Mr. Zhou Degang from Rizhao City, Shandong Province, Illegally Incarcerated for Third Time

(Minghui.org)

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhou Degang from Rizhao City, Shandong Province, was transferred to the Jinan Labor Camp after being detained at the East Harbor Public Security Bureau in Rizhao City for nine months. This was Mr. Zhou's third sentence.

On the evening of August 17, 2012, Mr. Zhou didn't return home. His family dialed his cell phone, trying to contact him but they couldn't get a hold of him, so they dialed 911. They also went to the 610 Office and the Municipal Public Security Bureau to find him, but to no avail. On August 21, a group of unidentified people ransacked Mr. Zhou's house. They found nothing. When Mr. Zhou's family asked them for Mr. Zhou’s whereabouts, they refused to tell them.

A week later, police notified Mr. Zhou's family that he was being detained at the Rizhao Detention Center for handing out Falun Gong-related materials to the public. When Mr. Zhou’s family went to the detention center and public security bureau to demand his release, personnel refused to acknowledge that he was there and were evasive. After a month in detention, Mr. Zhou's family was told that he had been sentenced to serve nine months in a labor camp.

Mr. Zhou was an employee of Yankuang Groups Inc. In January 2001, he was arrested and sent to the notorious Wangcun Labor Camp in Zibo City for three years for practicing Falun Gong, where he was severely tortured . Shortly after he was released in 2004, he was again arrested by the Rizhao Public Security Bureau for clarifying the facts about Falun Gong to the public. His house was ransacked by the authorities and he was sentenced to serve four years in Taian Prison in Shandong Province. During his detention, he endured numerous inhumane tortures and cruel persecution.

After he was released from prison in 2007, he made his living by selling things on the street (as he had been sacked by his previous employer). Even with these hardships, he didn't give up his belief in Falun Gong, which teaches Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and he continued to tell people the facts about the persecution. At present, Mr. Zhou is facing his third prison term.

Falun Gong practitioners who are still being persecuted in Rizhao City include:

Mr. Su Rinuo, 63, from Dazhuangzi Village, Lanshan District, Rizhao City, arrested in Lanshan District. At present, he is still being detained in Rizhao Detention Center.

Ms. Li Kechui, 51, from Louzidi Village, Lanshan District, arrested in Lanshan District and is still being detained in Rizhao Detention Center.

Ms. Ma Ruimei, 46, from Yanjiazhuang Village, Kouguan Township, Wulian County, Rizhao City. On April 3, 2012, while handing out Falun Gong truth-clarification materials to people on the street, she was reported and framed by a passerby, and subsequently arrested by police who were led by Qin Yujing from the National Security Brigade of East Harbor in Rizhao City. She was sentenced to one and a half years in a labor camp. On June 26, she was sent to the First Women's Labor Camp in Shandong Province.

Mr. Mou Zhongyan was an employee of the Port Authority of Rizhao. On January 14, 2010, he was arrested by police while at work. On October 27, 2010, he was tried and sentenced to four years in prison. At present, he is being held in Taian Prison where he is being continually persecuted.

Ms. Wang Yun, from the East Harbor District, was arrested on January 14, 2010. On October 27, 2010, she was tried and sentenced to four years in prison. At present, she is being held in the Women's Prison in Shandong Province.

Mr. Yang Pichang was an employee of the Trading Company of Wulian County. On February 17, 2009, he was arrested by police from Wulian County and sentenced to four years in prison. At present, he is being detained in Taian Prison where he is being persecuted.

Mr. Wang Hongwu, 37, a former employee of the Trading Company of Wulian County, was arrested by police from the Wulian County on March 5, 2009 and sentenced to four years in prison. At present, he is being detained in Taian Prison where he is being persecuted.

Ms. Qian Chun is about 40 years old. On November 10, 2010, while handing out the Shen Yun disc to people in Tienjia Village, she was reported by a villager and later arrested by police from the Qinlou Street Police Station. Police officers involved in the arrest included Zhang Xuyong, Shen Bin and Li Qiang. On January 20, 2011, Ms. Qian was sentenced to a two year term in a labor camp. On March 4, Ms. Qian was taken to the Wangcun Labor Camp in Zibo City by police from the East Harbor Public Security Bureau, together with two other practitioners, Ms. Ding Xi and Ms. Chen Xihong. After the Wangcun Labor Camp was closed down, they were transferred to the First Women's Labor Camp in Jiangshuiquan Road in Jinan City, Shandong Province.

The following is a partial list of personnel involved in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners:
Huang Jinhua, Director of the 610 Office in the East Harbor District of Rizhao City:
[phone] (Cell), [phone] (Office), [phone] (Home)
Cong Peihao, Party Secretary and captain of the Pubic Security Bureau of Rizhao City
The 610 Office and the National Security Brigade of Rizhao City: [phone], [phone], [phone].

Please refer to the original Chinese text for more names and telephone numbers.