(Minghui.org) Ms. Zhang Xuexia was illegally sentenced to three years for her belief in Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa). She was taken to Jinan Women's Prison, but her family was not notified.

The trial was held in Pingyuan County Court on March 2, 2015. Ms. Zhang was charged with “using a cult to undermine implementation of the law,” which is often used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

Ms. Zhang went on a hunger strike to protest the trial. She wanted to appeal the verdict, but was told that an appeal would not help. She was deceived into signing the verdict.

Ms. Zhang has been held in the Dezhou Detention Center since her arrest on August 8, 2014. Officers interrogated her husband and son and confiscated more than 16,000 yuan in cash and personal belongings.

Partial list of parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:

Pan Fenglei (潘风雷), secretary of Pingyuan County Political and Legal AffairsCommittee: +86-534-4211089, +86-13905340661 (Cell), +86-534-4212015Li Feng (李峰), director of the local 610 Office: +86-534-4256967, +86-15864178589 (Cell),+86-534-4217698Li Shoujian (李守坚), officer from the local 610 Office: +86-534-4211369, +86-13706399316 (Cell)Zhang Zhenhong (张振红), prosecutor at the Pingyuan County Procuratorate: +86-534-3012211