(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 1 Falun Gong practitioner was subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 22 were illegally arrested.
1. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Wanhai and Mr. Li Zhichao's Case Files Submitted to Procuratorate
2. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Guirong and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wu Saifang Detained
4. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Face Trial
5. [Harqin Banner, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Arrested; Another Three Practitioners’ Homes Are Raided
6. [Xinxiang, Henan Province] Mr. Xu Faling Arrested
7. [Zijin County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zeng Liuming Sentenced
8. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Shaochen Still Detained
9. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Jiang Rongxin Faces Trial
10. [Beijing] Ms. Jiang Liyu and Ms. Shan Shan Arrested
11. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Changxing Arrested
13. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced
1. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Wanhai and Mr. Li Zhichao's Case Files Submitted to Procuratorate
Mr. Li Wanhai and Mr. Li Zhichao were arrested on April 22, 2017. Both practitioners' case files have been handed over to the Qiaoxi Procuratorate.
Participants in the persecution of the two practitioners:Guo Haiying (郭海英), head of the Arrest Approval Section: +86-13582984888
2. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Guirong and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
Officers from the Zichuan District Domestic Security Division and the Songlinglu Police Station broke into Ms. Guo Guirong's home in the Zichuan District on the morning of May 13, 2017. They ransacked the place and arrested Ms. Guo and several other practitioners.
3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wu Saifang Detained
Ms. Wu Saifang from the Tianhe District was arrested on the evening of May 2, 2017.
Ms. Wu was returned to her hometown in Lufeng City after ten days of detention. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Wu:Huang (黄), officer: +86-13828933822
4. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Face Trial
Ms. Tian Yifeng, Ms. Liu Guibi and Mr. Hu Mingwen were arrested on August 11, 2016.
The local Procuratorate twice returned their cases to the police, citing insufficient evidence. The police later released the two female practitioners on bail, but have kept Mr. Hu in detention.
The local court later planned to hold a trial for the three practitioners, so the police went after the two female practitioners.
Three police officers tricked Ms. Liu’s husband into opening the door at 5:00 a.m. on April 25, 2017, by claiming that they were checking the gas line. They arrested Ms. Liu and took her to the local police station. She refused to sign a statement that the police claimed to be about the dismissal of her case. She was released about four hours later.
A man claiming to be from a local government agency called Ms. Liu on May 5, and asked if she’d be returning home soon. A few minutes later, the same person called again and tried to verify her address. He refused to reveal his name.
Four agents broke into Ms. Tian's home at around 7:00 p.m. on May 2, 2017, but she managed to escape through the back door.
Earlier that day, two people were seen holding up a photo of Ms. Tian at a street fair, and asked if anyone knew her. Someone recognized the two people as officers from the local police station.
Ms. Tian's whereabouts are unknown.
5. [Harqin Banner, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Arrested; Another Three Practitioners Homes Are Raided
Three practitioners in Wangyefu Town were arrested on the night of May 12, 2017, for refusing to renounce their belief in Falun Gong.
The police also raided the homes of Mr. Yang Shiyong, Ms. Wang Jinyu and her husband Mr. Dong Wenhua.
Mr. Yang, in his 40s, is a government employee. He credits Falun Gong for curing his illnesses and teaching him to be a considerate person.
Ms. Wang and Mr. Dong also became healthy after they took up the practice of Falun Gong.
Having had firsthand experience with Falun Gong, the three practitioners never wavered in their faith, for which they were arrested.
6. [Xinxiang, Henan Province] Mr. Xu Faling Arrested
Mr. Xu Faling was arrested on September 23, 2016, while on his way to work. The police raided his home and confiscated his laptop, DVD player, 3 flash drives, 4 cell phones, and Falun Gong books.
Mr. Xu later found out that the police had stolen his bank cards and cash.
Mr. Xu was arrested in 2010, and was given a six-and-a-half year prison term. The police kept monitoring him after he was released and arrested him last September after they found Falun Gong information in the texts he sent to his family and friends.
