Letter of Plead to all nations Top Leaders and International Media from Zeng Hanlin's overseas families.
Beseech all nations Top Leaders (such as Canada & Singapore) and International Media to convey our Letter of Plead to the People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao 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. |
Attention to: All nations Top Leaders / Global Media
Forward to: Respected People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao
People's Republic of China Premier Wen Jiabao
<< Appeal For Attention on Zeng Hanlin's Contract Fraud Trial >>
Good day, I am the overseas family members of Zeng Hanlin. I would like to take this opportunity to report to you on the fine points of Zeng Hanlin's Contract Fraud case. Hoping that you will know the truth and shower your attention on this case, thereby, supervising the District Court for a fair and open trial.
Our families are all very patriotic about China; we respect and believe in China's national judicial system. The deepest impression I had was when Premier Wen Jiabao told the media earlier on a published speech saying "China's judicial system has been progressively making changes, ensuring open and fairness... every person, every organization, everyone is equal before the law, in the meantime we will also be willing to accept the people's supervision." I was particularly touched after hearing this and it totally moves me to tears. Reason being that my father Zeng Hanlin was a rich and honest hard-working businessman, struggling for years to build his business only to have it destroyed by a set up, being framed for more than 10 years and made a pathetic homeless poor soul.
My father is Zeng Hanlin, the former chairman of Guangdong Flying Dragon Group. In October 1997, Guangdong Flying Dragon Group acquired 40% equity shares in Chengdu Lianyi Industrial Stock Ltd (a listed company) for a value of $68 million yuan, and in the meantime also injecting its high quality Flying Dragon High-speed Passenger shares into the listed company owned by Chengdu Lianyi Group. End of 1999, due to the delayed payment to Chengdu Lianyi Group's for the acquisition, a simple civil dispute was transformed into a Contract Fraud case by the Chengdu police, placed my father under criminal investigation, issued arrest warrant against him in just 1 week and followed by freezing of all his assets. In desperation, he borrowed HKD80,000 from a friend in Hong Kong and fled to Canada. Since then, he was proclaimed by China mainland as "Major Economic Crimes Most Wanted" and one of China Police "Top 10 Fraud Suspects", his reputation discredited, condemned by the world and suffered reviled. 17 February 2011 afternoon, Zeng Hanlin was repatriated back to China, the 1st person to be forcedly repatriated by Canadian government back to China followed by Lai Changxing.
17 November 2011, given the attention by the social communities and foreign affairs department, Chengdu Intermediate People's Court started the case hearing secretly. During the trial, all outside contact was rejected; family members were being refused contact with any case information. In addition to the allowed 2 family members in the court, the rest present at the hearing are all local government officials. During the trial, defendant's counsel defended Zeng Hanlin as Not Guilty. Prosecutors and Defendant's Counsel hold opposite views on the fact findings made on this crime case. Although it is a closed-door trial, there is plenty of substantial evidence to prove that my father , Zeng Hanlin is not guilty.
In fact, a decade ago when my father applied for refugee status in Canada, during that period, the case information had already been exposed. At that time, many China law and economics experts had ascertained that: "This case is not a criminal contract fraud; they unanimously established that it is only a civil dispute." This Panel of Experts include some of the most prominent Chinese circle of legal experts. All along, this case was highly controversial, the Guangdong Province and Sichuan Province exist great differences in judiciary perspectives as well. All our family members were really just hoping to have a truly open and fair trial only.
This case with its special background had attracted the attention of international communities and foreign affairs departments, the trial verdict will definitely becomes the benchmark of such overseas repatriation cases and will deeply impact the criminal and justice cooperation between China and Canada, Therefore, as a patriotic person, I sincerely wish for the state to handle the matter fairly and properly. Currently, the case is undergoing further investigation.
Our family members yearn for the attention of the respected President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on this matter, to monitor the trial process, safeguard the judicial independence and fair image of our country. We hope that through a fair and open trial, my father have a chance to prove his innocence. Ultimately, this case can be used as a case study to highlight to the world that China legal system can be absolutely independent and impartial. As long as there are concrete evidence and substantial legal grounds, whether it is 10 years or 20 years, the truth will surface and fair trial can be achieved, even to vindication. Attached are the Defendant Statement and other relevant case evidence. Please review.
Respectfully Yours.
Sincerely from the filial sons of Zeng Hanlin and families
27 November 2011
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