(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 10 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 18 were illegally arrested.
Ms. Guo Jinyu, a retiree of the Nanyang City Chemical Fiber Factory, was arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of July 9, 2018. Her home was ransacked.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Guo:Liu Qilin, deputy director, Wolong District Police Department, Nanyang City: +86-377-61615769Guo Wanru (郭万儒), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-377-63223991 ext: 31030, +86-13703779596Li Youxue (李友学), deputy head: +86-13598286149Wang Yujian (王玉建), secretary, Wolong District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Nanyang City: +86-377-63216555, +86-13803770186
Ms. Jin Di was arrested on the evening of July 7, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Jin:Danyang City Police Department: +86-51186523165Liu Jianping (刘建平), deputy director of the police department and director of the 610 Office: +86-13606107212Hong Xia (洪霞), lead: +86-13626268818
Ms. Wang Yue from the Putuo District was arrested by officers from the Changning District Domestic Security Division on October 17, 2017. She was taken to the Changning Detention Center.
Ms. Wang's case was filed in the Fengxian District Court.
Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Fengxian District Court, Shanghai: +86-21-37190666
Ms. Su Guihua, Mr. Yu Xianrong, and Mr. Lu Yonghua were arrested on October 16, 2017. They are facing a second trial on July 18, 2018.
Ms. Zhang Xiuqi was arrested on July 9, 2018, by deputy director Chen Chen Chaoyang and other officers from the Hongmiaozi Town Police Station.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Chen Chaoyang (陈朝阳), deputy director, Hongmiaozi Town Police Station: +86-18648133423, +86-13674768333Wu Xuefeng (吴雪峰), director, Hongmiaozi Town Police Station: +86-13015188777Instructor, Hongmiaozi Town Police Station: +86-13674768333Li Ying (李英), Hongshan District Police Department: +86-476-8334766, +86-13804768129
Mr. Yin Weiping, 61, from Qidong City was arrested on July 4, 2018. Police ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Dafa Books, cellphone, MP4, and other personal belongings.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Yi:Xu Shichong (徐士冲), deputy director, 610 Office: +86-13962898100, +86-18012861286Gong Yuchun (龚裕春), former director, Qidong City 610 Office: +86-13813700666Chen Shaoyun (陈少云), former political commissar of the police department: +86-513-83221953, +86-15962823330
Officers from the Yingcheng City Domestic Security Division delivered fallacious supplementary documents to the Anlu City Procuratorate Prosecution Office against Mr. Xiong Jiwei, Mr. Xiong Wenzhi, and Mr. Wang Gangqiang around July 5, 2018.
The three practitioners have been held in a detention center for more than eight months.
Parties involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Xia Ming (夏明), attorney general, Anlu City Procuratorate: +86-15307098828Ren Jinhong (任晋红), deputy attorney general: +86-18907296688, +86-712-5267501Ke Jicheng (柯继承), deputy attorney general: +86-13807296569, +86-712-5267301Chen Rong (陈荣), deputy attorney general: +86-13177262081
Mr. Liu Guozhi was arrested on July 11, 2018. His home was ransacked.
Ms. Liu Mingzhi and her husband were arrested by the head of the Maojian District Domestic Security Division and other officers around July 5, 2018. Their home was ransacked and her computers, printers, Falun Gong books, and other personal belongings were confiscated.
The couple are being held in the Niutoushan Brainwashing Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu and her husband:Zhang Shuqun (张树群), director, Shiyan City 610 Office: +86-15871090388, +86-7198109099Xu Yan (徐艳), director, Maojian District 610 Office: +86-13886804025Chang Wu (常武), head, Maojian District Domestic Security Division: +86- 13872820366, +86-18986909036
Ms. Gao Weiping from the Dongcheng District was taken to the 3rd Ward, Beijing Women's Prison in May 2018. No family visits have been allowed.
The Chaoyang District Court accepted Ms. Che Pingping's case files from the Chaoyang Procuratorate.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Che:Wang Yanan (王亚南), Chaoyang District Court: +86-431-88559354Chen Xiaojing (陈晓静), Censorship Court: +86-431-88559374, +86-13844197778He Weimin (贺维民), president, Criminal Court: +86-431-88559355, +86-13843021000President, Chaoyang District Court: +86-431-88559353Wang Yongju (王勇举), Chaoyang District Procuratorate: +86-431-85887044
Seven practitioners were sentenced to prison for refusing to renounce their faith in Falun Gong on December 28, 2017. The practitioners appealed, but the Hulunbeier Intermediate Court ruled to uphold the original verdicts on May 30, 2018, without holding a public hearing.
Ms. Xiao Lijuan and Mr. Fang Daohe (about 75 years old) were each sentenced to a nine-year prison term.Mr. Zhao Deting and Mr. Zhang Fajun were each sentenced to an eight-year prison term.Ms. Wang Xiujie and her husband Mr. Liu Wenfa were each sentenced to a seven-and-a-half year prison term.Ms. Yan Liping was sentenced to a five-year prison term.
The four men were taken to the Baoanzhao Prison on July 10, 2018. The whereabouts of the women are unknown.
Ms. Li Xiangyun, Ms. Guo Shuxue and Ms. Ren Shuxia first appeared in the Yushu City Court on June 12, 2018. Their sentencing hearing was held on July 10 and lasted less than 20 minutes. Judge Zhang Liguo sentenced all three women to prison.
Ms. Ren and Ms. Guo were each sentenced to three years and fined 10,000 yuan. Ms. Li was sentenced one-and-a-half years. The amount of fine levied against Ms. Li is not known.
Mr. Shi Zehui, a former teacher at the Jianxiong College, was arrested in late January 2017. He appeared in court on October 12, and was sentenced to a three-and-a-half year prison term.
Mr. Shi's wife, Ms. Qin Yanqiu, a former postal worker, was arrested on October 1, 2017, and was tried by Judge Qian Lu of the Zhangjiagang City Court on July 10, 2018, and was sentenced to a three-year prison term. Mr. Shi and Ms. Qin are appealing their sentences.
Ms. Dong Meiying was tried at the same time as Ms. Qin. The judge refused to have their shackles and handcuffs removed during the court proceedings.