(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' Note: In both Western and Chinese culture, the principle of karmic retribution, that is, being held ultimately accountable for one's own actions, is widely accepted. The fundamental teaching of Falun Gong is the characteristic of the universe, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The universe will reward actions that are in harmony with this principle, while actions such as beating, torturing and murdering people will incur karmic retribution. Stated another way, good deeds will be rewarded with good, while evildoings will meet due retribution. Articles such as this one are meant as a compassionateáreminder of this principle to those who would commit wrongdoing. While many of those who persecute Falun Gong are merely "following orders," the universal law requires that they, too, be held responsible for their actions, and that only by reversing their course of wrongdoing may they escape retribution.

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• Li Weimin, the Political And Legislation Committee Secretary, was very hostile towards Falun Dafa and has also abducted practitioners. He fell ill during Spring Festival of 2002 and later passed away.

• A village official in Batazi Township of Yi County, Liaoning Province was quite hostile towards Falun Dafa practitioners. A practitioner went to a village for a relative's wedding and took the opportunity to clarify the truth about the persecution to people. The official reported him, and he was thus later abducted, resulting in 15 days detention. Soon after, the official was arrested because he, together with 6 other ruffians, had beaten and blackmailed another villager.

• Guo, the Qianyang Township Supervisor in Liaoning Province, often led police to arrest Dafa practitioners from the villages. He was recently arrested for an altercation with some people during an argument.