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The '''6-10 Office''' (also known as '''Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of Evil Cults''' since September 2003) is an an extrajudiciary apparatus of the Chinese Communist Party, created on June 10, 1999, by former president [[Jiang Zemin]] and Politburo member Luo Gan. This entity was charged with the mission of overseeing and carrying out the [[Persecution of Falun Gong|persecution of Falun Gong]], which commenced on July 22, 1999.<ref name=CER>[http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt08/CECCannRpt2008.pdf Congressional-Executive commission on China, Annual Report 2008.]</ref> Its activities extend to suppression of groups deemed "illegal" by the Chinese state, including groups self-indentified as [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref name=CER/><ref name=AmIR>[http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA17/107/2008/en/8c3874e7-bd56-11dd-857f-c5541b902dd7/asa171072008en.html Background Information, FEAR OF TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT / PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE.]</ref>
The '''6-10 office''', also known as '''Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of Evil Cults''', is a supposed extra-judiciary arm of the [[National Security Bureau]] and [[Public Security Bureau]] of [[China]], created on June 10, 1999 by former president [[Jiang Zemin]] and Politburo member Luo Gan. It is responsible for monitoring, studying and analyzing matters relating to [[Falun Gong]], and recommending policy measures for [[History of Falun Gong|against Falun Gong]], and also what the government calls "heretical cults" and "harmful [[qigong]] organisations"; and for promptly notifying municipal party committees of trends and developments within "cults".<ref name=CER>[http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt08/CECCannRpt2008.pdf Congressional-Executive commission on China, Annual Report 2008.]</ref> Its activities extend to suppression of groups deemed "illegal" by the Chinese state, including groups self-indentified as [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref name=CER/><ref name=AmIR>[http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA17/107/2008/en/8c3874e7-bd56-11dd-857f-c5541b902dd7/asa171072008en.html Background Information, FEAR OF TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT / PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE.]</ref>


Defectors have claimed that the organization runs a network of spies outside of China, including over 1000 in Australia. <ref name=abc>Clark, C., [http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1386946.htm "Second Chinese defector backs Chen's claims"], [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC Lateline]], 7/6/2005.</ref>
Its existence has not been acknowledged by the Chinese Government, although a number of local government bureaux have acknowledged the existence, and its mission. Defectors have claimed that the organization runs a network of spies outside of China, including over 1000 in Australia.<ref name=abc>Clark, C., [http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1386946.htm "Second Chinese defector backs Chen's claims"], [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC Lateline]], 7/6/2005.</ref>. The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has denied such claims.


==Official name and mission==
==Official name and mission==
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The existence of the 610 Office has not been officially acknowledged by the Chinese Communist Party's central government, though a number of local government bureaux have published information about its existence, mission, and details of its activities.


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Its existence has not been acknowledged by the Chinese Government, although a number of local government bureaux have acknowledged the existence, and its mission.
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The name of the body draws from of its date of formation: June, 10, 1999<ref name=FDI>[http://www.faluninfo.net/article/486/?cid=141 An analysis of the 610 office. Falun Dafa Information Center]</ref>. According to the 2008 Congressional Executive Commission Report on China, "Publicly available government documents detail the central role of the 6-10 Office in the persecution of Falun Gong."<ref name=CER/> The report states: ""6-10 Offices throughout China maintain extrajudicial 'transformation through reeducation' facilities that are used specifically to detain Falun Gong practitioners who have completed terms in reeducation through labor (RTL) camps but whom authorities refuse to release. The term `transformation through reeducation' (jiaoyu zhuanhua) describes a process of ideological reprogramming whereby practitioners are subjected to various methods of physical and psychological coercion until they recant their belief in Falun Gong."<ref name=CER/>


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The name of the body draws from of its date of formation: June 10, 1999. According to the 2008 Congressional Executive Commission Report on China, the 6-10 Offices maintain extrajudicial 'transformation through reeducation' (jiaoyu zhuanhua) facilities, where Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to various methods of physical and psychological coercion until they recant their belief in Falun Gong."<ref name=CER/>
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[[Gao Zhisheng]], a lawyer who has defended various Chinese activists, exposed numerous forms of torture and violence employed by the 6-10 Office against Falun Gong practitioners. Gao describes the 6-10 Office as a "[[Gestapo]]-like organization" with "powers that no civilized state in the world would even consider trying to obtain." He further notes that "of all the true accounts of incredible violence that I have heard, of all the records of the government's inhuman torture of its own people, what has shaken me most is the routine practice on the part of the 6-10 Office and the police of assaulting women's genitals." Gao went missing in September 2007 following the public release of a letter he sent to the U.S. Congress and remains in detention at an undisclosed location.<ref name=CER/>


