(Clearwisdom.net) Since Jiang's regime instigated the all out persecution of Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999, practitioners from Pucheng, Fujian Province, have remained firm in their belief in Teacher and steadfast in cultivating Dafa. They have gone to Beijing to appeal for Dafa under their basic constitutional rights guaranteed by the Chinese Constitution. They have experienced the full extent of the persecution.
Over the past years, seven practitioners have been illegally sentenced to prison. Another seven have been sentenced to forced labor camps. There are 42 people being illegally detained as criminals, and 55 being illegally detained for "public security reasons." None of the practitioners who have been illegally detained have been spared from having their homes searched and their belongings confiscated by the police. The police have tried to extort money from them, anywhere from 31,000 Yuan to 2,000 Yuan. In total, the police have extorted nearly 100,000 Yuan.
At the beginning of November 1999, 11 practitioners went to Beijing together to appeal for Dafa and were charged with "disturbing the social order and security" and were illegally detained either as criminals or for "security reasons."
On New Year's Day in 2000, some practitioners practiced the exercises in a public park and were reported. Two practitioners were illegally detained.
At the end of 2000, a practitioner, Ms. Lin Wen went to Beijing to appeal and was arrested by the police and sent back to Pucheng on February 4 (Chinese New Year's Eve). She was illegally detained as a criminal for over 30 days before she was transferred to security and detained for another 15 days. During that period, the police forced her family to write a "guarantee letter" forbidding her to go to Beijing to appeal. The police resorted to all kinds of indecent means, they threatened her with her job and extorted money from her family as the bail.
In mid-March 2000, a practitioner unfurled a banner with the words "Falun Dafa will exist forever throughout the generations" and was immediately arrested by the police to be sent back to Pucheng. This practitioner was illegally sentenced to one year of forced labor. The police also forced this practitioner's workplace (a company that was on the brink of bankruptcy) to hand in 12,000 Yuan to the public security office.
At the end of March 2000, practitioners Mr. Zhang Zhaoli, Mr. Cai Jinfu, Ms. Wu Wenying, Ms. Zhu Zhiyu, Ms. Tang Huizhen, and Ms. Xu Chunying went to Beijing again to demand justice and were illegally detained. The 1,300 Yuan that Mr. Zhang Zhaoli had with him was confiscated by the staff of the Nanping Liaison Office in Beijing. The six of them were illegally detained either as criminals or for security reasons. Zhang Zhaoli was sentenced to a year of forced labor after the police severely tortured him. Several times, Tang Huizhen's release date was postponed because he refused to write the "three statements" guaranteeing he would not practice or appeal for Falun Dafa. He was reported to higher up police officials and sentenced to three years of forced labor, but the sentence was not approved. The police confiscated a total of 31,000 Yuan from him by freezing his bank account and illegally withdrawing 26,000 Yuan for supposed expenses associated with arresting the practitioners. The police also extorted 5,000 Yuan for bail.
At the beginning of April 2000, three practitioners, including Ms. Wei Shuiqin and Ms. Pu Lihua unfurled a banner saying, "Falun Dafa is good" in Tiananmen Square. After they were arrested and taken back to Pucheng, the two of them were illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment. The other practitioner was released after being illegally detained and extorted over 8,000 Yuan.
In mid-April 2000, three practitioners, including Ms. Liu Guifeng, went to Tiananmen Square to unfurl a banner that said, "Falun Dafa is good" and were illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
At the end of April 2000, the police arrested Ye Shuiqin from his home and cruelly tortured him to obtain a confession, charging him with "congregating illegally" and sentencing him to six years. (With the escalation of the persecution, if four or more practitioners get together, the police can detain and interrogate them.)
In October 2000, an elderly practitioner named Ms. Wu Wenying was followed by police while distributing truth-clarifying materials. She was arrested and severely tortured and then sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
In mid-May 2001, someone reported Lin Wen to the police for giving out truth-clarifying materials and he was tortured by various means and sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
In mid-May 2001, Tang Huizhen sent truth-clarifying VCDs to practitioners in Songxi County. Later when the police arrested Songxi practitioners, they took a practitioner to Pucheng to identify other practitioners. Hence, Tang was sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment.
In April 2001, a practitioner went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa. This practitioner went to Tiananmen Square and did the exercises. After being arrested by the police and brought back to Pucheng, the police extorted 10,000 Yuan from this practitioner's family.
In June 2001, practitioner Ms. Fang Zhongsun was sentenced to seven years for photocopying truth-clarifying materials, and was severely tortured.
In November 2001, Mr. Cai Jinfu was reported for giving out truth-clarifying materials and was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor.
In January 2002, someone reported Ms. Wu Xiao'e again for distributing truth-clarifying materials. With her husband's help she ran away from the police, and since then has been living without a penny and been forced into homelessness.
In March 2002, Li Kejiang and her daughter were arrested for distributing truth-clarifying materials. Her daughter was released after being illegally detained. Li Kejiang was illegally sentenced to three years.
In July 2002, Ms. Zu Meiqin was detained after being reported for giving out truth-clarifying materials. Police extorted 4,000 Yuan from her. In October she was arrested and taken to a brainwashing class to be further persecuted.
In February 2003, police forcefully body searched a practitioner. Since this practitioner had a copy of Zhuan Falun, he/she was viciously beaten by police and was tortured to obtain a confession. This practitioner was detained for one month.
In mid-May 2003, several practitioners' homes were illegally searched and they were detained for posting flyers saying, "Falun Dafa is good." The police also implicated and arrested several practitioners because they were associated with other practitioners. During the illegal interrogation, the police beat a practitioner on the spot until he lost consciousness. Afraid of shouldering the responsibility, they called her husband to come to the hospital where she lay in an emergency room. The police illegally extorted 3,000 Yuan from other practitioners.
All the practitioners who had been illegally detained received inhumane treatment. They were not allowed to sleep or go to a washroom for three days and nights. They had to stand on their bare feet, with their hands over their heads. They were forced to reveal the location that truth-clarifying materials were produced and report on fellow practitioners. If they did not submit, they were beaten up. They were also forced to write guarantee letters. If they refused to write the letter, they would be illegally sentenced to prison or a forced labor camp or be fined. One of the most appalling abuses against a practitioner was when a police officer forced a practitioner to jump from a building.