(Clearwisdom.net) [Note: The following is a shortened version of a longer and more detailed article that appeared on the Minghui.org website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net).]
Practitioner Mr. Song Baogang, 38 years old, from Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, lives on Wenhua Road in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. He used to work as a driver in Baodugu National Forest Park in Zaozhuang City. He was fired in July 2000 because he refused to give up his belief in Falun Dafa. His home was ransacked and he was arrested in August 2000. He went to Beijing to appeal on January 1, 2001, and was later held at Yuelou Detention Center in Zaozhuang City for one month. His family paid 2,000 yuan for his release. Later, national security agents eavesdropped on his phone conversation with a friend in Zaozhuang City, and he was arrested by the Shanghai police. He was taken back to Zaozhuang City and held in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City, Shandong Province, for a two-year term. His sentence was eventually extended by more than two years.
Mr. Song stayed away from home after his release in August 2005 to avoid any further arrest. He was arrested at the home of another practitioner, Mr. Gao Jiyu, on the morning of September 7, 2006, by a group of officials including Di Hao from the Shizhong District's 610 Office in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, and Yang Meng, deputy head of Guangminglu Police Station in Zaozhuang City. Mr. Gao Jiyu was also arrested and his home was ransacked. At present, both practitioners are being held at Yuelou Detention Center in Zaozhuang City.
