After Three Labor Camp Terms Totaling Four Years, Jilin Man Secretly Sentenced for His Faith

(Minghui.org) Mr. Wu Dexiu’s family recently confirmed that he has been secretly sentenced to four years for his faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

Mr. Wu of Jiaohe City, Jilin Province, was arrested at his rental place on May 13, 2022. The police turned the place upside down during the raid.

Mr. Wu’s sister, in her 70s, called officer Zhu Siyu, who is in charge of Mr. Wu’s case, several times to ask about her brother. Zhu answered her initially but refused to give her any information. When she kept calling, Zhu stopped picking up. She had to call him from another phone so he would answer. She contacted several law firms, but no lawyer was willing to take her brother’s case. She said that, whenever she thought about her brother being arrested, she broke out in a cold sweat and she couldn’t sleep at night.

Mr. Wu’s sister later learned that he had already been arrested recently, earlier in May, after his landlord opened his door for the police. When he tested negative for COVID-19, he was taken home and put under residential surveillance. Several police officers took turns monitoring him around the clock before arresting him again on May 13.

Mr. Wu’s younger brother received a text message from the Shulan City Court on February 9, 2023. It said that Mr. Wu had been sentenced to four years and fined 5,000 yuan. A Gongzhuling Prison guard called Mr. Wu’s brother on February 18 and confirmed that Mr. Wu had been admitted.

Mr. Wu began to practice Falun Gong in June 1996. After the communist regime initiated the persecution in 1999, he was repeatedly arrested and detained for upholding his faith. He served three labor camp terms for a total of four years. He was subjected to savage beatings, electric shocks, and force-feeding while in custody.

Perpetrators’ contact information:

Chen Yantao (陈彦涛), head of Minzhu Police Station: [phone]Zhu Siyu (朱思宇), police officer: [phone]Zhou Yacheng (周亚成), police officer: [phone]Tian Haoran (田浩然), residential committee director: [phone]

(More perpetrators’ contact information is available in the original Chinese article.)

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