(Minghui.org) A total of 109 residents from Harbin City and its subordinate regions were arrested in the first half of 2016 because they practice Falun Gong, a peaceful spiritual discipline based on the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

A 3-year-old boy was also temporarily held in custody with his practitioner-grandmother.

Many of the targeted practitioners had filed criminal complaints against former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong, now in its 17th year, that resulted in their past detentions. Heilongjiang authorities retaliated against them instead of upholding justice for them.

More than half of the arrests (65) took place in one single day. Lieutenant Governor Wang Xiankui ordered the police sweep on May 6, with the following officials involved: Sun Yongbo from Heilongjiang Province Public Security Bureau; Wang Xiaoxi (Secretary of Harbin City Political and Legal Affairs Committee); Ren Ruichen (Chief of Harbin City Police Department); Li Shuzhi (Deputy Chief of Harbin City Police Department); and Xie Dianchen (Harbin City 610 Office) .

Many practitioners remain in custody at the time of writing, though their detention status is unclear.

Practitioners Arrested in Shuangcheng District (57)

1. Zhao Haijun2. Liu Yanyi3. Dong Wencheng4. Sun Haixian5. Chen Xiuzhi6. Ma Guorong7. Wang Yang8. Yin Cuijuan9. Yin Chengfang10. Fu Enpei11. Yuan Qin12. Guan Hongjun13. Li Xiukuan14. Wang Fengxia15. Sun Huishan16. Lang Wanhong17. Bai Jinglan18. Yang Yonglan19. Han Yumei20. Deng Hanchao21. Liu Shuzhen22. Tang Lijuan23. Zhou Yanhua24. Zhao Xiufeng25. Jiang Ximing26. Yu Xishan27. Xu Libo28. Sui Shulin29. Shi Liwei30. Yue Yonghua31. Sun Zhaowei32. Gong Zun33. Gao Xunhong34. Wu Xiaoping35. Wan Yunlong36. Yu Fengxia37. Li Fenghua38. Wang Xiuzhen39. Xu Hongbin40. Chen Lihua41. Hou Liyan42. Hou Xiaolan43. Yang Songli44. Ben Xingya45. Xu Wenshi46. Xu Jianxin47. Han Jing48. Zhang Huiyun49. Wang Guanghong50. Jin Guirong51. Jiang Benmin52. Ms. Mu53. Wang Yan

Also arrested were four other practitioners whose names remain to be investigated.

Practitioners Arrested in Bayan County (3)

1. Zhang Jinbao2. Zhang Zhenjun3. Sun Xue

Practitioners Arrested in Shangzhi City (4)

1. Liu Shuxiang2. Fang Shuying3. Cheng Chunling4. Huang Xinxin

Practitioners Arrested in Acheng District (5)

1. Zhang Jun2. Gao Yulan3. Dong Wenling4. Yang Fei5. Ge Zhenhua

Practitioners Arrested in Wuchang City (5)

1. Dong Xiaoli2. Ms. Chen3. Guo Xiaoyun4. Yan Jingen5. Lv Zhifan

Practitioners Arrested in Nangang District (13)

1. Li Shuyun2. Da Xia3. Tong Qing4. Jiang Weimin5. Wang Yabin6. Zhang Xia7. Lu Yan8. A practitioner surnamed Li9. A practitioner surnamed Che10. Han Wei

In addition to the practitioners listed above, three more Nangang residents were also arrested.

Practitioners Arrested in Dongli District (11)

1. Wang Lan2. Wang Dechen3. Wang Shuxian4. Yu Xiaoqing5. Sun Fengxia6. Wang Yanbo7. Liu Lina8. Liu Yanmei9. Huang Guang10. Zhang Yawen11. A practitioner surnamed Han

Practitioners Arrested in Other Districts of Harbin City (11)

1. Cui Guizhi2. Ms. Cui’s husband3. Zhao Yunhuan4. Ma Yuzhi5. Zhang Xueyan6. Gao Hongwei7. Liu Shulan8. Liu Hao9. Sun Fenghua10. Guo Jingfen11. Zhao Shuxiang