(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ding Xuesen of Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province was arrested on June 23, 2008. He was detained in Jiamusi Railroad Detention Center for more than a month. On July 28, 2008, he was transferred to Suihua Forced Labor Camp in Heilongjiang Province for a one year prison term. The next day, a family member, not knowing what had happened, called National Security Section, Jiamusi Railroad Police Division, and explicitly asked to talk with the section Head Wang Fengjun. Wang picked up the phone, but lied about his identity: "There is no person named Wang Fengjun here. Wang Fengjun was transferred to other place."

The details of this case are as follows:

On June 23, 2008, Ding Xuesen went to Jiamusi Railroad Police Division on some personal business. At that time, Chen Wanyu and other police officers were having a meeting to secretly discuss persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Ding Xuesen was questioned by the police and later he was detained there. Then at 9:00 p.m. that night, he was sent to Jiamusi Railroad Detention Center. During his detention, he was slapped in the face by police officers and suffered other torture as well.

Police officers of Jiamusi Railroad Police Division interrogated Ding Xuesen many times. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officers at the provincial level also interrogated Ding Xuesen at the detention center. He became very skinny due to torture. On July 18, 2008, the police decided to imprison Ding Xuesen at a forced labor camp for one year.

Ding Xuesen's mother has tried to talk to those at the Jiamusi Railroad Police Division on her son's behalf many times. But police officer Yang Ronghua, who participated in persecuting Ding and handled his case, yelled at and slandered Ding's mother. National Security Section Director Wang Fengjun's attitude was rude and unreasonable. Wang Fenjun and other police officers printed out a report on Ding Xuesen's persecution published by Minghui/Clearwisdom, showed the report to Ding's mother, and attempted to use it to threaten and intimidate her. However, their action exposed their guilty conscience since they are worried about reports on Minghui/Clearwisdom almost every day.

Background: Mr. Ding Xuesen was born in 1978. Before he learned Falun Gong, he was an alcoholic, liked fighting, and often got into trouble. He once extorted "protection money" from others, threatening to harm them if they did not pay. Ding had also been involved with local gangs. Ding Xuesen started practicing Falun Gong after the persecution began. Since practicing Falun Gong, he no longer fights to show his bravery or strength. He also completely quit all his past bad habits. He is completely different. He follows Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. He continuously corrects his thinking and behavior. He put others before himself at work and in his daily life. He has been employed as head of security guards at Jiamusi New Era Hotel. His personality and work were well recognized and he was praised by the hotel president and fellow employees. Many who witnessed Ding's change admire Falun Gong.

Address of Suihua Detention Center in Heilongjiang Province: 962 North Zhongzhi Road, Suihua, Heilongjiang Province, 152054.

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