Issued by Clearwisdom Net

On July 2, 2008, the 610 Office in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province and local police departments conducted another round of arrests of Falun Gong practitioners.

As the Beijing Olympic Games drew closer, the police in Tanghai County, Hebei Province intensified the persecution. Between June 10 and July 31, 2008, eleven local Falun Gong practitioners were illegally arrested.

On the morning of July 2, 2008, officials from the 610 Office of Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province and the local police department ordered the police of all districts to conduct another round of arrests of Falun Gong practitioners. Fourteen practitioners were arrested.

It has been clearly investigated and proven that Linghe District Police Branch commanded officials of the Ling'an Police Station and Longjiang Police Station to ransack the homes of practitioners. Ten practitioners were arrested, including Wang Suqing, Shao Haibo, Sun Jihong, Man Guirong, Tang Xiurong, Chen Guixia, Liu Xuezhi, Shen Xueju, Meng Suqing and Wang Yanqiu.

The officials of Taihe District Police Branch commanded those of the Daughter River Police Station and other police stations to ransack the homes of practitioners. Four practitioners were arrested: Wang Qiming, Meng Suxiang and Wang Mouhe.

Wang Suqing and Shao Haibo were arrested at home around six o'clock in the morning. Sun Jihong, Man Guirong and Tang Xiurong were arrested near a supermarket around nine o'clock in the morning. Witnesses saw the police beat these three weak ladies heavily, kick them severely and slap them violently on the ears.

Chen Guixia was arrested by the police from Longjiang Police Station downstairs in her home when she started out to work around seven o'clock in the morning. The police ransacked her home and stole a laptop valued at 4,000 yuan and several U-disks. Liu Xuezhi was arrested at home by the police from Longjiang Police Station. The police ransacked his home and stole 40 DVDs. That morning the police from Ling'an Police Station also ransacked a truth-clarifying materials production site. They stole an electric paper cutter, a hand-operated gold stamping machine, four laser printers (two of which are not functioning), three color inkjet printers, an LCD-screened computer, printer supplies valued 30,000 yuan, a DVD copy machine, DVDs, a suitcase for clothes, hardware and about 7,000 yuan in cash.

Here are some of the officials who participated in this round of arrests : Wang Hui, from the Jinzhou City Police Station; Liu Xiaogang, Director of Linghe District Police Branch; Li Yinting, Director of Taihe Police Department; Dong Huanwei, superintendent of the Ling'an Police Station; Liu Yuzhu, superintendent of the Longjiang Police Station; Li Ming, policeman from the Longjiang Police Station, Zhang Jiuyi, superintendent of Daughter River Police Station.

It was also said that Huang Cheng, a Falun Gong practitioner from Taihe District, was tortured during interrogation after he was arrested on Feb. 25. The police from Taihe District tied him to an iron chair and beat and shocked him with electric batons for 17 hours. Huang Cheng's face was deformed. He couldn't even walk for several months. He cannot lift up one of his arms to carry things. Wang Hui, from the Jinzhou City Police Department, also participated in the persecution of Huang Cheng. Zhang Haiquan from the Jinzhou City Police Station also participated in arresting practitioners on Feb. 25. He went to Laizhou City, Shandong Province in person to arrest Practitioner Qu Chengye, who is now illegally detained in the No. 1 Detention Center of Jinzhou City.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/7/27/182881.html

As the Beijing Olympic Games drew closer, the Chinese police in Tanghai County, Hebei Province, with Zhang Shun, the deputy chief of the county's Police Department, in charge, and Li Fuguo, leader of the county's Domestic Security Team, intensified the persecution of local Falun Gong practitioners. Between June 10 and July 31, 2008, eleven practitioners from Tanghai County were illegally arrested, including Ms. Xu Na, Ms. Li Fengzhen, Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Yang Shuzhi, Mr. Zhao Yufang, Ms. Qin Pengzhen, Ms. Chi Yanlan (in her 40s), Mr. Hou Yongxiu, Ms. Su Qing, Mr. Zhen Chunshan and Mr. Zhao Haisong. Below are details of the ongoing persecution.

1. Around 11:00 a.m. on June 10, 2008, a group of policemen, with team leader Li Fuguo, broke into the home of Ms. Xu Na and arrested her. Ms. Xu was home alone. The police confiscated Falun Gong books, several VCDs and an old computer hard drive she had never used. That afternoon the police forced her family to sign a detention notice that charged her with "obstruction of justice." On the morning of July 23, her case was heard by the court in the southern district of Tangshan Road. The attempt to sentence Ms. Xu failed.

