(China Aid Association) - The first trial of the 17 top leaders from a Chinese religious group ended March 3rd, after three-and-a-half days. Inhumane torture, including sexual abuse, was revealed by some defendants during the court trial. CAA learned from a government source that only one relative of each of the 17 defendants was allowed to attend the hearing. One defendant, Mr. Xu, immediately revoked his so-called “confession papers” as soon as the court finished reading the prosecutors interrogation records. He said the listed confessions were signed under enormous torture, when “I would rather die than live.” He was hung in the air for five hours after sleep deprivation for five days and nights. Some self-claimed “torture experts” tied his fingers, toes and genitals with wire and then connected the wire to electricity. One defendant was hung in the air with a very thick blanket and then electrified after he got extremely wet. Mr. Xu’s daughter, Ms. Xu Baiyin, described her father as “calm and peaceful.” “In his final remark, he urged everyone in the court to believe in Jesus; otherwise, they will one day face eternal judgments in heaven. He also urged his children to continue to follow Christ without fear.” Government sources have said Xu and at least three co-defendants will be sentenced to death.
Bookmarks