing. During an investigative conversation done by the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong on May 23, Peng is recorded admitting that he, “encouraged secretly” those who were involved in a group that attacked Falun Gong practitioners.

Criminal Attorney Robert Gottlieb commented on the allegations. “There’s indisputable proof that the consul general [Peng Keyu] was actively involved in inciting and organizing people to violate the criminal law,” said Gottlieb.

“There’s no question that he conspired to have peaceful individuals assaulted,” said Gottlieb. “He is not entitled to remain in this country. There is no view of diplomatic duties that include conspiring of people to violate the civil rights of protestors.”

Among those who filed the complaint were several victims of the attacks which specifically targeted Falun Gong practitioners and volunteers at a booth on Main Street, Flushing to help Chinese withdraw from the communist party.

In a translation of the recorded conversation, the New York Chinese Consul General, Peng Keyu said that a few hundred people were ordered to surround and start an argument with volunteers at a booth to help Chinese quit the Chinese Communist Party set up in Flushing.

Peng mentioned that he had to meet with the groups discretely. “I went there the day before yesterday, and also three days ago,” said Peng. “I usually park my car far from the scene because I must avoid being seen.”

Attacks against practitioners of Falun Gong, a Chinese meditation practice based on Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance, began on May 17 near the Queens Library in Flushing. The attacks continued for close to two months yet became less frequent as police presence in the area increased.

Gordon Chang, China expert and author of  The Coming Collapse of China, says this type of influence and intimidation is a direct attempt to restrict freedom of speech in America.

“The Chinese government has been systematically using Chinese nationals present in the United States to influence debate in this country,” said Chang. “It is bad enough that the Communist Party runs an abhorrent political system in China. It is unacceptable that it is interfering in ours.”

During the attacks, many Chinese media controlled by the CCP altered images and information, claiming that the Falun Gong practitioners had disrupted donations from reaching the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Using footage of the groups who had come and attacked the Falun Gong practitioners, the fabricated reports were broadcast throughout mainland China as well as in Chinese communities in the U.S. In the recorded discussion, Peng also allegedly admits to having guided those media to report on the incident in Flushing.

Joshua Philipp is an award-winning investigative reporter with The Epoch Times and host of EpochTV's "Crossroads" program. He is a recognized expert on unrestricted warfare, asymmetrical hybrid warfare, subversion, and historical perspectives on today’s issues. His 10-plus years of research and investigations on the Chinese Communist Party, subversion, and related topics give him unique insight into the global threat and political landscape.
twitter
Related Topics