Police in Weifang, Shandong Province Arrested Over 120 Practitioners in the Second Half of 2006

(Clearwisdom.net) During the second half of 2006, the police in Weifang, Shandong Province arrested over 120 practitioners. Some were sentenced and sent to forced labor camps, others were detained, fined, tortured and/or their family members were incriminated. Wang Wei, head of the State Security Team in the Weifang Police Department, is the main person persecuting practitioners. He did not even protect his 70-year-old mother.

The following is a partial list of persecution cases for the second half of 2006.

Cases of Illegal Arrest and Sentencing

Ms. Yang Xiurong from Wutu Town, Changle County, was arrested in June 2006 and sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment in July.

Mr. Zhang Yunfu from Tanjiafang Town, Qingzhou City, was arrested on July 6, 2006, and sentenced to three years of imprisonment in November 2006.

Mr. Zhang Qingjun from Weifang City was sentenced to four years in November 2006.

Ms. Song Cuiwen from Changle County was arrested on November 1, 2006, by Zhao Shisheng and six other officers from the Chengxi Police Station. She was sentenced to three years after she had served four months of detention.

Labor Camp Cases

Ms. Yan Xiling was arrested and sent to a forced labor camp on June 19, 2006.

Mr. Fu Bin, an empolyee of a chemical fiber factory in Weifang, was arrested while distributing truth clarification materials in Bu Village, Xifenying, in the afternoon on September 4, 2006, and was sent to a labor camp.

Ms. Gui Rong from Anqiu County was arrested on November 24, 2006, and sent to a forced labor camp.

Ms. Liu Xingying is from Changle. On the evening of October 2, 2006, police searched her house and sentenced her to two and a half years of forced labor.

Mr. Xing Xianyong and his wife, Ms. Zhou Caixia, are from Jiaozhou. On October 24, 2006, they were arrested at home and sentenced to three years of forced labor.

Ms. Zhang Jiulan and Ms. Zhang Guiling from Zhifang Town, Linqu County, Weifang City, were arrested at home and sent to a forced labor camp.

Mr. Wang Zhaohua from Wujin Town, Linqu County, was arrested on October 3, 2006, and sent to a forced labor camp.

Mr. Wang Anmin from Changle County, Weifang City, was arrested on November 7, 2006, and sent to a forced labor camp.

Ms. Zhao Chuanmei from Wuli Town, Qingzhou City, was arrested in early December 2006 and sent to a forced labor camp.

Ms. Zhang Xueqin from Weifang City was arrested in November 2006 and sent to a labor camp.

Cases of Long-term Detention

On October 15, 2006, Mr. Liu Shengzhu, Ms. Ma Juanxian, and Ms. Wang Honghua were arrested and detained. It has been six months, and Liu Shengzhu and Ma Juanxian are still in the Weifang Detention Center. Wang Honghua is still in the Changle Detention Center. It has been reported that the authorities want to sentence the three practitioners. The case has already been sent to Weicheng District Court.