Hunan Province: Innocent Woman Thrown into Prison

Name: Xiang Yiping (向亦平)
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Address: Xupu County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province
Occupation: Retired from Xupu County Movie Company
Date of Most Recent Arrest: June 17, 2011
Most Recent Place of Detention: Hunan Women's Prison in Changsha (湖南长沙女子监狱)
City: Changsha
Province: Hunan
Persecution Suffered: Illegal sentencing, home ransacked, detention.

(Minghui.org) Ms. Xiang Yiping, a Falun Gong practitioner in Xupu County, Hunan Province, has been illegally arrested and detained in the No. 2 Detention Center in Huaihua City for 19 months. She was sentenced to a three-year prison term by Hecheng District Court and sent to Hunan Women's Prison in Changsha on January 23, 2013.

Ms. Xiang Yiping is retired from the Xupu County Movie Company. She started practicing Falun Gong after the persecution was launched. She used to be short-tempered, but after she began cultivating herself according to the requirements of Falun Dafa her health and personality dramatically improved. She became a very calm and thoughtful person, and enjoyed a harmonious family life.

Officers from the Huaihua City Police Department, the Hecheng District Police Station, the Xupu County 610 Office, the Domestic Security Division, the Xupu County Police Department, and the Xihu Police Station broke into Ms. Xiang's home at 6:40 a.m. on June 17, 2011, and confiscated her computer, printer, copy machine, cell phone, books, MP3 player, MP4 player, and other personal property. Ms Xiang was arrested and taken to the No. 2 Detention Center in Huaihua City.

Ms. Xiang's family and friends tried to rescue her. They talked to the 610 Office, the Procuratorate, and the court about how wrong it was to detain an innocent person. The result was that they were lied to and given the run around. The officers working in these offices told Ms. Xiang's family that she would be released, but in actuality the various offices were conspiring to send her to prison.

Under the direction of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the 610 Office, the Domestic Security Division officers painstakingly put together so-called “evidence,” which was rejected by the Hecheng District Procuratorate three times. However, the charge remained and Ms. Xiang continued to be detained.

The Hecheng District Court held a trial for Ms. Xiang Yiping on March 26, 2012, and sentenced her to three years in prison on August 30, 2012. Her appeal was turned down.

Han Zhengmao, head of the Hecheng District Domestic Security Division, attempted to coerce Ms. Xiang's husband to sign a document, but he refused. Han also threatened Ms. Xiang's attorneys. The attorneys hired by Ms. Xiang's husband were pressured and forced to give up defending Ms. Xiang. When one of the attorneys pointed out Han Zhengmao's hooligan conduct, Han said, “I am a hooligan. Who should I be afraid of?”

Personnel and Agencies Involved in the Persecution:

Xie Bin, deputy director of Xupu County 610 Office: [phone]
Yang Yifeng, deputy director of Xupu County: [phone]
Shu Xianggang, Xupu County Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Tang Liwu, head of the Domestic Security Division Huaihua Branch: [phone] (Office), [phone] (Cell)
Huaihua City 610 Office: [phone]
Yi Guizhang, secretary of the Huaihua City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]
Pang Dongsheng, director of the Second Detention Center in Huaihua City: [phone]
Huaihua City Procuratorate: [phone]
Zhang Zejun, president of the Huaihua City Intermediate Court: [phone], [phone]
Yang Jun, director of the Hecheng District 610 Office: [phone]
Liu Jie, president of the Hecheng District Court: [phone] (Office)
Wang Jingye, chief judge of the Criminal Court: [phone] (Office)

For more perpetrator contact information, please refer to the original article on Chinese Minghui.