Krasnodar: Falun Dafa publications are recognized as extremist

On October 31, 2011, it became known that on October 27, 2011, the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar recognized Falun Dafa publications as extremist materials.

During the sessions, the book "Zhuan Falun", "Report on Verification of Claims of Organ Harvesting from Falun Gong Practitioners in China", and two fact sheets "Falun Dafa in the World" and "World Human Rights Torch Relay" were reviewed.

The lawsuit was satisfied in full, all these publications were recognized as extremist materials.

Remember, the trial started in September 2009. In November 2009, the consideration of the case was suspended due to the appointment of a comprehensive psychological and linguistic religious expertise. The experts came to the conclusion that the texts contain neither incitement to hatred, nor calls for violence and derogatory remarks. The only thing that was found in the studied materials was swastikas, confusingly similar to Nazi symbols.

The court took into account the answers of experts who saw in the materials of "Falun Dafa" "statements expressing a negative assessment, hostile attitude towards specific religious groups and religious and philosophical trends" , "creating a negative image of China, its socio-political system" , that "objects of criticism and stigmatization ... are various qigong schools, as well as Buddhism and other Eastern religions" , etc. It is considered a sign of extremism that "the choice ... of an individual is strictly determined by religious prescriptions" . Experts also found that swastikas are similar to Nazi symbols to the point of confusion "in the perception of Europeans" . to the arguments of experts who did not see extremism in the materials under consideration, The court "was critical" since these studies were "initiated by representatives of the person concerned, carried out not within the framework of this trial, without the participation of other persons participating in the case" .

This is not the first court to ban Falun materials Dafa." Previously, the same court already recognized them as extremist, but this decision, never entered into force, was overturned by a higher court. It didn't stop Ministry of Justice to include them in the Federal List of Extremist Materials, where they are still illegally located. Sources

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• Case card No. 2-2/2011 (2-36/2010; 2-3218/2009;) ~ M-3329/2009 // Website of the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar. [2011. 27th October.]