Additional Persecution News from China – June 5, 2018 (Part I, 16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 3 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 17 were illegally arrested.

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gu Jie Detained
2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Zhimei's Whereabouts Unknown
3. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained
4. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Chengwu's Whereabouts Unknown
5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Zhongrang Arrested
6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Jinglong's Whereabouts Unknown
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ge Kun Arrested
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guohui's Family of Three Arrested
9. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Detained
10. [Qishan County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Huixia Detained
11. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Feng Youfu Detained for Over Two Years
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Yumei Arrested
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wu Arrested
14. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Mingde Detained
15. [Mei County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Jinlan Detained
16. [Qu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Shibin Detained

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gu Jie Detained

Ms. Gu Jie, in her late 50s, from the Huanggu District, was arrested by director Zhao, deputy director Na, and other officers from the Tawan Police Station, on May 24, 2018. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Gu was taken to the Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center.

2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Zhimei's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. He Zhimei, 58, from the Huanggu District, has been missing since May 23, 2018.

Ms. He was previously arrested in 2008 for her belief, and was incarcerated in the then Masanjia Labor Camp for one year.

3. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Ms. Zhou Chunhua, Ms. Zhao Rong, and Ms. Chen Xiaoxiu were reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested and taken to the Xinjia Police Station on June 3, 2018. The homes of Ms. Zhou and Ms. Zhao were ransacked.

The three practitioners were detained for five days.

4. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Chengwu's Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Zhang Chengwu, from Zhangjialaozhuang Village, Yingqiu Town, was arrested by officers from the Yingqiu Police Station on the morning of May 11, 2018. His home was ransacked, and a printer and Falun Gong informational materials were confiscated.

Mr. Zhang's whereabouts are unknown.

5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Zhongrang Arrested

Mr. Xu Zhongrang from Xinzhuang Village, Guguantun Town, was arrested at her home by officers from the Guguantun Police Station and Fujin City Police Department, Heilongjiang Province on the morning of June 3, 2018.

Mr. Xu was taken to a hospital for a physical exam.

6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Jinglong's Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Wang Jinglong was arrested on May 12, 2018. His whereabouts are unknown.

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ge Kun Arrested

Mr. Ge Kun was arrested on June 3, 2018. His car was confiscated.

8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guohui's Family of Three Arrested

Mr. Wang Guohui, his wife, and their son from Duanjiazhuang Village were arrested by officers from the Jihongtan Police Station, Chengyang District, on June 1, 2018.

9. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Detained

Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen was arrested by officers from the Hutou Town Police Station and the Domestic Security Division on the morning of June 2, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked and photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Gong books, and Falun Gong paintings were confiscated.

Ms. Zhang was taken to the Yinan County Detention Center for 15 days.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Hu Faqiang (胡发强), Yinan County Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Zuo Anping (左安平), General Department: [phone]Wang Jiahai (王家海), Hutou Town Police Station: [phone], [phone]Gao Hongbin (高宏斌), detention center: [phone]

10. [Qishan County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Huixia Detained

Ms. Liu Huixia was arrested at the Zaolin Temple Fair on May 23, 2018, by officers from the Zaolin Town Police Station. Agents from the Qishan County 610 Office took her to the Baoji Detention Center for ten days of detention.

Ms. Liu returned home on June 2.

11. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Feng Youfu Detained for Over Two Years

Mr. Feng Youfu, 70, from Dongjie Village, Guilin Town, was arrested in April 2016, for filing a criminal complaint against former Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. He was taken to the Linzhou Detention Center.

Mr. Feng was secretly sentenced to three years in prison by the Linzhou Court at the end of 2016. He appealed, but the Anyang Intermediate Court dismissed the request for a retrial in 2017.

Mr. Feng has been held in the detention center for over two years.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Feng:Zhao Xiaoming (赵晓明), deputy chief judge, presiding judge: [phone], [phone]Zhu Shunqi (朱顺琦), head, 610 Office: [phone]Fu Huiyun (付慧云), Linzhou 610 Office: [phone]Li Junhua (李俊华): [phone]Ma Zhihong (马志红), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Yumei Arrested

Ms. Chen Yumei, in her 50s, from the Jiang'an District, was spotted by street monitors when hanging Falun Gong banners in the Yangluo area on the afternoon of May 12, 2018. Police followed her and arrested her that evening.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wu Arrested

Mr. Wu, in his 80s, was arrested by officers from the Gongrencun Police Station, Qingshan District, and Qingkang Residential Committee personnel on the morning of May 29, 2018. His home was ransacked and his Falun Gong books were confiscated.

Mr. Wu was taken to the Qingshan Police Department, where he was interrogated. He was released that evening.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wu:Xu Xinguo (徐新国), deputy director, Gongrencun Police Station: [phone]Lu Jing (吕静), officer: [phone]

14. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Mingde Detained

Mr. Zhang Mingde, 69, from the Kaifu District, was arrested by officers from the Pozijie Police Station on the afternoon of June 1, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials.

Mr. Zhang was taken to the Huojucun Detention Center late that night.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhang:Huojucun Detention Center: [phone]Pozijie Police Station: [phone]

15. [Mei County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Jinlan Detained

Ms. Lin Jinlan, in her 70s, from Shekeng Town was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on May 28, 2018. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Lin was taken to the Fuda Detention Center.

16. [Qu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Shibin Detained

Mr. Li Shibin from Qinglong Town was reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong on June 1, 2018. He was arrested that evening at his daughter's home by Wang Feiyu and other officers from the Qu County Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked the place and confiscated Falun Gong books and informational materials.

Mr. Li was taken to a detention center.