Over 2.6 Million Sign Petition Supporting Legal Action Against Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin

Over 2.6 Million Sign Petition Supporting Legal Action Against Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin
Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners meditate to mark the 10th anniversary of start of the persecution in China at the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2009. Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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One of the largest civil rights movements is currently taking place around the world, with the goal of putting former Chinese regime head Jiang Zemin on trial for his brutal crimes against humanity. As of Dec. 8, over 2.6 million people from 31 countries have signed a petition calling on China’s judicial bodies to prosecute Jiang.
According to Minghui.org, a website dedicated to the reporting of first-hand information about the persecution of Falun Gong, over 200,000 Falun Gong practitioners, mostly living in China, have since mid-2015 filed criminal complaints with the regime’s highest court, the Supreme People’s Court, and highest prosecuting body, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. They accuse Jiang of crimes against humanity and genocide.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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