Commentary: Falun Gong cult followers cruel in killing the innocent ( 2003-07-15 10:44) (Xinhua)
A follower of the Falun Gong cult has shocked society by poisoning 17
innocent people, most beggars or vagrants, from May 25 to June 27 this year
under the Falun Gong cult doctrines, according to a commentary to be carried in
Tuesday 's People's Daily.
By now more than 1,700 innocent people have been killed by Falun Gong cult
followers in practicing the cult's doctrines of " clearing crimes committed in a
previous life" or "complete oneself in this life" either by killing themselves
or killing others.
Chen Fuzhao, a 29-year-old dermatologist from Cangnan County of Wenzhou City
in Zhejiang Province, east China, was one of them.
Under his "master" Li Hongzhi's direction, Chen started killing, first dogs
then human beings.
According to the heretical ideas of the Falun Gong cult, Chen believed
killing could improve his own power to reach the ideal state advocated in the
Falun Gong cult.
The crime once again showed that the cult still threatens society's stability
and safety and the crimes once again ridicule the cult's so-called doctrines of
"truth, kindness and tolerance," the commentary says.
The commentary calls on the people to remain vigilance against the Falun Gong
cult and take effective measures to crack down on the illegal crimes organized
by the cult to protect people's safety.
"When I was reading the doctrines on Feb. 17, I suddenly felt Master Li
Hongzhi told me to do bad things, which though contrary to my usual practices,
would help promote my power, " Chen said, " and I felt the bad things included
killing, setting fires, and all the bad things are extremely good for our
practices."
"I began killing mosquitoes, flies, then dogs and humans," Chen said.
With poisoned drinks, Chen killed 16 beggars and vagrants in streets and one
Buddhist believer.
"Most people would not take my drinks, so I chose beggars and vagrants, "
Chen said.
When asked how many people he wanted to kill, Chen answered he wanted to kill
all human kind within one year.
Chen used to have a happy family before he was obsessed by the Falun Gong
cult in 1996. "He was good-tempered and often chatted with me, but after he
practiced Falun Gong, he talked little and was often seen sitting in bed
murmuring with weird looks," Chen's mother said.
