【新唐人2013年02月08日訊】雲南省政法委書記孟蘇鐵日前宣佈，將統一停止三種行為的勞教審批，包括涉嫌危害國家安全、纏訪鬧訪、和醜化領導人形象。並且，暫停其他違法情形的勞教審批。孟蘇鐵強調，目前的在押人員繼續執行。此外，不受理歷史遺留問題，確有執行錯誤的，按個案處理。
《雲南日報》的晚刊《春城晚報》，報導了「雲南暫停省內全部勞教審批 」的消息。在雲南全省政法工作會議上，政法委書記孟蘇鐵指出，從現在起，對涉嫌危害國家安全、纏訪鬧訪、醜化領導人形象等三種行為的勞教審批統一停止。報導宣稱，雲南省政法工作會議上的「暫停勞教」決定，是對全國政法工作會議的貫徹與落實。並提到了三個典型的勞教案：唐慧案、任建宇案、及彭洪案。
美國「哥倫比亞大學」政治學博士、時政評論家李天笑表示，這三種行為也沒有包含在50年代的勞教制度範圍內，消息讓人一看，就覺得非常不合理，很荒唐。
時政評論家 李天笑：「把這三項列出來以後，我想它的一個主要目地就是說，平息民眾的矛盾，緩解民眾的矛盾，再有一點就是，把一些比較出格的、非常極端的這種行為，把它排除出這個勞教制度之外，作為一個修正。」
原「北京凱泰律師事務所」律師金光鴻也認為，廢除勞教制度，是中共在國內外形勢的壓力下，迫不得已作出的一個決定。金光鴻指出，勞教制度不管從普世價值來講，還是從中共本身的法律來講，都違法。
原北京凱泰律師事務所律師 金光鴻「我認為不能說是一個法治的進步，也不能說是一個法治的勝利，它就是壓力太大了，它作出的一個讓步，你真正法治的話，你司法要獨立。」
報導強調，其他違法的情形，依據相關法律進行處理，不再採用勞教手段。
李天笑認為，暫停的本身，就包含著探路的成分。
李天笑：「來試探試探民眾對這個問題的看法如何，想為自己留一條尾巴，留條後路。在這個同時，我估計，他現在也在準備一個替代的方案，替代的機制，暫停的意思就是隨時可以恢復，所以說，如果找到了一個替代的方案，比方說原來就搞過違法行為矯正法。」
中共政法委書記、公安部長孟建柱，1月7號在全國政法會議上宣佈，今年將「停止勞教制度」，不過後來中共的官方媒體又改口說，只是「改革」勞教制度。國際特赦組織與學者都提出，「慎防中共換湯不換藥，變相延續勞教。」
稍早前，法律界和學術界對所謂的《違法行為矯正法》代替勞教制度，就存有爭議，分析指出，這個所謂的新法，目地不純，是更進一步的換湯不換藥。而且到現在也沒有出臺。
此外，孟蘇鐵還特別強調，目前在押人員採取繼續執行自然消化的態度，原則上不受理歷史遺留問題，確有執行錯誤的，按個案處理。
李天笑：「 從99年以來，中共的勞教制度，在江澤民和後來的周永康等這些人掌握之下，成了關押法輪功學員的一個最大的集中營，一旦啟動對勞教制度的反省，這就必然牽扯到這些法輪功學員怎麼辦，因為他們完全是無罪關起來的，誰下命令把他們關起來的，甚麼原因把他們關起來的，這對他來說是非常困難的一種解釋。」
李天笑指出，中共目前既不想觸動勞教制度的本身，他又想平息高漲的民憤。所以，現在把這個問題推出來作為一個試點，看看社會的反應。李天笑表示，不解決法輪功的勞教問題，中共還將面臨巨大的衝擊。
採訪編輯/常春 後製/薛莉
Yunnan Suspends Approval of Labor Camp Punishment but Won’t Release Detainees
Meng Sutie, the secretary of Yunnan Provincial Politics
and Law Committee announced recently that they will stop sending three types of criminals to labor camp,
This will include those charged with endangering state
securities, irrational petitioning and defaming leaders’ images.
