(Boston Orange 編譯)國會議員劉雲平(民主黨，洛杉磯)，Mondaire Jones(民主黨，紐約)，Pramila Jayapal(民主黨，華盛頓)等眾議院司法委員會委員17日力促司法部監察長Michael E. Horowitz調查有關聯邦調查局(FBI)在未能成功起訴田納西州大學工程系教授胡安明(譯音，Anming Hu)一案中有不當行為的報告。
據悉，聯邦調查局錯誤的指控胡教授是中國間諜，錯誤的構陷胡教授是中國軍隊特工，並且使用虛假資訊把胡教授放入聯邦禁飛名單，還對他採取了其他行動。
劉雲平等人表示，多年來政府都在針對亞裔科學家及教授展開調查或起訴，最近期的是”中國計劃”，胡教授顯然是在這對具有中國血統者有不公平且不正當懷疑的中國計劃下被起訴的。聯邦調查局的這不當行為，以及審判失敗，是諸如李文和、陳霞芬、郗小星等類似，全都被錯誤指控為中國間諜案件的又一次重演。這封信要求檢察長審閱中國計劃是否施加不必要壓力，使得司法部人員依族裔或種族行事。
REPS LIEU, JONES, AND JAYAPAL URGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
REVIEW OF REPORTED FBI MISCONDUCT FALSELY ACCUSING ASIAN SCIENTISTS OF
ESPIONAGE
WASHINGTON
- Yesterday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles), Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY),
and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) – all members of the House Judiciary
Committee – urged Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E.
Horowitz to investigate reports of alleged misconduct by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) in their unsuccessful prosecution of University of
Tennessee (UT) Engineering Professor Anming Hu. The FBI is reported to have
falsely accused Professor Hu of being a Chinese spy; falsely implicated
Professor Hu as an operative for the Chinese military; and used false
information to put Professor Hu on the federal no-fly list — among a number of
other actions.
For
years, the government has targeted scientists and academics of Asian descent
for investigation and prosecution, most recently as part of the “China
Initiative.” Professor Hu was apparently prosecuted under the China Initiative,
which can result in the unfair and unjustified suspicion of those who are of
Chinese descent. The alleged FBI misconduct and mistrial echoes similar cases
such as Wen Ho Lee, Sherry Chen, and Professor Xi, all of whom were falsely
accused of spying for China. The letter requests the IG to review whether the
China Initiative puts untoward pressure on DOJ personnel to engage in racial or
ethnic profiling.
In
the letter, the Members write:
Dear
Inspector General Horowitz:
As Members of the House
Judiciary Committee, we are deeply troubled by the alleged misconduct of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the unsuccessful prosecution of University
of Tennessee at Knoxville associate professor Anming Hu. The FBI allegedly
falsely accused Professor Hu of being a Chinese spy; falsely implicated
Professor Hu as an operative for the Chinese military; and used false
information to put Professor Hu on the federal no-fly list — among a number of
other actions. The prosecution of Professor Hu, which was purportedly conducted
under the China Initiative, has now ended in a mistrial. We are referring
this case for your review.
According to media
reports:
“FBI
Agent Kujtim Sadiku admitted last week in an ongoing trial in Knoxville that
federal agents:
- Falsely
accused former UTK associate professor Dr. Anming Hu of being a Chinese
spy.
- Falsely
implicated him as an operative for the Chinese military in meetings with
Hu’s bosses.
- Used
false information to put Hu on the federal no-fly list.
- Spurred
U.S. customs agents to seize Hu’s computer and phone and spread word
throughout the international research community that Hu was poison.
- Used
false information to justify putting a team of agents to spy on Hu and his
son, a freshman at UTK, for nearly two years.
- Used
false information to press Hu to become a spy for the U.S. government.”
If
these allegations are true, the FBI’s misconduct is alarming. We request that
you investigate this matter and look at a range of issues, including but not
limited to the following:
- Did FBI agent Sadiku or other agents make false
accusations and/or use false information against Professor Hu?
- Did prosecutors at the Department of Justice know about
the alleged misconduct of the FBI in this case?
- Was the investigation or prosecution of Professor Hu
conducted under the China Initiative?
- Did racial or ethnic profiling occur in this case?
- Was there an adequate non-racial or non-ethnic factual
predicate to open this investigation?
- Does the China Initiative put untoward pressure on FBI
agents or Department of Justice prosecutors to engage in racial or ethnic
profiling?
Thank
you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
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