After Sentence, Prisoner's Wife Boldly Challenges Judge
February 17, 2009
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Here is an inspirational piece of news for those of us who are fearful of standing for Christ.
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 | by Mark Kelly NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(BP)--The wife of a Chinese believer imprisoned for his faith has filed an unprecedented court motion calling for the presiding judge in the case to be removed. Tong Houyong and two other Christian men were each sentenced to one year of "re-education through labor" for organizing an "illegal gathering" of house church Christians in December 2007.
In late January 2009, Tong's wife filed the motion in Henan province after a local court refused to accept an administrative lawsuit in the case, according to the human rights organization ChinaAid. The motion to dismiss the chief justice alleges the court had no legal basis to refuse the case, violated the law by refusing to provide receipts documenting the lawsuit had been filed and violated legal procedure by causing a long delay without making a decision on the case.
"We applaud the courageous move by the house church leader to pursue justice in light of religious persecution with the spirit of rule of law," said ChinaAid's president, Bob Fu. "We urge the international community to continue to pressure this Chinese local court to up hold true justice by overturning the illegal decision against the three church leaders."
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29894(BP)--The wife of a Chinese believer imprisoned for his faith has filed an unprecedented court motion calling for the presiding judge in the case to be removed. Tong Houyong and two other Christian men were each sentenced to one year of "re-education through labor" for organizing an "illegal gathering" of house church Christians in December 2007.
In late January 2009, Tong's wife filed the motion in Henan province after a local court refused to accept an administrative lawsuit in the case, according to the human rights organization ChinaAid. The motion to dismiss the chief justice alleges the court had no legal basis to refuse the case, violated the law by refusing to provide receipts documenting the lawsuit had been filed and violated legal procedure by causing a long delay without making a decision on the case.
"We applaud the courageous move by the house church leader to pursue justice in light of religious persecution with the spirit of rule of law," said ChinaAid's president, Bob Fu. "We urge the international community to continue to pressure this Chinese local court to up hold true justice by overturning the illegal decision against the three church leaders."