Its official Chinese name was changed on [[September 11]], [[2003]], to "Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of heterodox religions"(防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室), and has a branch organisation.<ref name=fuyang>"于2003年9月11日根据杭编[2003]59号文件精神，更名为中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室（简称610办公室），为中共富阳市委防 范和处理邪教问题领导小组的常设办事机构，同时设立富阳市人民政府防范和处理邪教问题办公室。中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室与富阳市人民政 府防范和处理邪教问题办公室一个机构两块牌子，挂靠中共富阳市委政法委员会，机构级格为正局(科)级。其工作职责为：
Its official Chinese name was changed on September 11, 2003, to "Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of heterodox religions"(防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室), and has a branch organisation.<ref name=fuyang>"于2003年9月11日根据杭编[2003]59号文件精神，更名为中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室（简称610办公室），为中共富阳市委防 范和处理邪教问题领导小组的常设办事机构，同时设立富阳市人民政府防范和处理邪教问题办公室。中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室与富阳市人民政 府防范和处理邪教问题办公室一个机构两块牌子，挂靠中共富阳市委政法委员会，机构级格为正局(科)级。其工作职责为：
1、负责有关防范和处理“法轮功”及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的调查研究，分析形势，总结工作经验，提出有针对性的政策建议，为市委、市政府的决策当好参谋助手。
1、负责有关防范和处理“法轮功”及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的调查研究，分析形势，总结工作经验，提出有针对性的政策建议，为市委、市政府的决策当好参谋助手。
2、负责了解、掌握邪教发展动向，及时向市委、市政府反映防范和处理邪教问题工作中的重要情况，提出对策、措施和建议。
2、负责了解、掌握邪教发展动向，及时向市委、市政府反映防范和处理邪教问题工作中的重要情况，提出对策、措施和建议。
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4、负责市委、市政府有关处理法轮功及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的协调、指导和督查工作。
4、负责市委、市政府有关处理法轮功及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的协调、指导和督查工作。
5、承担市委防范和处理邪教问题领导小组的日常工作。" [http://610bgs.fuyang.gov.cn/ 610 Bureau], Local Government of [[Fuyang, Zhejiang]], Accessed 2008-03-28</ref>
5、承担市委防范和处理邪教问题领导小组的日常工作。" [http://610bgs.fuyang.gov.cn/ 610 Bureau], Local Government of [[Fuyang, Zhejiang]], Accessed 2008-03-28</ref>

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[[Gao Zhisheng]], a lawyer who has defended various Chinese activists and Falun Gong practitioners, describes the 6-10 Office as a "[[Gestapo]]-like organization" with "powers that no civilized state in the world would even consider trying to obtain." Gao went missing in September 2007 following the public release of a letter he sent to the U.S. Congress and remains in detention at an undisclosed location.<ref name=CER/>


==Spy and informant network==
==Spy and informant network==

The Chinese defectors have alleged that the 6-10 Office operates a large network of spies and informants across the globe, designed to gather information regarding dissident actions abroad. These alleged spies include businessmen, diplomats and students who are sent abroad. They were said to be given tasks such as infiltrating dissident groups, but also gathering business and military intelligence.<ref name=abc/>
The Chinese defector [[Chen Yonglin]] has alleged that the 6-10 Office operates a large network of spies and informants across the globe, designed to gather information regarding dissident actions abroad. These alleged spies include businessmen, diplomats and students who are sent abroad. They were said to be given tasks such as infiltrating dissident groups, but also gathering business and military intelligence.<ref name=abc/>


It has been claimed that up to 1000 spies operate in [[Australia]].<ref name=abc/> There has also been claim of an attempt to coerce an Australian tourist in Beijing into spying on dissidents.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1388955.htm China 'asked Australian' to spy on Falun Gong members], [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC Lateline]], June 10, 2005</ref> The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has denied such claims.
It has been claimed that up to 1000 spies operate in [[Australia]].<ref name=abc/> There has also been claim of an attempt to coerce an Australian tourist in Beijing into spying on dissidents.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1388955.htm China 'asked Australian' to spy on Falun Gong members], [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC Lateline]], June 10, 2005</ref> The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has denied such claims.
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1396471.htm Lateline: Chinese defector details spy claims]
*[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1396471.htm Lateline: Chinese defector details spy claims]
*[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1387898.htm Lateline: Spy claims terrify Falun Gong followers]
*[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1387898.htm Lateline: Spy claims terrify Falun Gong followers]


