(Clearwisdom.net) On March 20, 2008, five practitioners, including Shi Mengwei, Tian Baoyu, Yu Fengxian, and two others from Jiansanjiang District, Fujin City, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, were "illegally arrested' by multiple police officers from Qixin Police Station in Jiansanjiang. The practitioners had been distributing truth-clarifying materials. On March 21, the police ransacked the homes of these practitioners. The practitioners are currently being detained at Qixin Brainwashing Center (inside Qixin Detention Center).
The following are some of the facts about the persecution that has been carried out by officials and police officers in the Jiansanjiang District since the persecution began on July 20, 1999.
Jiansanjiang is a remote, small town, but it is one of the worst areas in the whole country in terms of the persecution of Falun Gong. Officials from the Jiansanjiang District have followed the dictates of Jiang Zemin's regime closely. Since July 20, 1999, more than 30 practitioners from the district have been sentenced to prison or forced labor. Several hundred practitioners have been detained and their homes ransacked, some have lost their jobs, and some people have been fined up to 10,000 yuan. In total, several thousand people have been affected in some way by this persecution. The "transformation" center in Jiansanjiang has detained hundreds of practitioners, some for as long as two years. This jail, a place that secretly houses those who have been deprived of their freedom without any legal procedures having been followed, is shown off by the government officials of Jiansanjiang in order to receive awards.
Practitioners detained in the brainwashing center are subjected to brutal physical and mental abuse. Some are beaten until they have bruises all over their bodies, their teeth are missing, and they cannot get out of bed for days. Sometimes they are not given any food or water and are not allowed to use the bathroom. In October 2006, Ms. Jin Jinzhe, a practitioner nearly 60 years old, was tortured by several guards in the Detention Station of Qianjin Town. Three guards took turns slapping her until they were tired. She was forced to hold her face to the wall and spread out her body. Once her posture changed even a bit, she was beaten, and further abuse followed. She had to kneel on a sofa with her hands tied behind her and her forehead touching the ground. A stick was placed behind her as the guards stood by, humiliating and insulting her. This kind of torture continued for six days. Her face lost its original color and she was unrecognizable. Later, she was transferred to the so called "Transformation" Center in Jiansanjiang and detained for more than a month before she was finally released. Families of practitioners have been destroyed; many have lost their loved ones; wives have had to leave their husbands; children have had to leave their parents; many practitioners had to flee from home, some becoming extremely poor; and others have lost their jobs or cannot go to school. Some family members die early because of the pressure of persecution. Some practitioners give up the practice under severe persecution, and as a result suffer a relapse of their old diseases and die.
Among officials in all levels of government in Jiansanjiang, many have received karmic retribution for their roles in the persecution of Falun Gong. Here are several examples.
Zhang Guangqin was a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary in the Jiansanjiang Agriculture Branch and a major leader in the persecution. He ordered every department in his branch to step up the persecution of Falun Gong. They detained, sent to forced labor camps, and sentenced practitioners to jail more than 30 times. Later, Zhang Guangqin and others were found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to ten and a half years in prison.
Xu Maoli, director of the Police Department in the Agriculture Branch
Liu Qinlin, male, 40, was an officer at the police station in Jiansanjiang. He set up check points on the roads and railroads, and forced every passenger to curse Falun Dafa and its founder, otherwise the passengers were not allowed to get on board. He was extremely arrogant. In 2002, while Liu Qinlin was on his way to Jiamusi City, his car overturned on a flat road, and he died immediately.
Ding Yuanqing, female, 38, was an employee of the neighborhood association at Qixin Ranch. She actively participated in the persecution of Falun Gong. She frequently followed and monitored practitioners. She worked with police to arrest practitioners and slandered the activities of practitioners. She was a key person at that time. Before the 2005 Chinese New Year, in front of the gate of the office building of Qixin Ranch, Ding Yuanqing was hit by a car and died.
Zhou Ji, male, was an officer in the police department of Qixin Ranch and was also a member of the 610 Office. He actively participated in the persecution of Falun Gong, including arresting, ransacking homes, beating, insulting practitioners, and slandering Falun Dafa. In 2004, he suddenly contracted throat cancer. He was not able to speak and had to write to express himself. He was in a lot of pain and admitted that he had receive karmic retribution because of his persecution of practitioners.
There was a CCP secretary with the last name of Zhou in a company at Qixin Ranch. In 2002, many practitioners were taken away to the "Transformation" Center for torture. The ranch forced directors of every organization or department to come to the "Transformation" Center to participate in the torture. Most of them did not want to go. Secretary Zhou slandered Falun Dafa in his speeches and did not listen to practitioners when they tried to stop him. He even tried to "transform" practitioners himself. He subsequently contracted a severe disease and died.
Li Jianjun, male, was previously the office manager at Qixin Ranch. After July 20, 1999, he actively participated in the persecution of Falun Gong by confiscating and burning Falun Dafa books and forcing practitioners to give up "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." In 2001, he was transferred to another ranch as an assistant CCP secretary and continued to participate in the persecution. In 2002, on Fujin Road, Li Jianjun's car hit a large vehicle. He suffered several broken ribs and severe damage to his internal organs. His limbs were injured and he almost died.
"Transformation" Center in Qixin Ranch, Jiansanjiang Agriculture Branch: 86-454-5794924
Zhang Yongbin, 610 Office in Qixin Ranch: 86-13846122666 (Cell)
