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Breaking News – Wife of Guo Fei-Xiong says she will not be kept silenced

On November the 25th, the day before implementation of the sentence on Guo Feixiong, a renowned Chinese dissident, his wife Zhang Qing, and lawyer Mo Shaoping accepted an interview with Sound of Hope Radio Network reporter. Qing expressed that the case against her husband is a clear illustration for the true face of the judicial and human rights situations in China. She is determined to not be silenced, and promises to fight to the end.

Lawyer Mo Shaoping told Sound of Hope, that Guo did not pursue an appeal, because he had lost confidence in the judiciary system run by the Chinese Communist Party.

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“He clearly indicated that he would not acknowledge the first trial of the case. This is because he is convinced the judiciary system is not independent, and is run by autocratic power. He also feels that if he serves his sentence in prison, then the case would be seen as concluded, but he believes it is deliberate persecution against him. Meanwhile he does hope his case can be settled.”

Guo’s wife Zhang Qing is strongly opposed to the court’s decision, and feels this case clearly illustrates the corruption of the judicial system, and the true situation of the human rights in China.

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“I strongly oppose to the five-year jail sentence made solely by the government. I feel this kind of thing cannot be tolerated. From my perspective, as a person who respects freedom, justice and human rights, I cannot accept this as a fact. In the process of this lawsuit, the corrupted officials from public security, procurator office and judiciary systems colluded with each other to extort confessions by inflicting tortures on him. The fact is that there is no channel to appeal, which bows down to the truth that no law can restrain the corruption and chaos in China where human rights is trashed, leading to countless innocent victims being incarcerated.”

Zhang Qing also said the court verdict has shattered the last strand of dream she held for the current regime.

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“I still hope that some officials from the regime would stand to speak the truth. But up until now, the reality is that no one from our government had dared to speak the truth. From the proceeding of this lawsuit, we can see that China really needs to change, and our government should know this change is essential. What is the point of carrying on like it is now?”

Zhang Qing revealed that she would be on hunger strike every Wednesday to protest against the judgment.

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“My hunger strike protest will not stop, I will carry it out to the end.”

She also expressed her refusal to remain silent, and that she is currently drafting an open letter to Hu Jintao.

[Recording]:

“What the letter discusses expounds the truth of Guo Feixiong’s case, and the corruption of public security, procurator’s office and judiciary system, which lead to this wrongful verdict in Guo’s case. The second point I will make is my hunger strike’s declaration and the reason for my hunger strike. Lastly I will call on the Chinese government to release him unconditionally, as this is a verdict made against the law (as a result of the colluded corrupt officials). I am currently writing a draft that will be completed soon.”

She is determined to let the world know.

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“Next, I will write to international organizations and the international society, and to relevant departments of the Chinese Communist regime. I will expose this to the international society every day. I will write to all the leaders of international communities, and fight to the end with all my efforts.”

According to Asian News, on November 14, 2007, South City Military Court in Guangzhou sentenced the human rights advocate, Lawyer Guo Fei-Xong to five years imprisonment, a fine of 40 000 RMB (Ren-Min-Bi) charged him with “illegal business operation”, which constitutes the article he issued on a local newspapers entitled “The Political Chaos in Shenyang”, where he condemned the corrupt officials of the Communist regime in Liaoning Province.

The above program is brought to you by Wang Qing, Chang Qing, and reported by Erin Toirkens and Jenny Chang for Breaking News on Sound of Hope Radio Network