A/HRC/7/3/Add.1 page 53 Para 39. Country Date 29/03/07 Type JUA Mandate WGAD; TOR Allegations transmitted Government response Ms. Liang Wenjian, aged 39, her husband, Lin Zhiyong, aged 40, Ms. Li Dongmei, Wang He, Wu Jiangyan, and three other persons whose identities have yet to be established. All eight individuals were arrested on 10 February 2007 by around ten plain-clothed police officers for participating in an illegal gathering at the residence of Liang Wenjian. The police also appointed defence counsel, the people’s court shall designate a lawyer to undertake the duty of providing legal assistance”. As in this case there was no duly appointed defence counsel, as stipulated by law, thus during the trial at first instance there was no defence counsel participating in the proceedings. During the trial, the defendant Ablikim Abdureyim made a full confession to having perpetrated a criminal offence. Three days before the trial opened, the court of first instance, as prescribed by law, posted an advance announcement of the date and venue of the trial on the bulletin board and notified the procuratorial authorities and the defence thereof. Following the proceedings at first instance, Ablikim Abdureyim did not lodge an appeal and the judgement has since become enforceable. During the period over which Ablikim Abdureyim has been held in custody, the Chinese public security authorities have conducted all proceedings in strict compliance with the law and there have been no instances of intimidation, excessively long custody, use of torture to extract confessions or other such practices being used against him. By letter dated 30/04/07, the Government informed that on 10 February 2007, the five persons named above colluded with others to form an unlawful gathering. Acting in accordance with the law, the public security authorities apprehended these persons, and, at the site of the gathering, seized a large quantity of Falun Gong publicity materials and equipment for the