(Clearwisdom.net) Zheng Wensheng, male, 34 years old; On January 15, 2000, after appealing for Falun Dafa in Beijing, he was arrested and forcibly handcuffed in the Wuchang City's Liaison Office, Beijing. Later he was escorted back to Wuchang City, and illegally detained for two months. Ai Chunming, an official of the Political Security Section of Wuchang City, extorted 1000 Yuan from him. (Yuan: Chinese dollars; the average monthly income of an urban worker is about 500 Yuan.)

On October 26, 2000, because of going to Beijing to validate Dafa, he was lifted by several vicious policemen, thrown down onto the ground, and beaten severely in Tiananmen Square. Then he was taken back by the local government and illegally detained for two months. Liu Fang, an official of the Political Security Section in Wuchang City, extorted 1700 Yuan from him.

During his illegal detention, his clothes were stripped, and bedclothes sent from his family were confiscated. In the cold winter, he was forced to sleep on the cement floor. He was tortured continuously and his wounds festered. Given these circumstances, he was still severely beaten by criminals (supported by the guards) and that caused the corner of his left eye to bleed. To protest he went on a hunger strike, but he was forcibly handcuffed, punched, and kicked before he was force-fed through a tube, something too miserable to watch. At present, he is forced to leave home to avoid further persecution.

Li Yuhua, female, 31 year old; On January 15, 2000, due to going to Beijing to appeal, she was forcibly handcuffed in the Wuchang City Liaison Office in Beijing. Then, she was taken back to the local government and illegally detained for 50 days. While there, Ai Chunming extorted 430 Yuan from her.

On October 26, 2000, since she went to Beijing to appeal and spoke out about the true facts regarding the persecution against Falun Dafa, some vicious policemen forcibly took her to the Qianmen Police Station. Since she didn't tell them her name and opposed the illegal abuse, she was transferred to the Tiantan Police Station where she was illegally detained for two days. After that, she was transferred again to the Detention Center of Chongwen District where the policemen threatened her and slapped her in the face. After being illegally detained for 20 days, she was taken back to the local government and illegally detained for more than one month. After Liu Fang extorted 700 Yuan from her, she was released. At present, she has left home to avoid further persecution.

Liu Huaguo, male, 31 years old; In December 1999, because he went to Beijing to appeal and validate Dafa, malicious policemen beat him so severely that his face and the corners of his eyes were bleeding. Then, a policeman grabbed his neck tightly and dragged him around. Even after striking him down, that villain still sat on his body to continue the brutality. In the Tiananmen Branch Police Department, he was beaten on his throat and kicked in his lower abdomen. That very evening, he was put in the Detention Center of the Dongcheng District in Beijing on a charges of so-called, "jeopardizing public order." In that kind of cold winter, his cotton-padded jacket and trousers were forcibly stripped off, and he was not allowed to wear shoes, so that he walked on the cold ground with only socks on his feet. He was forced to recite the "discipline for criminals" and was beaten by the criminals (directed by the guards). After seven days, he was handcuffed by local officials and escorted back to serve a sentence of illegal detention. During that period, he was forced to write a "guarantee statement" (to guarantee giving up practicing Falun Gong). After one month of illegal detention, he had 3500 Yuan jointly extorted by Jin Huisheng, Cong Peiyi, and Sun Yunfu of the Police Department of the Weihe Forest Department of Shangzhi City before he was released. But he was not allowed to leave his locality for one year. Furthermore, under the pretext of "caring for others," the street cadres and district policemen often disturbed his family and forced him to a write the "guarantee statement."

In the evening of December 14, 2000, local policemen illegally ransacked his house and forcibly sent him to a detention center. During his hunger strike to protest his persecution, he was forced down to the ground by villains of the detention center and injected with narcotics. They also handcuffed his hands onto the bed in order to forcibly administer an infusion. Whenever he didn't cooperate with them, he was severely slapped on the face. He was illegally detained for more than one month. Then, without notifying his family, the villains of the detention center transferred him to a different place and continued persecuting him. He had been illegally detained for more than three months. On March 17, 2001, he had 600 Yuan jointly extorted by Zhang Zhenxue and Cong Peiyi of the 6.10 Office of the Weihe Forest Department of Shangzhi City, and he was then released. To avoid any more persecution, he has been forced to leave home.

Qu Chuanlu, male, 27 years old; In January 2000, he was arrested at home for no reason. Then he was forcibly sent to No. 3 Detention Center of Wuchang City and illegally detained for two months and 26 days. Being in a stuffy and damp place, his body was covered with scabies. In February 2001, Niujia Police Station extorted 500 Yuan from him. In April 2001, Liu Xiaoling of the "6.10 Office" (an agency specifically created to persecute
Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.) extorted 400 Yuan from him. In May 2001, the Political Security Section of Wuchang City Police Department extorted 1500 Yuan from him.

Han Zhiheng, female, 25 years old; On December 29, 2000 because of going to appeal in Beijing, she was arrested by police and sent to the Wuchang City's Liaison Office in Beijing. After being illegally detained for two days, she was sent back to Wuchang City's Custodial Center and illegally detained for four months and three days. She was also forcibly taken to an illegal brainwashing class. During her detention in a stuffy and damp place, she suffered from scabies all over her body. In February 2001, Niujia Police Station extorted 500 Yuan from her. In April 2001, Liu Xiaoling of "6.10 Office" extorted 350 Yuan from her. In May 2001, the Political Security Section of Wuchang City Police Department extorted 1500 Yuan from her. After that she was released. Being at home, she has been disturbed often by people from the Branch Police Department. Now, she is closely monitored and has lost her personal freedom.