China Top 10 Fugitive-Z​eng Hanlin-was being set up (We seek a fair verdict by 17 Jan 2012)

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Kindly do not discard this Letter of Plead as if it is a trash! A human life is not a Trash…

To: Global Top Leaders/International Media

Subject: Letter of Plead from Zeng Hanlin's overseas families. We seek a fair verdict by 17 Jan 2012.

Description:
Beseech International Media to continue your media coverage on Zeng Hanlin’s case as well as Global Top Leaders to help us convey our Letter of Plead to the People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao, Vice-President Xi Jinping and Premier Wen Jiabao.

14 March 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing's People Great Hall when answering a reporter's question suggested that Social Justice is the foundation of Social Stability, fairness and justice are much more brilliant than the sunray. President Hu Jintao stressed that "to maintain and achieve social equity and justice, the fundamental interest of our party is to uphold the overwhelming public interest of the majority of people involved, governing the inevitable requirement for the people is the essential requirements of our China's socialist system." Premier Wen Jiabao once said: If the truth is the primary value of ideology, then the primary value of the state system is Justice. If the economic development and improving people's livelihood is the government's duty, then promoting social fairness and justice is the government's Conscience.

To anyone, this may be just an anecdote, a miscarriage of justice. . . but for families of Zeng Han Lin, it is the life of a family's member.

We are the family members of Mr Hany Zeng Han Lin. Mr Zeng is a victim of a set up in China and was wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and made a fugitive for the past 10 years. He has been living in Canada but was deported back to China in Feb 2011. He had been denied access to medicine, lawyer and family visits. Only on 10 Nov 2011 that the court had decide to surface all evident against Mr Zeng to our lawyer and wanted to trial him in a week’s time (ie. 17 Nov 2011). This leaves us no time to react and we fear that it may result in a predetermined trial verdict so as to save their previous Sichuan Chengdu Court from embarrassment for miscarriage of justice.

Since the 17 Nov 2011 trial, it has surpassed the 1 month official period for a trial verdict to be concluded. We are worried that local authorities may drag the case or even add on further accusation which they had already did to him 12 years ago. 

Canada had repatriated Mr Zeng on the basis that they have faith in China judiciary system for giving Mr Zeng a fair trial in China. Was such short notice of trial date to our lawyers considered as a fair trial? Was denying access to the “so call evidence” against Mr Zeng by our lawyer considered as a fair trial? Was the closed-door trial on 17 Nov 2011 considered a fair trial? Was Canada dupe by China proclaiming promises of a fair trial? Does Canada’s pledge for human rights under the current Canadian ruling party still exist?

"Without a presumption of innocence -- indeed with the presumption of guilt -- how does one get a 'fair trial'?"

We hereby plead and beseech your assistance to continuously raise concern on Mr Zeng’s case.

We seek the attention of China Central government (china top leaders such as Hu Jintao and Wen Jia Bao) to monitor the local district court to ensure a fair trial be given to Mr Zeng and only you would be able to perform that miracle for us.

We really can foresee a triple-win situation and the benefits for all parties can be anticipated as below:

For China - to redress a miscarriage of justice so as to exhibit to the world that China judicial system can be fair and just rather than the hard-handed lawless customary practices used by China. To begin with, Mr Zeng is innocent as it is purely a civil disputes rather than an act of crime. After conviction, if he were tortured or executed, the damage to Sino-International relations would be massive, and would no doubt deter other countries from extraditing suspects who allegedly committed capital crimes back to China.

For Canada - to uphold the country’s reputation as an advocate of human rights as well as for placing their trust in the China judicial system. The Canadian government's confidence in the China legal system is curious given that since mid-February 2011, rule of law has been under intensified attack and the Chinese government has been routinely deploying thuggish, unlawful tactics to harass, silence and intimidate lawyers, artists and civil society activists. With all substantial evidence represented by our lawyers during the 17 Nov trial and the weak ground that the prosecutor is standing on, if Mr Zeng was to be prosecuted for crime that he did not commit, it will only proved the fact that Canadian government officials appear willing to accept on face value the Chinese government's assurances that it will respect due legal process suggests a near-willful ignorance of the sharp deterioration in China's human rights environment since mid-February 2011.

For Zeng Hanlin - to get a FAIR TRIAL, prove his innocence, clear his name and regain his freedom so that he can go home for a reunion dinner this coming festive period. Wasn’t this just a basic fundamental request only?

More details and evidence can be found on these websites as well:

http://zenghanlin.blogspot.com/ http://facebook.com/zenghanlin
http://bbs.ifeng.com/viewthread.php?tid=11381121&page=1http://weibo.com/hanlinzeng
http://blog.sina.com.cn/hanlinzeng

You can email me at: justiceforzen@gmail.com should you require more evidence.

Attached are the Defendant Statement and other relevant case evidence. http://zenghanlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/secret-closed-door-trial-on-17-november.html

To anyone, this may be just an anecdote, a miscarriage of justice. . . but for families of Zeng Han Lin, it is the life of a family's member.

Please help us. We only require Mr Zeng Hanlin to receive a fair trial by international human rights standards.

We seek a fair verdict by 17 Jan 2012.

Regards,
Zeng Hanlin's families

Article by Globe and Mail – Mack MackinnonFate of China’s most-wanted deserves Canada’s attentionZeng Hanlin’s trial forces Canada to consider if it’s right to extradite Chinese white-collar crime suspects back to a justice system that aggressively uses the death penalty è Read the full article online at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/fate-of-chinas-most-wanted-deserves-canadas-attention/article2246016/