Chinese Lawyers Who Defended Falun Gong: Wei Liangyue

Wei Liangyue has passionately defended many disadvantaged groups over many years, including victims of illegal detention and cases involving Falun Gong practitioners.
Chinese Lawyers Who Defended Falun Gong: Wei Liangyue
Wei Liangyue, shown in a photo before his illegal abduction and detention by the Chinese authorities (Photo provided by a source in China)
6/8/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015

Wei Liangyue is an influential Chinese lawyer who has fervently fought many legal battles for victims of the Chinese regime, including Falun Gong practitioners and those being illegally detained by the authorities. On May 25, Wei was abducted by police and has not been seen by his family since. This article details the injustice and hardships that Wei has suffered at the hands of the Chinese regime since 2008, because he has continued to fight against their unjust deeds.

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Du told The Epoch Times, “I was told that the district secretary accompanied my husband 24 hours a day and took good care of him. They lived in a room with two beds under very good conditions. I requested the police to follow legal procedures, but they said the orders from their superiors followed no legal procedures. Obviously, they would have no legal procedures for something that is illegal. They told me that my husband’s return would depend on the progress of his ’reeducation'.”

Under significant public pressure and following repeated requests from Wei’s family members, the police finally allowed Wei to make a phone call to his mother on the evening of June 5. Du said, “He called my mother-in-law, but no caller’s phone number was shown. My husband told his mother, ‘I did not break any law. I am all right. Don’t worry, Mom. Don’t cry.’ Perhaps it was because he was under surveillance, but he did not tell us his whereabouts, nor did he know when he could come back. But I still hope that my husband will return as soon as possible.”

When Chongqing’s former top cop, Wang Lijun, fled for his life to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu on Feb. 6, he set in motion a political storm that has not subsided. The battle behind the scenes turns on what stance officials take toward the persecution of Falun Gong. The faction with bloody hands—the officials former CCP head Jiang Zemin promoted in order to carry out the persecution—is seeking to avoid accountability for their crimes and to continue the campaign. Other officials are refusing any longer to participate in the persecution. Events present a clear choice to the officials and citizens of China, as well as people around the world: either support or oppose the persecution of Falun Gong. History will record the choice each person makes.

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