May 17, 2003

(Clearwisdom.Net)

On May 16, 2003, the police of Daowai Sub-Bureau of the State Security Department arrested Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Yanfei of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province from her home. They also took away all her Dafa books and literature. After her arrest, the police have been hiding at her home. On May 17, practitioners Ms. Jiang Shuhua and Ms. Wang Zhonglan were also arrested by the police when they visited Li's home. Practitioner Li Xiuying and her daughter were also arrested by the police waiting there. The police confiscated the practitioners' Dafa books after arresting them.

About 2:30 PM on May 15, 2003, Ms. Yu Shuqing, a practitioner from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, was kidnapped from her home by the police.

About 3:00 PM on May 15, 2003, the police from Harbin City State Protection Sub-Team searched five or six Dafa material distribution sites located in Harbin 211 Hospital and Hanbao Street. They confiscated the truth-clarifying literature and took away about 15 practitioners including Zhao Qinshan, Wei Hongwei, Xiaofeng (female), Wang, and young Yingying (female). This resulted in a very big loss to Dafa practitioners. It seemed that the police knew a lot of information about the material distribution sites. The practitioners are asked to please watch for security issues.

At about 9:00 AM on May 13, World Falun Dafa Day, three 5-meter-long banners, with red words on a yellow background, were hung on a credit union building located in a city of northeastern China.

Around May 5, 2003, the police of Laishui County tightly blocked all the village entrances and vital traffic lines, hoping to arrest Dafa practitioners under the excuse of controlling the spread of SARS. Currently every township has joined in arresting practitioners, searching and confiscating their personal property, and imposing fines on them. More than 40 practitioners were taken away. The police detained them in every township government, as well as the Wangchun Town Shooting Practice Site. Those practitioners were subjected to brainwashing. The number of detained practitioners is growing steadily.

The police from Xibuxin Police Station violently arrested practitioners Wei Lijie, Sun Yujie, Huang Muhua and Gao Moying and took them away from their homes. The details are still under investigation.

The telephone numbers of related policemen are as follows:

Cheng Chi, 86-418-2852562 (office), 86-9309-5532200 ext. 2417, 86-418-3314055 (home).

Zhen Xiongfei, 86-418-2852562 (office), 86-9309-5532200 ext. 2417, 86-418-2833415 (home).

Wu Bo, 86-418-2852562 (office), 86-9309-5532200 ext. 2417, 86-418-2816698 (home).

On May 9, 2003, the police caught a female practitioner while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials in Yunxi Town, Shifang City, Sichuan province. The police tied her to a tree beside a busy street to humiliate her in front of everyone. Originally she was locked up in Shifang City Detention Center, but her current whereabouts are unknown.

Practitioner Ms. Li Degui had been forced to leave home and go from place to place for about a year to avoid further persecution. On May 15, 2003, she was caught when the police were conducting searches house to house in Songjianghe district. She was then taken away by Zhang Aimin, the chief of the Political Security Section of Fusong County Public Security Sub-bureau. Currently she is being held at the Fusong County Detention Center. Zhang Aimin and Liu Xincai, the deputy chief of the Political Security Section, have been actively participating in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since 1999.

Another practitioner Guan was taken away from his home by the Songjianghe district police. His current whereabouts are unknown.

In Longjin City of Jilin Province, the police posted slogans with slanderous words against Dafa, aiming to trap practitioners. They also waited at the places where practitioners often posted truth-clarifying flyers and banners, such as utility poles in high-traffic areas. It has been learned that a few practitioners have been caught at the entrance of the East Shopping Market.

The Yuexiu Street Party Committee, the local Residential Committee and the local police station jointly issued a letter to every family in this community with the date stamped as May 15, 2003. This letter used slanderous words against practitioners and announced a 1,000-Yuan reward for residents who reported practitioners' whereabouts. They also forced uninformed residents, including an 80-year-old lady, to send letters to every family of this community.

The contact telephone numbers listed at the end of letters are:

Street Resident Office, 86-22-28273019 and 86-22-28273029

Local police station, 86-22-28270400, 86-22-28134451