Statement regarding Chang Kun being wrongfully accused and the seizure of the magazine edited by him “Youth and AIDS”
From: Kun Chang
I am Chang Kun, in charge of the organization AIBO AIDS Relief, Zheng Zhou CityHe’rbutong Center – based HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment organizationin Henan Province, China. I state responsibly as follows: I will take all legal and humanitarian steps to maintain my dignity and value! I am against any form of misinformation to pretend I have done wrong !
Since October 25th ,2012, there have been a series of strange things happening in He’rbutong. First, someone wrongly claimed that I am moving to other city. Then, from November 8th to 11th, our office internet was broken for two days without any reasonable explanation.
At 15:30 on November 15th , the Domestic security team of the Public Security Bureau of Zhengzhou City, Cultural Market Comprehensive Enforcement Team of Zhengzhou City and the Wenhua Road Branch Office of Zhengzhou Public Bureau came to our office to check up. None of them wore work uniforms and they didn’t show the Work Permit. They seized and held in their custody the Youth and AIDSmagazine with the excuse that the magazines didn’t pass the relevant departments audit and they would to do an appraisal. On the Seizure Sheet, there was no official seal and only one police officer signed her name. I have no idea which Joint Law Enforcement organization the Seizure Sheet belongs to?
After this series of events happened, I had to cancel a meeting in Hangzhou, andcome back to Zhengzhou City by train overnight on November 17th.
On November 19th, I met with two department leaders of Zhengzhou City Politics and Law Committee who are responsible for AIDS and ideology. So far we knew that some people set me up by saying that I have some relation to an event—4 young people tore up a picture of the leader Mao Zedong in public at the Zhengzhou Zijingshan Square on October 25th. I only know three of the four people, but I had nothing to do with their actions. I am curious how they thought that I am behind the scenes of this affair, merely because I know the three people ?
What the most important is that no one has contacted me in any way to check regarding these events until I communicated with the leaders of the Zhengzhou City Politics and Law Committee. And they continue to set me up and harassed my colleagues! They may cheat their leaders and set me up in the name of their duty , I’m so frightened!
On November 26th , all my colleagues together went to the Domestic security teamof the Public Security Bureau of Zhengzhou City. We met some leaders and clarified some facts. We refused to be framed! However, until now, the Youth and AIDS have not sent back to our office.
On December 1st, 2012, the Word AIDS Day, There are 7 people with me had taken Hunger Strike for HIV/AIDS action.
I, Chang Kun, am engaged in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS since 2004. I am always doing my best and study hard, though there are some rough roads in my life. I found my life fun in the field of AIDS and I aimed to the prevention and control of AIDS for all my life! I gradually achieve my ideal, business, profession and life unification. But now I really can’t understand why someone would set me up!
In the past eight years , I did my best to serve my country and people, actively undertook the state and national responsibility of the epidemic of AIDS, and got my parents, sister and brother’s support. I worked hard myself in various environments during these years, I coordinated the relationships between various departments, all of this I did solely to solve the problem of HIV/AIDS in China. But today someone told me to end my own life! Am I so afraid of death? I made and kept a will since 2007. The one who said “take your own life” to me, do you have a will? I had a plan to die once, and I was threatened with death from by Email when I criticized one foundation. But this is the first time, that I was told with a word to end my own life. I am very angry!
I am always honest and public on my work. I will acknowledge anything if I really did it, but on the contrary, no one should be able to set me up if I really didn’t do it!! The 25th World AIDS Day is coming, our country and relevant departments are becoming active to improve AIDS people and their survival/condition. These departments have a series of documents which guarantee the treatment rights ofHIV/AIDS patients and state that no one can refuse and prejudice them. The documents also said that the prevention of AIDS is a complicated work, which requires the whole society’s participation; there is a need to provide the necessary support and help NGOs. Only according to the central requirements about innovation and social management, can we gradually establish and perfect the work mechanism of folk NGOs to participate in HIV/AIDS prevention and control cause!
What about the current situation? Someone has framed an AIDS activist, which is not only a disservice to our country and government, but also makes trouble for no reason!
I would like to solve the problem peacefully, but the someone must seek truth from facts ! Sent the Youth and AIDS back to AIBO AIDS Relief, ZhengZhou CityHe’rbutong Center as soon as possible.
Chang Kun(13349108944)
Changkun2010@gmail.com
SKYPE:chinachangkun
December 1st, 2012 World AIDS Day
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Chang Kun
Director
Zhengzhou City He’rbutong
Tel:0371-87512825
Phone: 18697332373 13349108944
Email/MSN: heerbutong2011@hotmail.com