Other labor camp punishments will stop as well.
Meng Sutie emphasized that those current detainees
will continue to complete their labor reeducation.
In addition, the wrong punishments without
complications will be dealt with case by case.
Chuncheng Evening Paper, the evening edition of
the government operated Yunnan Daily reported the news
“Yunnan Suspends All Punishments to Labor Camp”.
It reported that in the political and legal work meeting of
Yunnan province, Meng Sutie, the secretary of Politics and Law Committee said:
“From now on, the labor reeducation punishments for
those accused of endangering state securities,
sentences for those charged with irrational petitioning,
and with defaming leaders’ images are suspended.”
The report said the decision to “suspend the labor camp
punishment” is a result of the National Politics and Law meeting.
The report also mentioned three typical cases: the
Tang Hui case, Ren Jianyu case and the Peng Hong case.
Li Tianxiao, political commentator, a Ph.D. in political science
of Columbia University said that these three actions are not included in the definition of Labor reeducation law.
This news looks very unreasoned and ridiculous.
Li Tianxiao: ”One of the main purposes of listing the three
types of actions is trying to erase the contradictions.
In official statements that are confusing people.
Another point is it’s a kind of amendment that
excludes these actions in labor reeducation.”
Jin Guanghong, the former lawyer of “Beijing Kaitai Law Firm”
also thought the abolition of the labor reeducation system is an action that the CCP had been forced to take.
This being because of mounting pressure from
inside and outside of China.
Jin Guanghong pointed out that the labor reeducation
system is illegal by both universal values and CCP’s laws.
Jin Guanghong: ”I think it can’t be treated as either
progress in rule of law, nor a success in rule of law.
It’s simply a concession because the pressure is too much.
If it really wants to rule by law, then the judicial
system should be independent.”
The report stressed that other criminals will be dealt with
by relative law, and labor reeducation will no longer be used.
Li Tianxiao thinks this suspension is an attempt
at sounding out opinion and the reaction.
Li Tianxiao: ”(It’s the CCP) testing what’s the people’s opinion
on this issue, and trying to leave a way out for itself.
At the same time, I guess it has an alternative solution.
The definition of suspending is that it can restart at any time.
So, it has found some alternative solutions, for example,
it raised Correction Action on Illegal Acts before.”
Meng Jianzhu, the secretary of Politics and Law Committee
announced at the national Politics and Law meeting
on January 7 that he will stop the labor reeducation this year.
However, CCP official media changed the words later and
said it’s a reform of the labor reeducation system.
Amnesty International and some scholars have raised
several questions:
“Be careful and aware that the CCP may use another term and
method to continue the labor reeducation system.”
A few days ago, the legal profession and academia expressed
different views on the replacement of labor reeducation system by so-called “Correction Action on Illegal Acts”.
They analyzed that the purpose of the so-called New Law
isn’t positive, which can be further treated as changing the water but not changing the medicine.
The Act hasn’t been released until now.
In addition, Meng Sutie stressed especially that the
current detainees will be treated by natural digestion.
In principle, their cases won’t change the sentence even
with complications, unless there’s an error in execution.
Then the case will be dealt with as an individual one.
Li Tianxiao: “From 1999, CCP’s labor reeducation system
was controlled by Jiang Zemin and later Zhou Yongkang
and has the biggest concentrated camps full of
Falun Gong practitioners.
Once launched, a reflection on this system, must face
the issue of how to deal with Falun Gong Practitioners.
Because all of them are innocent but detained. It’ll be hard
for the CCP to explain who recommended detention?
What’s the reason for the detention?
It’s hard for them to explain.”
Li Tianxiao pointed out that now the CCP doesn’t want to
change the labor reeducation system, but wants to calm people’s grievances and their reactions.
It is using this issue as a litmus test to see
what kind of feedback it will get from society.
Li Tianxiao said the CCP will face a huge backlash if it
doesn’t solve the issue of the labor reeducation of innocent Falun Gong practitioners.
