The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging San Jose-based Cisco Systems Inc. aided Chinese torture of Falun Gong adherents.
A lower district court dismissed those claims against Cisco, former Cisco Chief Executive John Chambers and former Cisco China Vice President Fredy Cheung in 2014.
The cavernous Long Beach Terrace Theater echoes with classical Chinese music as more than a dozen dancers expertly manipulate colorful fans that sweep like wind and snap like fire. Berzon wrote that the Falun Gong adherents had adequately argued that Chambers and Cheung were aware while assisting China that “international law violations, including torture, were substantially likely,” and that their “direct participation in the marketing and oversight of Cisco’s projects” alongside Chinese officials had “substantial effect on the commission of violations of international law, including torture.
“The physical torture the plaintiffs endured in detention and while imprisoned in forced labor camps included beatings with steel rods and shocking with electric batons, sleep deprivation, being forced to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time in painful positions, and violent forcefeeding,” Berzon wrote.In the early 1990s, China’s National Defense Science and Technology Commission conducted a series of experiments to test people with reputed paranormal abilities.
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