(Minghui.org) The Beijing Procuratorate approved the arrest of Ms. Wei Yuhong on July 20, 2017, one month after she was arrested for distributing informational materials that expose the persecution of her spiritual belief, Falun Gong.
Ms. Wei was arrested on June 15 on the street while distributing the materials. She was reported to the police by people who had been incentivized by the Communist regime's hate propaganda against Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home and have since held her at Daxing District Detention Center.
Ms. Wei, 50, had epilepsy since she was three years old. She was diagnosed with a developmental disability and was unable to take care of herself. She had three unsuccessful marriages and had to rely heavily on her family and friends in her daily life.
Her situation improved significantly after she began practicing Falun Gong in 1997. Her epileptic episodes ceased, and she was able to do some odd jobs to support herself.
Grateful for the benefits that she had experienced from practicing Falun Gong, she eagerly let others know about the practice and the persecution its practitioners are suffering. However, she herself then became the target of the persecution.
In August 2014, she was arrested and detained for five months, which caused her tremendous mental trauma and psychological distress.
In November 2015, she was arrested for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist regime who ordered the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. She was interrogated and detained at the police station for a day. Officers also ransacked her home.
Ms. Wei was arrested for the third time in June 2017. The quick approval of her arrest by the Beijing Procuratorate signals the authorities' intention to continue her prosecution, which may include a court trial and subsequent sentencing.
Contact information of responsible parties:
Ma Chunyuan (马春元), head of Daxing District 610 Office in Beijing: +86-13716002418Guanyinsi Police Station: +86-10-60282007Gan Liping (干利平), head of the police station: +86-13910813999Yang Wanqiu (杨万秋), head of Domestic Security Division in Daxing District: +86-13501200853, +86-10-69232919
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