(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Xiaofang has been illegally detained for a year for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She has been vomiting blood and is physically weak due to mistreatment in the detention center.

Arrested and Home Ransacked

Ms. Xu lives in Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. When she went out to talk to people about Falun Gong and the persecution on June 18, 2015, three villagers reported her to the local police. Officers from the Donggang Police Station went to the village and arrested her and took her to the police station for interrogation.

Officer Zhang Lifeng of the Donggang Police Station and officer Hong Yu of the Xishan Police Station went to Ms. Xu’s home at 1:00 p.m. on June 18 2015. They broke into Ms. Xu’s home and ransacked it. Because Ms. Xu’s mother, Ms. Zhang Fengying is also a Falun Gong practitioner, they searched both of their rooms.

The police officers confiscated personal belongings including Falun Gong books, truth clarification materials, computers, printers, mobile phones, tablet computers, music players and other items.

Elderly Mother of Ms. Xu Arrested for Being a Falun Gong Practitioner

Ms. Zhang Fengying, 70, was arrested and taken to the police station for interrogation. She was forced to sit on a chair for the entire night. The next day at around 5:00 p.m., both mother and daughter were taken to the No. 2 Detention Center in Wuxi City.

Ms. Zhang was released on bail on July 24, 2015. However, Ms. Xu is still detained in the No. 2 Detention Center in Wuxi City.

Ms. Xu was abused and beaten by drug addicts. Because of mistreatment in the detention center, she is very weak, and often vomits blood.

Ms. Xu has been detained for a year. The authorities of Xishan District refuse to release her.