Tangshan: Over a Dozen Practitioners Harassed and Arrested

(Minghui.org) In a coordinated operation on March 31, 2016, several team of police officers in Tangshan appeared at the homes of Falun Gong practitioners at around 5:40 p.m., ransacked their homes, and arrested them.

Each team included more than ten officers, and more than 100 officers took part in the operation.

Mr. Liu Shaogeng

Practitioner Mr. Liu Shaogeng’s short-term rental apartment in Building 808, Rental Beili Residential District, was monitored by police that day. Although Mr. Liu escaped after arrest, several practitioners who helped him escape were arrested.

Mr. Han Changgen, Ms. Zhang Guofen, and Ms. Mu Shuqin

Police also arrested Mr. Han Changgen and Ms. Zhang Guofen on March 31. The next morning, Ms. Mu Shuqin and Mr. Han’s wife went to the Lubei Police Branch, demanding the immediate release of Mr. Han. Their request was denied. Instead, police arrested Ms. Mu and detained both her and Ms. Zhang for ten days. Mr. Han's situation is still unknown.

Several practitioners from Guye District were arrested on April 1. Police also ransacked their homes.

Mr. Li Jianguo, Liu Xiaofeng, and Xiao Li

Police also arrested Mr. Li Jianguo, who lives the near the North Railway Station, and ransacked his home. Practitioners Liu Xiaofeng and Xia Li (alias) also became victims of the police action on April 1.

Ms. Liu Lili

A dozen officers broke into Ms. Liu Lili’s home on March 31 around 5:40 p.m. After three officers put handcuffs on Ms. Liu, they ransacked her home in front of her husband and elderly mother-in-law. The police confiscated 4,000 yuan, two computers, and several printers. The police failed to arrest Ms. Liu after facing protest from her 80-year-old mother-in-law and her husband. Both her husband and her mother-in-law are in poor health and need Ms. Liu to take care of them.

Ms. Han Aixia and Sister

Ms. Han Aixia and her older sister from the Lubei District were arrested on March 31 at around 5:40 p.m. Their homes were ransacked.

Ms. Yan Xiaozhuan and Son

Ms. Yan Xiaozhuan and her son were arrested on March 31 and taken to the Yanshan Road Police Station. Her son was later released. Her car was also confiscated during this time. On the evening of April 1, police took her to a local hospital for a medical exam before taking her to the Fengrui Detention Center.

Ms. Wang Yumei

Police ransacked Ms. Wang Yumei’s home in Hancheng Town, Lubei District, on March 31. She was not home at the time.

Mr. Zhao Fengcun

A dozen officers arrested Mr. Zhao Fengcun in Qingtuo Village in Fengrun District on March 31. They ransacked his home and confiscated a computer and two cell phones. He was released before midnight on the same day, after the officers extorted 2,000 yuan from him.

Perpetrators' contact information:Liu Jianguo(刘建国), Secretary, Tangshan Political and Legal Affairs Committee, [phone]Jia Wenya(贾文雅), Tangshan Police Chief: [phone]Ma Zhendi(马震地), head, Domestic Security Division, Tangshan Police [phone]Gao Huixian(高会祥), deputy head, Domestic Security Division, Tangshan Police [phone]