The police broke into Ms. Su Jing'ai's home, but failed to find her, so they confiscated her properties and abducted her daughter as hostage.

Large Scale Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioners in Dingxing County, Hebei Province

On June 26, 2008, the police arrested about 18 Falun Gong practitioners in  Dingxing County, Hebei Province,. Two more were arrested the following day.

For a long time, the local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities have arranged for every practitioner to be monitored by three people, and claimed they would not allow practitioners any freedom until after the Olympics.

On June 26, officers from Dingxing County Police Department and Luxi Police Station went to Nanguan Village to arrest several practitioners, including Xiao Guozhen, Xu Jinzhu, and Xu Jinduo, and detained them in a detention center shortly thereafter. On the same morning, officers from Dongluopu Town, Dingxing County, and some officials from the township, who were led by Shi Tingmin, director of the police station, broke into a practitioner Li Fuzhi's home and arrested them and ransacked the home.

The following is an account of how the police arrested Ms. Zhang Yafen, a practitioner from Zhang Village, Beitian County.

At around 7:30 a.m. on June 26, a police car drove to practitioner Mr. Han Lianquan's home and police officers from the Dingxing County Police Station broke into the home. Mr. Han's wife, Ms. Zhang Yafen, who is also a practitioner, was not at home. Mr. Han refused to cooperate with the police so the police beat him, kicked him and also threw a stool at Mr. Han's head. As a result of their brutality, Mr. Han's nose was bruised, and his teeth and gums bled. The police also broke down and damaged his front door.

The police dragged Mr. Han into his yard and Mr. Han shouted, "Help! These bandits are arresting good people!" Many of his neighbors heard his cries and came out, including Mr. Han's older brother and sister-in-law. They saw that Mr. Han's eyes were covered with a vest, his mouth was bleeding, and the police were dragging him out. Mr. Han's brother and sister-in-law immediately reprimanded the police.

The officers saw that they could not take Mr. Han away so they called for more officers from Beitian Town, with Wang Yong as their leader. Wang Yong has participated in the arrests of practitioners several times in the past. There were soon more than a dozen police officers at Mr. Han's residence.

The police searched Mr. Han's home and took a bag which contained Falun Gong books, a picture of Master Li, two identification cards, two cell phones and 1400 yuan. The police tore down the banner that read "Falun Gong Is Good," from his wall. When they saw that more and more villagers were arriving, they tried to cover up their criminal deeds, saying it was just routine business. Eventually, they handcuffed Mr. Han and took him to the police car.

Since Ms. Zhang Yafen was not at home, the police said they would look for her and might come back. Some officers, including Yang Jianshe, went to Ms. Zhang's oldest daughter's home but she did not let them enter.

At around 11:00 a.m., Ms. Zhang was riding with a friend on a motorbike to Dingxing, and she was spotted by police officers, including Wang Yong, from Beitian Township. The police stopped and detained her.

Currently Mr. Han Lianquan and Ms. Zhang Yafen are being detained in Dingxing County Police Department.

Ms. Su's Daughter Abducted by Police as Hostage

The police from Laizhou City, Shandong Province, ransacked and burglarized Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Jing'ai's home on June 18, 2008. Ms. Su escaped arrest at the time. However, her daughter, Zhenzhen, 23, was supposed to go back to school, but the police took her away and detained her in Laizhou City  Detention Center.

At 10:30 a.m. on June 18, four to five police officers from the Hepinglidian Town Police Station in Laizhou City drove a car to Sujia Village to find Ms. Su. She was in the field harvesting wheat and not at home at the time. The village chairman went to the field to inform Ms. Su that someone was waiting for her at home, so she went home with her daughter. Ms. Su escaped when she saw the police at the door of her home. When her daughter got to the house, the police followed her and started ransacking their home, taking away a printer, notebook computer, a DVD burner, DVD's, papers, truth-clarification materials, Falun Gong books, and over 6,000 yuan, which Ms. Su had earned from selling strawberries and other produce. They also took away a telephone address book, her daughter's cell phone, and an MP3 player. They later sent for another car along with four or five more people to help load the items they had confiscated. A total of a dozen people went to Ms. Su's home.

After they finished ransacking the house, the perpetrators waited for Ms. Su to return home. They went to the field, but they did not find her there. They waited until 12:30 p.m. When she still did not return home, they then took Ms. Su's daughter, who is a non-practitioner, away with them. While ransacking their home, the police intimidated Ms. Su's daughter and 80-year-old mother. Her mother was so frightened that she couldn't stand or sit steadily. Her hands kept shaking, and finally she had to lie down on the floor for fear of falling. When the police left they wanted to take the mother with them also. However, another policeman suggested that they should leave the mother at home to wait for Ms. Su, and that they should let the daughter go and detain Ms. Su instead, once she returned home. The family's home was a mess after the police ransacked it. Ms. Su's brother had given their mother some money for living expenses, which the police also confiscated. The whereabouts of Ms. Su is still unknown.

Ms. Su's daughter, Zhenzhen is about to graduate from college. However, now she can no longer attend school.

Ms. Su was divorced when she was in her 30s. She has had to take care of her daughter and mother and has lived a very difficult life. Before practicing Falun Gong, Ms. Su and her mother were in poor health and had been taking medicine for a long time. After practicing Falun Gong, they became healthy and they followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in everything they did. The villagers all consider the family to be good people