[[Category:Law enforcement agencies of the People's Republic of China]]
[[Category:Law enforcement agencies of the People's Republic of China]]
[[Category:Falun Gong]]


[[cs:Úřad 610]]
[[cs:Úřad 610]]

Revision as of 02:54, 4 March 2010

The 6-10 office, also known as Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of Evil Cults, is a supposed extra-judiciary arm of the National Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau of China, created on June 10, 1999 by former president Jiang Zemin and Politburo member Luo Gan. It is responsible for monitoring, studying and analyzing matters relating to Falun Gong, and recommending policy measures for against Falun Gong, and also what the government calls "heretical cults" and "harmful qigong organisations"; and for promptly notifying municipal party committees of trends and developments within "cults".[1] Its activities extend to suppression of groups deemed "illegal" by the Chinese state, including groups self-indentified as Christian.[1][2]

Its existence has not been acknowledged by the Chinese Government, although a number of local government bureaux have acknowledged the existence, and its mission. Defectors have claimed that the organization runs a network of spies outside of China, including over 1000 in Australia.[3]. The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has denied such claims.

Official name and mission

Its existence has not been acknowledged by the Chinese Government, although a number of local government bureaux have acknowledged the existence, and its mission.

The name of the body draws from of its date of formation: June 10, 1999. According to the 2008 Congressional Executive Commission Report on China, the 6-10 Offices maintain extrajudicial 'transformation through reeducation' (jiaoyu zhuanhua) facilities, where Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to various methods of physical and psychological coercion until they recant their belief in Falun Gong."[1]

Its official Chinese name was changed on September 11, 2003, to "Leading Bureau for the Prevention and Procession of heterodox religions"(防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室), and has a branch organisation.[4]

Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer who has defended various Chinese activists and Falun Gong practitioners, describes the 6-10 Office as a "Gestapo-like organization" with "powers that no civilized state in the world would even consider trying to obtain." Gao went missing in September 2007 following the public release of a letter he sent to the U.S. Congress and remains in detention at an undisclosed location.[1]

Spy and informant network

The Chinese defector Chen Yonglin has alleged that the 6-10 Office operates a large network of spies and informants across the globe, designed to gather information regarding dissident actions abroad. These alleged spies include businessmen, diplomats and students who are sent abroad. They were said to be given tasks such as infiltrating dissident groups, but also gathering business and military intelligence.[3]

It has been claimed that up to 1000 spies operate in Australia.[3] There has also been claim of an attempt to coerce an Australian tourist in Beijing into spying on dissidents.[5] The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has denied such claims.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Congressional-Executive commission on China, Annual Report 2008.
  2. ^ Background Information, FEAR OF TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT / PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE.
  3. ^ a b c Clark, C., "Second Chinese defector backs Chen's claims", ABC Lateline, 7/6/2005.
  4. ^ "于2003年9月11日根据杭编[2003]59号文件精神，更名为中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室（简称610办公室），为中共富阳市委防 范和处理邪教问题领导小组的常设办事机构，同时设立富阳市人民政府防范和处理邪教问题办公室。中共富阳市防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室与富阳市人民政 府防范和处理邪教问题办公室一个机构两块牌子，挂靠中共富阳市委政法委员会，机构级格为正局(科)级。其工作职责为： 1、负责有关防范和处理“法轮功”及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的调查研究，分析形势，总结工作经验，提出有针对性的政策建议，为市委、市政府的决策当好参谋助手。 2、负责了解、掌握邪教发展动向，及时向市委、市政府反映防范和处理邪教问题工作中的重要情况，提出对策、措施和建议。 3、协调和指导各部门有关防范和处理邪教问题及有关反邪教的社区宣传工作。 4、负责市委、市政府有关处理法轮功及其他邪教和对社会有危害的气功组织问题的协调、指导和督查工作。 5、承担市委防范和处理邪教问题领导小组的日常工作。" 610 Bureau, Local Government of Fuyang, Zhejiang, Accessed 2008-03-28
  5. ^ China 'asked Australian' to spy on Falun Gong members, ABC Lateline, June 10, 2005

External links

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