Falun
Gong not exorcized yet
LAST
Thursday, police revealed three illegal publication cases
committed by members of the banned Falun Gong cult who gathered
a colossal amount of money through sales of the publications.
According
to a Xinhua story, during the 1993-96 period, Li Hongzhi,
founder of Falun Gong, plotted and arranged the publication
of 11 kinds of Falun Gong books in some 2.18 million copies,
with sales totalling more than 17.44 million yuan (US$2.1
million).
Li
and major organizers of these illicit publications earned
a total of 38.86 million yuan (US$4.68 million) from making,
publishing, circulating or selling books, audio-visual products
and other utensils intended for preaching and practising
Falun Gong.
It
is now too clear that Li and some followers took advantage
of the sincerity of its members to amass an illicit fortune
for themselves under the banner of "truth, kindness and
forbearance."
Li
has been preaching the three virtues to his followers as
guiding principles to adhere to when conducting themselves.
However, as concerned departments make in-depth investigations
into the case, Li's avariciousness is gradually exposed.
Apparently,
his three tenets are only used to hoodwink people for personal
gains, and Li himself has done everything to violate them
as well.
The
announcement of the three cases indicates that the Chinese
Government is determined to root out the evil spirit of
the Falun Gong cult from society so that it will no longer
imperil social stability nor mislead people.
The
cases, together with other investigation findings previously
announced by Chinese authorities, should have awoken those
who still fail or refuse to see Li's hypocrisy and the evil
of Falun Gong.
According
to Xinhua, departments concerned indicate that the three
illicit publication situations are just the tip of the iceberg.
In
one case, Xu Yinquan, deputy head of the general teaching
centre in Northeast China's Jilin Province, and his collaborators
illegally earned more than 1.3 million yuan (US$156,600)
in profits from illicit publication activities, more than
200,000 yuan (US$24,096) of which went into Li's pockets.
After
the success of combating Falun Gong, the Chinese people
should be aware that there is still a long way to go before
Li and his criminal gang are punished by law and the pernicious
influence of Falun Gong is eliminated.
A
Chinese saying goes: To catch brigands, first catch their
king.
Li,
as the cult's guru, should be the first person responsible
for the cult's variety of crimes.
Apart
from economic crimes, Li should also be held responsible
for plotting and organizing illegal assemblies and spreading
evil teachings that resulted in the death of at least 1,400
and the mental problems and deformities of many other victims.
In
addition to the Chinese police, concerned parties around
the globe should also help in China's efforts to arrest
Li Hongzhi so China can crack down on Falun Gong and bring
Li and his criminal gang to justice.
(China
Daily 10/25/1999)
