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11/07/2005 Beijing Court Set to Announce the Verdict for Jailed
Church Leader Case MIDLAND, Texas, Nov. 5 /Christian Wire Service/ -- China Aid Association learned that the long-awaited verdict for jailed Beijing house church leader is set to be announced Tuesday, November 8, 2005. The legal team for pastor Cai's case received formal notification the afternoon of November 5. The presiding judge, You Tao, asked defense lawyers to appear and receive the verdict at 9am (Beijing Time) in Court Room No. 6 of the Haidian District People's Court, Beijing. According to some legal experts who are familiar with this case, a verdict before US President Bush's visit to Beijing may be a positive sign for this case. Pastor Cai, his wife Ms. Xiao Yunfei along with Xiao's two other relatives, Mr. Xiao Gaowen and Ms. Hu Jinyun, may receive a lighter sentence than anticipated even if the government refuses to free them. The four were arrested in September, 2004 and had their first court hearing in July, 2005. They were charged with alleged "illegal business practices" for printing and distributing thousands of copies of the Bible and other Christian literature including a house church magazine called AI YAN (Love Feast). This case caught international attention and represents the government's newest tactic to suppress religious freedom in the name of "economic crimes." All of the defendants in their first trial recanted confessions which were coerced through police abuse and torture. "We will watch the verdict closely," said Bob Fu, President of CAA and a former coworker of Pastor Cai. "We urge the immediate release of Pastor Cai and his family members." Letters and phone calls of protest can be sent to Cai's detention center and the court: at the following addresses: Judge You Tao, Telephone number +86-10-62697101 People's Court of Haidian District, Ja No. 8, Nan Dajie, Zhongguancun, Beiijng, PRC 10080 (海淀区人民法院 中关村南大街甲8号) Director of the Detention Center Mr. Bai Gang Tel: +86-10-62902266 ext. 3502 Beeper: +86-10-62628566 beeper ext. 5339 Qinghe Detention Center, No. 25, Longgang Road, Haidian District, Beijing City (zip code: 100085) Journalists are welcome to interview the following legal representatives for this case: Mr. Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) +86-10-81990759 Email: gaozhisheng@263.net Mr. Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) Cellphone: +86-13552499429 Tel: 10-64118439 Email: gcgfx666@yahoo.com.cn Mr. Chen Yongmiao (陈永苗) Email: yongmiaochen@vip.sohu.net Mr. Wang Yi (王怡) Email: tongchuan73@yahoo.com.cn Mr. Teng Biao (滕彪 ) tbiao@sina.com Mr. Fan Yafeng (范亚峰) mountainsf@sina.com Mr. Zhang Xingshui (张星水) Mr. Xu Zhiyong ( 许志永) Mr. Jin Xiaoguang ( 金晓光) Note: If the following Chinese language version is not legible--it is available online at: www.earnedmedia.org/caa1105.htm Issued by China Aid Association, Inc. November 5, 2005 对华援助协会新闻稿 Contact: Bob Fu, China Aid Association, 267-205-5210, 432-689-6985, bobfu@ChinaAid.org 北京法院将在11月8日宣判家庭教会领袖蔡卓华案 德州美德兰（对华援助协会11月5日） 对华援助协会获悉, 北京时间11月5日海淀区法院游涛法官通知蔡卓华案辩护律师团，北京海淀区人民法院将在下周二11月8日宣判家庭教会领袖蔡卓华案。宣判将在上午九点在第六法庭举行。 据熟悉此案的法律界人士分析，在美国总统布什11月19日访华之前宣判显示当局有可能从轻甚至是仿此案被告人。 蔡卓华牧师曾于2005年7月7日在北京市海淀区人民法院第三庭受审。2004年9月11日在海淀区一公汽车站等车回家的蔡牧师被3名安全部便衣绑架到一辆白色面包车上带走.蔡牧师的太太肖云飞和她的哥哥肖高文,嫂嫂胡锦云于9月27日在湖南衡山县被捕. 尽管因蔡牧师夫妇在家庭教会的大量的工作,公安部开始将此案定性为"建国以来最大的一起境外宗教渗透案"(10月28日的湖南<衡阳晚报>以标题 为"一特大境外宗教渗透案告破"作了报道).但因国际社会的广泛关注和中国自由主义知识分子的参与.呼吁，为蔡牧师勇敢义务辩护的9位律师和法学工作者均认为当局是为了避开宗教迫害之嫌而以"非法经营罪"名起诉蔡牧师的。 "全世界都在密切关注此案的判决," 曾与蔡在北京同工过的对华援助协会主席傅希秋说. " 我们敦促中国政府立即无条件的是放蔡卓华案当事人。" 对华援助协会特别吁请，希望各界 正义人士采取具体行动以电话,和信件向中国有关当局表达关注. 主审此案的游涛法官 电话号码 +86-10-62697101海淀区人民法院 中关村南大街甲8号 附: 蔡卓华案辩护人 蔡卓华案辩护人郭飞雄 高智晟 01081990759（小灵通）gaozhisheng@263.net 郭飞雄联系方式 13552499429 010_64118439 gcgfx666@yahoo.com.cn 陈永苗 yongmiaochen@vip.sohu.net 王怡 tongchuan73@yahoo.com.cn 滕彪 tbiao@sina.com 范亚峰 mountainsf@sina.com 张星水, 许志永, 金晓光 蔡卓华案相关资料库 http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/intl/2005/07/200507060047.shtml 余杰、北村--没有传播《圣经》的权利，便没有宗教信仰的自由 http://www.ccblog.net/blog.asp?name=fanyafeng 保障宗教自由 维护基本人权——就蔡卓华案致宗教管理部门的公开信 http://bbs.yannan.cn/viewthread.php?tid=62641&fpage=1&filter= 陈永苗评蔡卓华案 http://www.ccforum.org.cn/viewthread.php?tid=13937&extra=page%3D1 http://www.yannan.cn/homepage/guofeixiong.htm 蔡卓华所关押的地点： 海淀区清河看守所 所长：白刚 010-62902266转3502; BP：62628566－5339 北京市海淀区清河龙岗路25号东区11-9室; 邮编100085 (前北京市委党校讲师, 中国家庭教会牧师, 威斯敏德神学院哲学博士候选人): 傅希秋 2005年11月5日 于美国德州美德兰市
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