(Minghui.org) Officers from the local Domestic Security Division and the Huaiyuan 610 Office illegally arrested more than 20 Falun Dafa practitioners from Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City on February 27, 2014.

About 20 officers surrounded the company building of Mr. Wang Hongquan at 11 a.m. on February 27. They arrested over a dozen practitioners who were studying the Falun Dafa teachings inside. Later the practitioners were taken to a brainwashing center in a hotel located in Bengbu. The police ransacked Mr. Wang's company and home and confiscated all of the Dafa books and truth clarification materials. Mr. Wang was taken to the Bengbu City No. 2 Detention Center.

Ms. Chen Naixia was arrested while cooking lunch at home on the same day. Ms. Ge Chuanhua was visiting Ms. Chen at the time, and was also arrested. They were both taken to a brainwashing center located at the 123 Hospital in Bengbu. Ms. Chen's home was also ransacked, and her computer and Dafa books were confiscated.

Officers waiting outside the home of Mr. Liu Shechun arrested him when he was leaving home around 2 p.m. on the afternoon of February 27. Mr. Liu was taken to the Bengbu No. 2 Detention Center. Eight officers then burst into and ransacked Mr. Liu's home confiscating a computer, camera, credit card, cell phone, and some Dafa books.

Three people from the local residential committee went to the home of Ms. Sun Shuling's son around 3 p.m on February 27. and told Ms. Sun to go to the local police department. Ms. Sun was unable to go as she was looking after her grandchild. Ms. Sun Shuling was later arrested on her way home and was taken to a brainwashing center.

Mr. Ye Hualin and his son were both arrested on February 27, and were taken to a brainwashing center in a hotel located in Bengbu.

Qiu Peng (邱鹏), director of Huaiyuan County 610 Office in Bengbu City: +86-13805521165 (Cell)