(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 4 provinces. In this report, 4 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 8 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Tianjin] The Hedong Court Sentenced Several Falun Gong Practitioners Including Liu Huijiang
On March 25, 2010, Ms. Liu Huijiang and other Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced to between two and five years in prison by the Hedong Court in Tianjin City because they practice Falun Gong. The presiding judge and other judges in the session did not disclose their names and did not even tell the attorneys their names. The practitioners appealed to the Tianjin Second Intermediate Court. The intermediate court found that the original trial court had violated legal procedure and returned the cases to the Hedong Court for review.
2. [Shanghai City] Ms. Xu Fengbao Persecuted Again
On March 17, 2010, Ms. Xu Fengbao, 60 years old, from Pudongxin District, was reported to the police while she was distributing Falun Gong materials in Jinqiao Park. She was arrested by officers from the Puxing Police Station. This is the third time Ms. Xu has been persecuted. In 2000, she was sent to a forced labor camp for a two-year term. In November 2005, she was arrested and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. She was released on May 22, 2009. In the evening on July 23, 2009, her husband Mr. Lu Gentao was taken from their home. He has been detained in the Zhangjiang Detention Center.
Chief of Puxing Police Station: 86-21-68953722
Puxing Police Station: 86-21-68953728
3. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ren Mingliang Arrested
On the morning of March 25, 2010, Mr. Ren Mingliang was taken away by four Guan County policemen when he was in a window and door show room in Liaocheng.
4. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Yuying Arrested
At 10 a.m. on March 25, 2010, Ms. Gao Yuying from Kangmeng Village, Xiaozhuang Township, Chiping County, was arrested by the local police while she was talking to people about Falun Gong in a farmers' market in Qingping Town, Gaotang County.
5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Guangbao Detained in a Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Liu Guangbao had been homeless and destitute for a long time. On January 5, 2010 of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, he was taken away from his older sister's home by a group of plainclothes policemen. He was detained in the Dazhuang Detention Center in Zhoucun for a month. A few days ago he was transfered to the Shandong Second Forced Labor Camp.
6. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Junzhi Detained
Ms. Wang Junzhi from Shiyan is being detained in the Wuhan Women's Prison. Her family is not allowed to visit her. According to practitioners who were released from the prison, their meals contained drugs. Some practitioners were forced to stand for three days and three nights as punishment. Some stood for eight days and some were even made to stand for twenty days.
7. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Wenqing Arrested
In 2009, Ms. Zhang Wenqing from Dongguan Town, Gaoping District, Nanchong City, was arrested while she was distributing Falun Gong materials in Minjian Town, Gaoping District. Later, she was secretly sentenced to three years in prison. She is currently detained in the Longquanyi Women's Prison in Chengdu City.
8. [Chongqing City] Mr. He Kunliang and Mr. Zhou Wenqiang Arrested
On March 25, 2010, Mr. Zhou Wenqiang was arrested. At 2 p.m. the same day, Mr. He Kunliang was also arrested while he went to visit Mr. Zhou Wenqiang.
9. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information about Arrest of Ms. Xiao Zeqiong and Ms. Mou Shiru
On March 15, 2010, Ms. Xiao Zeqiong and Ms. Mou Shiru from Xigao Town, Guanghan City, were arrested by Ran Longji and other officers from the Majing Police Station while they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Majing Town. They were sent to the Shifang City Detention Center and Ms. Xiao Zeqiong's home was ransacked.
Ran Longji, deputy chief of the Majing Police Station: 86-13990213822
10. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Jia Peifu Reported and Detained
Mr. Jia Peifu is the chief of security of the Jianshe Bank in Baiyin City. He has been detained many times because he practices Falun Gong.
On March 23, 2010, Mr. Jia Peifu was reported while he was eating at a restaurant in Baiyin City, talking to other customers about Falun Gong and distributing Falun Gong materials. Fan Fengtao from the Baiyin Police Department led officers to take him away and ransack his home. That same day, he was sent to the Jingyuan County Detention Center.
Fan Fengtao: 86-943-8253089, 86-13639301799