2. Around 5:00 p.m. on June 10, 2008, about eight policemen, with Li Fugo in charge, broke into the home of Ms. Li Fengzhen. Four policemen carried Ms. Li to the police car. The rest of the policemen pried open all locked cabinets and ransacked her home without a search warrant. Her husband was on a business trip. The police left the door unlocked. On the morning of the third day, police forced her husband to sign a detention notice that charged her with "obstruction of justice." Since the arrest, Ms. Li Fengzhen has been in poor health and she no longer felt like eating. She was taken to Ankang Hospital in Tangshan, a hospital that is controlled by the police.

3. On the morning of July 23, the cases of Li Fengzhen and Ms. Xu Na were heard by the court in the southern district on Tangshan Road. Ms. Li Fengzhen was extremely weak because of mistreatment in detention. She had difficulty walking and was unable to attend the trial. Therefore, the trial was canceled. Ms. Li Fengzhen's family repeatedly asked Li Fuguo for her release, which was denied. The police treated her family abusively and refused to meet with them at times, claiming to be in meetings. Ms. Li's family planned to call Li Fuguo at home. Li Fuguo threatened to break their legs if they dared. It has been more than 50 days since Ms. Li Fengzhen's arrest. She has problems eating, which is worrying her family. Her brother Mr. Li Anying was a practitioner who was tortured to death while detained. On the evening of July 27, Ms. Li Fengzhen's family, frustrated by the repeated police brush-offs, decided to call Zhang Shun, the county police deputy chief, in charge of the suppression of Falun Gong. Zhang Shun remonstrated her family the minute he got on the phone.

4. On the evening of June 11, 2008, four practitioners from Tanghai County, Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Yang Shuzhi, Mr. Zhao Yufang, Ms. Qin Pengzhen, as well as Mr. Zhen Jianjun, a driver and not a practitioner, went to Luannan County, Hebei Province to distribute Falun Gong truth-clarification materials that detailed the persecution of Falun Gong. Police arrested them that night. At around 3:00 a.m., Li Fuguo, police from Luannan County and the residence committee in Liu Xiaoling's area ransacked Ms. Liu's home without a warrant and confiscated Falun Gong books and personal belongings. Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Yang Shuzhi and Ms. Qin Pengzhen are currently imprisoned at Tangshan First Detention Center. Mr. Zhao Yufang and Mr. Zhen Jianjun are imprisoned in the Luannan Detention Center. Ms. Liu Xiaoling's mother is in her 80s and Ms. Liu was her primary caregiver. Since Ms. Liu is imprisoned and their home was torn down, her mother has become homeless. She is now staying with her grandson and longing for the return of Ms. Liu.

5. On July 26, 2008, three practitioners from Shilihai, Tanghai County, Ms. Chi Yanlan (in her 40s), Mr. Hou Yongxiu and his wife Ms. Su Qing (both in their 60s) went to the market. Yang Kezhi, a policeman from Shilihai, followed them. They were able to get away from him. But later that day, about ten policemen arrested them and ransacked their homes.

6. At around 7:00 p.m. on July 30, 2008, Li Fuguo, Sun Jingsen, a policeman, Zhao Zhice and Gui Yinjie, both from the 10th Farm in Tanghai County, and Zhen Xiangjing, secretary of the 5th Team at the 10th Farm, ransacked the home of Mr. Zhen Chunshan and confiscated a notebook computer, a desktop computer, Falun Gong books, photographs of the founder of Falun Gong, some Falun Gong truth-clarification materials that detailed the persecution, a printer and Mr. Zhen's repair shop inventory. The police arrested Mr. Zhen Chunshan and then transferred him to Tanghai County Detention Center on July 31.

7. At around 7:00 a.m. on July 31, 2008, local police arrested Mr. Zhao Haisong from the 10th Farm in Tanghai County when he was visiting the 8th Farm.

It is known that 15 practitioners from Tanghai County have been arrested, detained and sentenced to a forced labor camp recently. In addition to the eleven aforementioned practitioners, three practitioners from the 5th Farm were sentenced to a prison term in 2007. These practitioners are Ms. Zhang Jingping, Ms. Dong Ruifen and Mr. Wu Junshi, and Ms. Yang Xiuyun from the No. 9 Farm.

The Olympic torch relay was scheduled to arrive in Caofeidian Harbor in Tanghai County on July 31. Tanghai County police used this event as an excuse to arrest and detain practitioners.

Phone numbers of those involved in the persecution:

Li Kechum, secretary of the CCP Political and Legal Committee in Tanghai County: 86-315-8718918 (Home)

Shi Guisheng, chief of Tanghai County Police Department: 86-315-8711758, 86-315-6612408, 86-138-32988578 (Cell)

Li Fuguo, leader of Tanghai County Domestic Security Team: 86-13832986232 (Cell)

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/8/3/183328.html