Falun Gong leaders to face prosecution before Oct 1

8220;Government circulars to all government and army units said we have entered the stage of in-death8217; criticism and exposure of ill-deeds8217; by Falun Gong but we will move on to the stage of punishment and prosecution by the end of the month,8221; the Post quoted a Beijing official as saying.

8220;Cadres, party members and army officials are asked to admit their wrongs and quit Falun Gong or they will face internal discipline or prosecution by late August or early September,8221; he said.

Some provinces had threatened to remove workers from their jobs or deny retired workers their pensions if they fail to quit the sect by the month- end, thePost reported.

8212; Agence France Presse