Li's evil political ambitions condemned

THE head of the Falun Gong cult, Li Hongzhi, is a man with evil political ambitions, according to Professor Li Chongfu of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

When Li Hongzhi said no government can save the world, but only his Falun Dafa can, he explicitly exposed his evil anti-government purposes, Li said.

Li and his research group also discovered that Li Hongzhi's ideas and actions were compatible with his political ambitions and purposes.

First, Li Hongzhi used terms such as "trueness, benevolence, and forbearance" to control and make fools of people.

Second, Falun Gong has a large and tight illegal organization as an instrument and base to realize its political purpose.

Third, Li Hongzhi said he is the only master of Falun Dafa in order to dominate and govern his followers.

Fourth, Li Hongzhi used his Falun Gong cult to stir up followers to attack the government, newspapers and TV stations with the purpose of pressuring the Party and the government.

China Youth Daily reported yesterday that Li Hongzhi, who said he had never gone to hospital, is a liar.

The People's Hospital of Northeast China's Jilin Province produced medical records which described the whole process of Li's appendectomy in 1984.

Li was transferred from the clinic to the in-patient department of the hospital after being diagnosed with impetuous appendicitis on July 8, 1984.

Li Yingjie, a doctor who has now retired from the hospital, performed the operation, which was successful, according to the medical records.

The record also noted other details including the medicines Li took and the results of all the laboratory tests he underwent, the newspaper said.

Li paid 56.59 yuan (US$6.8) for medical treatment and operation costs during his 10-day stay in the hospital, according to the record.

"I have never gone to hospital and I have never fallen ill," Li said during an interview with a US newspaper last month.

Li said Falun Gong helps people to reach a higher moral level and finally detach themselves from reality.

Li said people who practise Falun Gong do not need to see doctors or take medicine even when they are ill. He said Falun Gong will take care of the illness as long as people practise it.

The Public Security Department of Jilin Province carried out an investigation into the medical expenses of Li and his family from 1982 to 1992 with the assistance of Changchun Cereals and Edible Oil Supply Corp, the company Li used to work for, People's Daily reported last Wednesday.

The survey found 48 documents referring to reimbursement for medical treatment made out in Li's name.

China News Service reported yesterday that local police have found a luxurious apartment with garage owned by Li.

The apartment is located in the Kaiyun Community of Chaoyang District in Changchun, capital of Jilin.

Li bought the 145-square-metre apartment in 1994, real estate managerial personnel confirmed.

Such an apartment would be unaffordable for Li at that time as his salary was still comparatively low.

Luxury utilities found in the apartment included imported electrical appliances, expensive furniture, jewellery and modern office facilities.

Books and notebooks related to Falun Gong were also found in the apartment.
Xinhua reported yesterday that many former practitioners say Falun Gong's claim to heal the sick is false, and they have vowed never again to have anything to do with the cult.

Gao Qingyin, deputy chief of the Falun Gong general instruction station in East China's Anhui Province, revealed that a fellow practitioner suffered from a brain haemorrhage in the second half of 1994 and died soon after.

Xinhua
08/05/99