#CHINA: Lawyer Denounces Frmr. Chinese Ldr In Court, Wins Case For His Falun Gong Client

[world politics news]

Few Chinese citizens are able to openly accuse former leaders of the Chinese Communist Party of committing a felony and escape official retribution. A Chinese lawyer, however, accused former leader Jiang Zemin of running an "extra-constitutional" group to persecute Falun Gong religion practitioners like his client, who was acquitted by the judge.

Pictured: Zhang Zanning, a Chinese lawyer and law faculty lecturer at Nanjing’s Southeast University.

#AUSTRALIA: Members Of Parliament Told To Avoid Falun Gong Events To "Not Offend" Chinese Gov't

[world politics news]

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has told MPs not to attend events involving the controversial spiritual movement Falun Gong later this month because the Chinese Embassy will monitor them and lodge official protests. The Communist Chinese government views the group as politically subversive, which it denies.