Additional Persecution News from China – February 17, 2019 (6 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 5 cities or counties in 4 provinces, where at least 8 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Jinying and Ms. Zhang Junling Detained
2. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Bingzhong and Mr. Kong Jie Detained
3. [Beijing] Ms. Wen Qing Arrested
4. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Ding Baoyun Detained
5. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Peiwen Arrested
6. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Mingmei Sentenced

1. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Jinying and Ms. Zhang Junling Detained

Ms. Gao Jinying, 67, was arrested by officers from the No. 3 Police Station on November 14, 2018, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was held at Yanji Detention Center. Her case was recently submitted to the Procuratorate.

Ms. Zhang Junling was arrested in early February 2019 by officers from the Hunchun City Domestic Security Division. She was held at a detention center.

Parties involved in persecuting the two practitioners:Hunchun City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Jin Guiying (金桂英), Party secretary: [phone], [phone], [phone]Hunchun City 610 Office: [phone]Sun Shifu (孙世福), director, Hunchun City Police Department: [phone]Hunchun City Detention Center: [phone], [phone], [phone]

2. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Bingzhong and Mr. Kong Jie Detained

Mr. Zhao Bingzhong from Changping District was arrested on October 11, 2017. On May 21, 2018, he was sentenced to a two-year prison term by the Fengtai District Court. In November 2018, he was taken to No. 4 Division of Xinan Education Correctional Institute located at No. 6 Qingfeng Road, Daxing, Beijing. Mr. Zhao is emaciated and his teeth have become loose due to persecution.

Dr. Kong Jie, from Fengtai District, was arrested on August 29, 2017, and sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year prison term. He is currently detained at Tainhe Prison in Daxing District, Beijing.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Wen Qing Arrested

Ms. Wen Qing was arrested by police officers on January 30, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

4. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Ding Baoyun Detained

Ms. Ding Baoyun was arrested by officers from the Gaoer Police Station on January 1, 2019. She was held at the Jinan Detention Center for 15 days. She was released on January 15 only after her son was extorted of 3,000 yuan.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Ding:Gaoer Police Station: [phone]Li Huanming (李焕明), director: [phone], [phone]Xu Jun (徐军), instructor: [phone]Zhang Qing (张庆), deputy director: [phone]

5. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Peiwen Arrested

Mr. Wu Peiwen was arrested by officers from the Shantou City Political and Legal Affairs Committee, 610 Office, Police Department, and Domestic Security Division on November 28, 2018. His case was brought to the Jinping District Procuratorate in Shantou City.

6. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Mingmei Sentenced

Ms. Hao Mingmei was arrested by officers from the Chengfeng Police Department on March 22, 2017. She was held at the Daqing City Detention Center for 22 months.

Ms. Hao was tried by the Ranghulu District Court five times, sentenced a four-year prison term, and fined 20,000 yuan. She appealed to the Daqing Intermediate Court.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Hao:Luo Dayu (洛大雨), head, Daqing City Intermediate Court: [phone], [phone]Gu Shuangyan (顾双彦), deputy head: [phone], [phone]Zhou Xingjia (周兴佳), chief judge, No. 1 Criminal Court,: [phone]Yang Bo (杨波), deputy director, Domestic Security Department: [phone]Feng Haibo (冯海波), officer, Domestic Security Division; [phone]Li Chenyong(李晨勇), judge, Ranghulu District Court: [phone]