(Minghui.org) Ms. Tong Lin ( 童琳), a 40-year-old financial analyst, was illegally sentenced to three years in prison for her belief in Falun Gong.
Ms. Tong was followed and arrested by police when she visited a friend on February 19, 2014, and she was taken to the Bao'an Detention Center. She was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Bao'an District Court on December 4, 2014.
Ms. Tong could not hire an attorney, but she pled not guilty and insisted on appealing the illegal arrest.
Tong Lin (童琳) and her husband Jiang Shanliang (蒋善良)
Ms. Tong started to practice Falun Gong in 2002, but she was repeatedly arrested and sentenced by the Bao'an District 610 Office and authorities in Shenzhen City. She was also arrested for distributing information about Falun Gong in 2008. She was sentenced to two years of imprisonment on November 26, 2008, with a five-year suspension.
She was again arrested at her home in 2009 and sentenced to two years of imprisonment on November 22, 2010.
Partial list of perpetrators:Huang Yaodong (黄耀东), secretary of Bao'an District Committee, associated secretary Bao'an District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, secretary and office chief of Xixiang Street Neighborhood CCP CommitteeWang Hao (王浩), director of Bao'an Police Department, Shenzhen CityZhou Sui'en ( 周遂恩), Domestic Security Division police officer, Bao'an PoliceDepartment,Zhang Xiangli (张湘丽), deputy director of Legal Info Office, Bao'an Bureau ofJustice (was an officer from the 610 Office, participated in persecuting Tong Lin)Chen Jinming ( 陈锦明), judge, officer of executive branch of Bao'an District Court: +86-755-29997347 (involved in previous trial of Tong Lin)He Yan ( 何彦), judge of No. 1 Tribunal, Bao'an District Court: +86-755-29997737 (involved in current trial)Liu Jingjian ( 刘景健), prosecutor of Bao'an District Prosecutor's OfficeLin Duanqin ( 林段琴), prosecutor of Bao'an District Prosecutor's OfficeZheng Jingqi ( 郑静七), prosecution inspector
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