(Clearwisdom.net) Maonan Procuratorate and Maonan Court, both in Maoming City, illegally sentenced four Falun Gong practitioners on May 20, 2010. Ms. Lu Hongfei was sentenced to 15 years, Mr. Li Jian to 12 years, Ms. Cheng Li to 11 years, and Ms. Zhang Weirong to 6 years.
Those involved with sentencing them were Li Zhiqiang, chief judge; Wen Guoyao, judge; Wu Yuemei, deputy judge; and Chen Zetao, court clerk.
The evidence used against them was Falun Gong books and truth-clarification materials found in the rental places where these practitioners lived, websites related to Falun Gong visited on their computers, etc.
Like other practitioners, the four listed above practiced Falun Gong, improved themselves according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and told others the facts about Falun Gong. They were arrested for doing so on September 24, 2009. Ms. Liang Shaolin was also arrested on the same day, but her whereabouts remain unknown.
Ms. Lu Hongfei, a 48-year-old Maoming City resident, was detained for 15 days in 2000. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials often went to her home to harass her. To avoid further persecution, she has been forced to stay away from her home for many years.
Mr. Li Jian is a 31-year-old resident of Yangjiaozhen Town in the Maogang District. He went to Beijing to appeal in 2001 and was sent to a labor camp for one year. After returning home in 2002, he was soon picked up and taken to Maoming Brainwashing Center by the CCP, which used the 16th CCP Congress as justification for detaining him. Later he was sent to Sanshui Forced Labor Camp, but he still did not give in. After the labor camp term expired, the Maoming 610 Office sent him back to Maoming Brainwashing Center. He went on a hunger strike for more than 10 days to protest. Fearing he might die, the Maoming 610 Office released him. Still the CCP officials continued to harass him, so Mr. Li Jian had no choice but to stay away from his home to avoid further persecution. His parents were often worried about him.
Ms. Zhang Weirong is a 54-year-old resident in Maoming City. Her husband died early, and she took care of her two sons by herself. Because she appealed for the right to practice Falun Gong, she was sent to a labor camp for one year in 2001.
Ms. Chen Li, 43 years old, is a Xinyi City resident.
Individuals and institutions involved in persecuting the practitioners above:
Maonan District Court: 86-668-2282799
Li Zhiqiang, chief judge; Wen Guoyao, judge; Wu Yuemei, deputy judge; and Chen Zetao, clerk
Maonan District Procuratorate: 86-668-3397005