Mr. Xu was released eleven days after this latest arrest. The police only returned his laptop, DVD player, and two of his cell phones.
7. [Zijin County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zeng Liuming Sentenced
Mr. Zeng Liuming was recently sentenced to a two-and-a-half year prison term for refusing to renounce his belief in Falun Gong.
Mr. Zeng was arrested on September 24, 2016, and tried on January 19, 2017.
Mr. Zeng has been arrested five times before for his faith. He was taken to a forced labor camp for three years and four months, and suffered brutal torture and humiliation.
He lost his job as a teacher because of his belief and had to work as a motorcycle cabbie to make a living. His young child and elderly mother were left to fend for themselves after his latest arrest.
8. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Shaochen Still Detained
Mr. Li Shaochen remains at the Hongqiao District Detention Center following his arrest in mid-December 2016 for refusing to renounce his belief in Falun Gong.
His lawyer learned that Mr. Li kept doing the Falun Gong exercises while in detention. Mr. Li also tells other inmates about Falun Gong and the persecution.
The local court hasn't set a court date for him yet.
9. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Jiang Rongxin Faces Trial
Mr. Jiang Rongxin, 54, was arrested in September 2016 and has been held in the Shenzhen No. 1 Detention Center. Mr. Jiang's attorney went to visit him three times, but each time his request was refused with a different excuse.
On May 9, 2017, the guards told Mr. Jiang's attorney that Mr. Jiang was being interrogated.
On May 11, the guards told Mr. Jiang's attorney that he couldn't see Mr. Jiang because he hadn’t made an appointment.
On May 12, after making an appointment, the attorney went to the detention center again and was told that the guards had received instruction from the unit in charge of this case, requesting the attorney go there and apply for a “meeting certification.”
The attorney requested to see the instruction from the unit in charge, but he didn’t get it.
10. [Beijing] Ms. Jiang Liyu and Ms. Shan Shan Arrested
Ms. Jiang Liyu and Ms. Shan Shan were reported to the police while they posted information about Falun Gong on the night of May 12, 2017. The practitioners were arrested by officers from the Guangninglu Police Station.
Ms. Jiang and Ms. Shan are being held at the detention center in the Shijingshan Police Department.
Officers from the Guangninglu Police Station ransacked Ms. Shan’s home the next day. The salary Ms. Shan was going to give to the teachers was taken away. The police also confiscated informational materials about Falun Gong.
11. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Wei Lifen from Wanggezhuang Village, Songgezhuang Township distributed informational materials about Falun Gong in Zhangfang Town, Fangshan District, Beijing on the morning of May 7, 2017.
Ms. Wei was arrested by the Fangshan police, and is being held at the Fangshan Detention Center.
A practitioner in his 60s was arrested by officers from the Laishui Police Station on May 7, 2017, while he was posting informational materials about Falun Gong at an army base. He was given 15-days detention.
Ms. Lu Xiulan was arrested by officers from the Laishui Police Station on the night of May 8, 2017, while she was posting informational materials about Falun Gong in front of the Laishui Detention Center.
Ms. Lu is being held at the Laishui Lockup Center.
12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Changxing Arrested
Mr. Li Changxing from the Haizhu District is a doctor of Chinese medicine. He was arrested by plainclothes police on April 19, 2017, while distributing informational materials about Falun Gong.
Mr. Li is being held at the Nanzhou Detention Center in the Haizhu District.
13. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced
Ms. Jiang Mengmei was arrested on June 4, 2015, while she was helping another elderly practitioner mail a complaint letter against Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party, for launching the persecution of Falun Gong.
Ms. Jiang was recently sentenced to two and a half years of imprisonment, and has filed an appeal.
Mr. Lu Shengli and Ms. Tan Shuhui were tried with Ms. Jiang, and were also sentenced. Mr. Lu was given a five-year prison term, while Ms. Tan was given a two-and-a-half-year prison term.
