(Minghui.org) The Yanqing District Procuratorate has decided not to charge a local woman awaiting trial for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime.
Three officers raided Ms. Qin Shourong’s home and arrested her on November 26, 2015. They released her on bail after holding her for 30 days.
While Ms. Qin awaited trial, the local Procuratorate twice returned the case to the police, citing insufficient evidence.
Though the police gathered additional “evidence” against Ms. Qin, the Procuratorate eventually dismissed the case on the grounds that the evidence failed to prove Ms. Qin did anything unlawful.
Ms. Qin was given two documents, one showing the Procuratorate’s decision not to indict her, while the other affirmed that her “release on bail” status had been terminated and she was completely free.
No-indictment Decision
The following image shows part of the first document given to Ms. Qin.
It says, “At around 10:00 a.m. on November 26, 2015, police discovered the following in Qin Shourong’s home in Apartment 202, Xiatun Village, Dayushu Town, Yanqing County, Beijing: 153 Falun Gong-related books, 45 calendars and one table calendar that bore Falun Gong messages, six DVDs with Falun Gong information, and one video player.”
It says that the Procuratorate returned the case to police on June 8 and again on July 21. Accordingly, the Procuratorate twice postponed filing an indictment against Ms. Qin on July 9 and September 19.
“Based on the Procuratorate’s own investigation,” it continues, “and the police investigation, the propaganda materials that were of the same format and contents did not exceed the allowable quantity for personal use. The crimes alleged by Yanqing Police Branch lacked factual support and sufficient evidence. Thus, it did not meet the requirements for bringing up an indictment. According to item 4 of article 171 of Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Procuratorate has decided to not indict Qin Shourong.”
Termination of “Release on Bail” Status
The second document (shown below) says, “Since the Procuratorate has decided not to charge you, based on article 77 of Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, we now terminate your release-on-bail status.”
30-Day Detention
Ms. Qin, 53, was taken to Dayushu Town Police Station after her arrest on November 26, 2015. She was restrained in an iron chair with her limbs immobilized for more than four hours.
The police next drove her to Changping Detention Center. She refused to undergo a medical examination and was beaten by an officer surnamed Wang, who also cuffed her hands behind her back. The handcuffs cut into her flesh and both of her wrists bled.
As Ms. Qin firmly refused to be admitted to the detention center, the police left her exposed to the elements for four hours before driving her back to the police station. She was again restrained in an iron chair, this time for around eight hours. It was around 9:00 a.m. the next morning when she was freed from the iron chair.
The police tried Changping Detention Center again and got her admitted this time around.
Several male officers held her down on a bed and lifted her shirt to expose her chest for the detention center doctor to examine her. Once she got sent to a cell, two female officers stripped off her street clothes and put an inmate uniform on her.
She was released on bail on December 25. The police notified her on April 11, 2016, that her case had been forwarded to the Procuratorate. Her lawyer went to the Procuratorate on June 27 to inquire about her case and argued for her innocence.
