(Clearwisdom.net) Seven Falun Gong practitioners, including Ms. Song Xiannan, Ms. Wu Fengru, Ms. Zhao Baoqin, Ms. Qin Lijie, Mr. Duan Baojun and Ms. Zhang Qiuling from Baoji City, Shaanxi Province were arrested and detained in April 2008. The law enforcement agency in Baoji City authorized the illegal arrests on June 11, 2008. On August 11, the officials filed an illegal lawsuit against the practitioners and planned to put them on trial. The trial was set for September 24, 2008.

The history and situation of the seven practitioners is as follows:

Ms. Song Xiannan, 50, a retired employee of the Railroad Maintenance Factory in Baoji City, started practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. Ms. Song was previously known for being stubborn, hot-tempered and very jealous. She benefited both physically and mentally after practicing Falun Dafa. When the persecution started on July 20, 1999, Ms. Song was illegally detained. Later she was repeatedly taken to a brainwashing center. In 2005, Ms. Song was forced to leave her home to avoid further persecution and then her husband divorced her. In late March 2008, Ms. Song was arrested by police officers from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, the Fulinbao Police Station, and the Security Division of Baoji City Railroad Maintenance Factory. Her home was also ransacked. The property taken from her home by the police was worth more than ten-thousand yuan, and included a printer, a computer, Falun Dafa books and truth clarification materials. Ms. Song Xiannan was detained at the Dianli Hotel in Baoji City. On May 6, she was taken to the Weibin Detention Center.

Ms. Wu Fengru, 56, is a retired employee from the No. 1 Plant of Baoji City Bridge Factory. She started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. Ms. Wu used to have vasculitis, and her face was disfigured. She became healthy and benefited both physically and mentally after practicing Falun Dafa. At noon on April 16, 2008, she was arrested by police officers from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, the Baoping Road Police Station, and the Security Division of No. 1 Plant of Bridge Factory while at her home on Baoping Road. Her home was also ransacked. The police confiscated property worth several tens of thousand yuan, including a computer, a DVD burner and DVDs. Ms. Wu was detained at the Dianli Hotel in Baoji City. On May 6, she was taken to the Weibin Detention Center.

Ms. Zhao Baoqin, 47, is a retired employee from Shiwandashan Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd. She start practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. Ms. Zhao used to have rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and tuberculosis. She regained her health after practicing Falun Gong. Since July 20, 1999, she has been repeatedly persecuted by CCP officials. He husband divorced her and she was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. At noon on April 16, 2008, she was arrested at her home on Baoping Road. Her oldest sister's home and older brother's home were also ransacked that same day. She was detained at the Dianli Hotel in Baoji City. On May 6, she was taken to Jintai Detention Center and is still being held there.

Ms. Qin Liqie, 50, is an early-retired employee from Petroleum Machinery Factory. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1995 and benefited physically and mentally from the practice. On July 20, 1999, she was detained for 15 days when she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong practitioners. In October 2000, she was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison when she went to the Caijiapo Fa Conference. She was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution in 2005. At noon on April 20, 2008, Ms. Qin and her mother-in-law were arrested by police officers from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, the local police station, and the Security Division of the Petroleum Machinery Factory while they were hailing a taxi. On the same afternoon, her younger sister was also arrested when she went to see Ms. Qin. Her sister was sentenced to one year and nine months in a forced labor camp. Currently the sister is being held at the Xi'an Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Qin was detained at Dianli Hotel. On May 6, she was taken to Chencang District Guo Town Detention Center where she is still detained.

Ms. Wang Jiangmei, 40, is a employee of the 103 Grain Depot in Baoji City. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. Ms. Wang was very sick before beginning the practice and has benefited both physically and mentally from practicing Falun Dafa. She has been repeatedly persecuted by CCP officials since the persecution began on July 20, 1999. She was able to walk out of detention with her righteous thoughts. In 2006, she was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. At noon on April 20, 2008, she was arrested by police officers from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, and the Maying Police Station. Her home was also ransacked. She was detained at the Dianli Hotel. On May 6, she was taken to the Mei County Detention Center and is currently detained there.

Mr. Duan Baojun, 48, is a farmer from Gaojia Village, Weibin District, Baoji City. In 1996, Mr. Duan Baojun's entire family started practicing Falun Gong and experienced both physical and mental benefits from the practice. After the persecution began Mr. Duan's family suffered brutal persecution. In 2004, his bother Mr. Duan Shibao was arrested for creating truth clarifying flyers and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Currently he is still being held at the Weinan City Prison. In 2004, Mr. Duan and his son were forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. At noon on April 20, 2008, Mr. Duan was arrested by police officers from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of the Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, and the local police station. His home was also ransacked. Officers pounded on the door of the home and forced them to open it. Later the police confiscated their computer, printer, 5000 yuan in cash, along with a DVD burner, cell phone, MP3 player, Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials. Mr. Duan was detained at the Dianli Hotel, and on May 6, he was taken to the Jintai District Detention Center. Mr. Duan 's father, who is 75 years old, was reported to police after he hired a lawyer to appeal for his son. He proceeded to tell the lawyer about the true situation of Falun Gong practitioners and was arrested by the police from the West Street Police Station, and detained at the Baoji City Nitrogenous Fertilizer Factory Hotel. He was cruelly tortured, interrogated and beaten, and his body was burned with a cigarette lighter. The old man held a hunger strike to protest the mistreatment. He finally walked out of the hotel with righteous thoughts.

Ms. Zhang Qiuling is an retired employee of the Shaanxi Province No. 9 Cotton Factory, in the Caijiapo Area in Baoji City. In mid-April, 2008, Ms. Zhang and her husband were arrested by the police from the Baoji City Police Department Division 1, the National Security Team 1 of the Jintai District Police Department, the Jintai District 610 Office, the Caijipo Police Station, and the Security Division of Shaanxi Province No. 9 Cotton Factory. The police confiscated a printer, a computer, Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials. The next day, Ms. Zhang walked out of detention with righteous thoughts, however, she was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. The 610 Office posted her photo everywhere. After 40 days, she was arrested by police officers in Shenzhen City. Currently she is being held at the Qishan County Detention Center. Her husband was released after several days in custody.

Organizations that participated in the persecution:

Baoji City Police Department, Baoji City 610 Office, Jintai District Police Department, Jintai District 610 Office, Weibin District Police Department, Weibin District 610 Office, Fulinbao Police Station, Baoping Road Police Station, Maying Police Station, Caijiapo Police Station, Weibin Detention Center, Jintai District Detention Center, Chencang District Guo Town Detention Center, Mei County Detention Center, and Qishan County Detention Center.

Police officers who participated in the persecution:

Cao Baoming, Chen Shujing and Liang Liping
Liu Hutang, Section One of the Weibin District Police Department in the Baoji City 610 Office: (has participated in persecuting practitioners for long period of time): 86-13891714995 (Cell)
Chief Lin, chief of Gaoxin District Police Department in Baoji City: 86-13991716015 (Cell)
Ma Youli, head of Section Three of Gaoxin District Police Department in Baoji City: 86-13509179588 (Cell)

September 23, 2008