(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 8 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Fang Shuguang and Other Practitioners Unlawfully Placed on Trial
On the morning of December 29, 2008, the Chengguan Court in Lanzhou City placed Mr. Fang Shuguang and three other practitioners on trial. At around 9:00 a.m., Mr. Fang and other practitioners got out of police vehicles. They were all handcuffed and shackled. Mr. Fang, Ms. Zhao Yuhua, and Ms. Cui Guilian looked pale and emaciated. They had a hard time walking into the courtroom. At around 11:00 a.m., Jin Jiyong, the judge, adjourned the hearing. The four practitioners were taken away from the court room.
Ms. Xue Qicui, around 50 years old, is an official at the Finance Center of the Construction Department of the Gansu Province Government. She was taken into custody on August 8, 2008 while telling others about Falun Gong. She was bailed out pending trial by her family and returned home on September 18. On December 24, the police forcibly took her to the Lanzhou City No. 1 Detention Center.
Jin Jiyong, judge at the No. 1 Crime Tribunal of Chengguan Court in Lanzhou City: 86-931-2150518
Filing Office at the Chengguan Court: 86-931-2150212
Crime Tribunal: 86-931-2150184
2. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Xiulan and Other Practitioners Receive Heavy Sentences
Ms. Li Xiulan, Ms. Jin Junmei, Ms. Yue Dingxiang and Mr. Li Xiguo were taken into custody by the Lanzhou City Domestic Security Division in mid-April 2008. Ms. Li, Ms. Jin, and Ms. Yue were held at the Lanzhou City No. 1 Detention Center. Mr. Li was held at the Lanzhou City No. 2 Detention Center. On September 27, the Chengguan Court in Lanzhou City held hearings. No sentence was announced. On December 10, the court announced at the Lanzhou City No. 1 Detention Center that Ms. Jin Junmei was sentenced to eight years in prison, and the three other practitioners were each sentenced to seven years in prison.
Ms. Jin Junmei's husband suffered a severe mental and physical blow while she was held in custody. In early December he suffered from a stroke and lost consciousness. He was resuscitated in a hospital intensive care unit, but he later passed away. Under the insistence of Ms. Jin's son, the officials finally agreed that Ms. Jin could serve her term outside the prison. She has returned to a home that has just lost a loved one.
3. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yushen Taken into Custody
On December 31, 2008, Mr. Wang Yushen, from northeastern China, was taken into custody at Zuogezhuang Township in Wen'an County, Langfang City, Hebei Province by officers of the township police station and the county 610 Office.
4. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners in Tiechang Town Arrested and Held at Tonghua Detention Center
Wu Guosheng, deputy chief of the Tonghua County Police Department: 86-435-5222483 (Office), 86-435-5239888 (Home), 86-13844517000 (Cell)
Wang Hongsheng, deputy Party secretary of the Tonghua County Political and Judiciary Committee (in charge of persecuting practitioners): 86-435-5235791 (Office), 86-435-5228867 (Home), 86-13843538811 (Cell)
Gao Wanyu, director of the Tonghua County 610 Office: 86-435-5235610 (Office)
5. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners, Including Ms. Zhou Chunhua, Sentenced to Prison
On December 30, 2008, Ms. Zhou Chunhua and Ms. Chen Yufen in Laixi City were sentenced to three years in prison by Hu Naijie, a judge from the Laixi Court. On December 31, Ms. Dai Guoyu was sentenced to three years in prison, and Ms. Wu Xiumin was sentenced to four years in prison. Zhang Yunqing, a judge at the Laixi Court, is scheduled to place Ms. Wu Xiuxin on trial on January 9, 2009.
Hu Naijie, Laixi Court judge: 86-532-88489385 (Home), 86-13706486408 (Cell)
Zhang Yunqing, Laixi Court judge: 86-532-88499633 (Home), 86-13583283278 (Cell)
6. [Qing County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of January 2, several practitioners went to Litan Town in Dacheng County to pass out fliers about the persecution. They were taken into custody by officers of the Litan Town Police Station. The practitioners have been taken to the Domestic Security Division in Dacheng County.
Main switchboard at the Dacheng County Police Department: 86-316-5522502
Domestic Security Division of the Dacheng County Police Department: 86-316-5501517
7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Langen and Mr. Liu Fusheng Arrested and Fined by Police
On January 1, Mr. Wang Langen and Mr. Liu Fusheng from Qingyuan County in Baoding City were arrested in Beiwangli Township. Mr. Wang was released after the police extorted 6,000 yuan from him. Mr. Liu remains in custody in Qingyuan County.
8. [Haiyan City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Deng Qiao'e Unlawfully Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Deng Qiao'e was taken into custody at her home on July 9, 2008. She has been unlawfully sentenced to one year of forced labor and taken to the Moganshan Forced Labor Camp.
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zheng Bin, of Chengxiang Middle School in Qingbaijiang Area, on the Verge of Death
On October 23, 2008, Mr. Zheng Bin, who works at the Chengxiang Middle School in the Qingbaijiang area in Chengdu City, was taken into custody by officers of the Chengxiang Police Station. He refused to sign a guarantee statement or otherwise cooperate with the lawless officials. As a result, he was subjected to severe mistreatment. He suffered complications from numerous illnesses and has been taken to the Chuanhuan Hospital for emergency care. The doctors have diagnosed him as being in critical condition. Mr. Zheng has been under around the clock police surveillance. His family has not been allowed to visit him.
10. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Yuxia and Her Sister Ms. Sun Yulan Taken into Custody
At around 4:00 p.m. on December 22, 2008, Ms. Sun Yuxia, who works at the Mudanjiang No. 2 Electric Factory, was taken by the police to the Dongfeng Police Station in Yangming District. On the morning of the following day, her husband, daughter, and younger sister Ms. Sun Yulan (who is also a practitioner) went to the police station to ask for her release. The police took into custody Ms. Sun Yulan. At around 3:00 p.m. that afternoon, the two practitioners were transferred from the Dongfeng Police Station to the Xinglong No. 2 Detention Center.
11. [Chenxi County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yu Shaoqi Beaten by Police
On the morning of December 19, 2008, Mr. Yu Shaoqi went to the police department to get his residential identification card. Xie Kaiji, a police officer, Gong Zhiren, head of the Domestic Security Division, and other officers took him into custody. Zou Wanxi, director of the detention center, and another guard viciously beat him. On December 23, Zhai Xiaoming, director of the 610 Office, handcuffed and shackled him and took him to a psychiatric facility for examination. Mr. Yu was taken back to the detention center on December 24. Huang Mingqiang, deputy director of the 610 Office, kept stepping heavily on his feet on the way back to the detention center.
Xie Kaiji, domestic security officer: 86-13607456449 (Cell), 86-745-5231698
Gong Zhiren, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13317452177 (Cell)
Zhai Xiaoming, director of the 610 Office: 86-13787556333 (Cell)
Huang Mingqiang, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-13337250610 (Cell)
January 3, 2009
