(Minghui.org) The cases against nine Kunming City, Yunnan Province residents were twice returned to the arresting officers citing insufficient evidence, yet the police refuse to release them and are still attempting to seek their prosecution.
The nine Kunming locals were arrested on June 6, 2024, for practicing Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999. Sixteen other local Falun Gong practitioners were also seized on the same day.
According to insiders, this mass arrest, dubbed the “6.6 Project,” was ordered by the Kunming City Police Department. Multiple police stations across different districts took part in the group arrest. The Zongshuying Police Station in Xishan District was responsible for arresting at least ten of the practitioners, including the aforementioned nine.
For details of the mass arrest, see the related report below. The nine practitioners likely facing indictment are: Ms. Li Huanzhen, in her 80s; Ms. Zheng Cuilan, 77; Ms. Liu Cuixian, 72; Ms. Liu Xiaoping, 67; Ms. Ma Ling, 67; Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen, 65; Mr. Bi Sheng, 61; Ms. Yang Huifang, 56; and Ms. Zhu Yongzhen (age unknown).
The Zongshuying Police Station has a track record of arresting law-abiding Falun Gong practitioners and seeing them sentenced for their spiritual faith. Some of the victims later died as a result of the persecution. The following are just a few select cases.
Mr. Wu Guangcheng, 63, died on July 27, 2022, three months after serving five years for his faith.
Ms. Peng Xueping, 46, died on July 11, 2023, four years after being jailed for almost seven years.
Ms. Li Qian, 50, was arrested on September 2, 2019 and later sentenced to five years in prison.
Ms. Liu Rongxian, around 77, was arrested on September 29, 2021 and sentenced to three years with a 10,000-yuan fine around June 2022.
Ms. Yang Xiaoming, around 54, was arrested on May 28, 2022 and sentenced to seven years with a 20,000-yuan fine in February 2023. She was previously given two forced labor camp terms between 2001 and 2008 for a total of five years. Her eyes were injured from beatings sustained in custody, and she went completely blind in 2012.
Ms. An Shunlian, 76, was arrested in 2023 and sentenced to three and a half years with a 6,000-yuan on December 10, 2024.
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