Additional Persecution News from China – March 18, 2013 (7 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 6 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 2 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Guo Xilin's House Illegally Ransacked
2. [Pingchang County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wu Pochen Detained and Beaten
3. [Taicang, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Su Qinglian Detained
4. [Meizhou, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Daoming Secretly Sentenced to Three Years of Imprisonment
5. [Beijing] Mr. Li Shengshi Detained
6. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Mr. Qiao Zhanhe and Ms. Qiao Naran
7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Ruobing Detained

1. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Guo Xilin's House Illegally Ransacked

Ms. Guo Xilin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Yiyang, is 30 years old and works for Walmart in Yiyang City. Ms. Guo went to visit another practitioner, 80-year-old Ms. Kuang Huaiyuan, on the morning of March 14, 2013. She ran into three police from the Domestic Security Division of Ziyang District Police Department who were coming to ransack Ms. Kuang's house.

The police arrested Ms. Guo and took her to the police department, where they forced her to tell them her address. They then went to ransack her home. The police confiscated her personal belongings, including her computer and printer.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Liu Hui, Domestic Security Division head: [phone], [phone]

Ding Jianping, Former Domestic Security Division head: [phone], [phone]

2. [Pingchang County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wu Pochen Detained and Beaten

Wei Tao, head of Longgang Town Police Station of Pingchang County, and officer Tan Jiaolong were waiting at an intersection for Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Pochen. Mr. Wu was distributing informational materials about Falun Gong at night on February 5, 2013, and they arrested him. After they reached the police station, Wei Tao beat Mr. Wu and handcuffed him for the entire night.

The next morning, Wei Tao beat Mr. Wu again. As a result of the beating Mr. Wu's entire body was covered in bruises, and due to the injuries he could not walk. On the afternoon of February 6, Mr. Wu was taken to Pingchang County Detention Center. He walked out with dignity and righteous thoughts on February 8.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Longgang Police Station: [phone]

3. [Taicang, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Su Qinglian Detained

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Qinglian from Huangjing Town was arrested by officers from Huangjing Police Station on March 15. She was taken to Taicang Detention Center.

4. [Meizhou, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Daoming Secretly Sentenced to Three Years of Imprisonment

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Huang Daoming from Xingning of Meizhou City was arrested at his home in Dongguan City on August 20, 2012. The police took some truth clarifying materials, CDs and an MP3 player. The same day, Mr. Huang was taken to Changan Detention Center in Dongguan. Later, he was put on trial twice and was illegally sentenced to three years of imprisonment. On December 26, 2012, Mr. Huang was secretly sent to Beijiang Prison in Shaoguan City.

5. [Beijing] Mr. Li Shengshi Detained

When Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Shengshi from Dongran Village, Sijiqing Township, Haidian District was distributing informational materials about Falun Gong on the afternoon of March 11, he was arrested by police from Xiangshan Police Station and Sijiqing Police Station. Presently, Mr. Li is detained at Haidian District Detention Center.

6. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Mr. Qiao Zhanhe and Ms. Qiao Naran

On the afternoon of January 20, 2013, Sun Yihe, Anping Domestic Security Division head, Wang Jianzhong from the Patrol Team, Su Junzhao, head of Ziwen Township Police Station and political instructor Cui Chao broke into Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qiao Zhanhe and Ms. Qiao Naran's home and ransacked it. They confiscated five or six boxes of copy paper, a recorder and several Dafa books.

The police handcuffed Mr. Qiao and attempted to arrest him. However, Mr. Qiao passed out and was taken away by a family member. Afterwards Mr. Qiao was forced to leave his home to avoid the persecution.

The next day, police went to Mr. Qiao's home to harass his family members. They threatened the family and said that Mr. Qiao would be sentenced to seven years of imprisonment and Ms. Qiao Naran to three years. If they did not want the couple to be given the prison terms, they could pay them cash to buy their freedom. Mr. Qiao was afraid his wife would be sentenced to prison, so he gave the police 2,000 yuan.

On February 2, Ms. Qiao Naran's husband followed Sun Yihe's instructions and took his wife to the police department and signed in, then they went home. However, the next morning, Sun Yihe led six other policemen and arrested Ms. Qiao Naran, taking her to Anping County. Later, Sun Yihe transferred her to Hengshui. On their way there, Sun Yihe extorted 500 yuan in “meal fees” from the family. Later, they were made to pay another 20,000 to 40,000 yuan before Ms. Qiao was released.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Wang Jianzhong, Anping County Patrol Team: [phone]

Sun Yihe, Anping County Domestic Security Division head: [phone]

Su Junzhao, Ziwen Township Police Station head: [phone], [phone]

Cui Chao, Political Instructor of Ziwen Police Station: [phone]

7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Ruobing Detained

Mr. Zhang Ruobing, a software engineer from Wuhan City Jinglun Electronic Company, is 37 years old. Because he published an article on the Epoch Times website, on his way home after work on the afternoon of October 31, 2012, he was arrested by over 20 officers from the police department at Donghu New Technology Development District and Guannan Police Station. His house was ransacked.

After the police from the Donghu New Technology Development District police department interrogated him for one day and one night, they sent him to Beihu Brainwashing Center of Qingshan District. They kept interrogating him until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. At the end of December, Mr. Zhang was transferred to Donghu New Technology Development District Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Police Department of Donghu New Technology Development District: [phone]

Wang Yunqiao, Head; Cai Yonghong, Deputy Head