(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in three cities or counties in three provinces. In this report, three practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention.
1. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] 80-Year-Old Ms. Zhang Ping's Health Deteriorates During Detention
Ms. Zhang Ping, 80, was arrested four years ago by officers from the Rizhao 610 Office and sentenced to four years in prison. Four years have passed and she is still in prison. According to sources from inside China, her health continues to deteriorate.
Ms. Zhang's daughter, Ms. Ding Xi, was sentenced to one year of forced labor in October 2010 by officials from the Donggang Police Sub-Bureau in Rizhao. She is temporarily being held at the Rizhao Detention Center. Ms. Qian Chun is also being held at the same place. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor in November 2010.
2. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Peiyun in Critical Condition as a Result of Long-term Persecution
Ms. Zhang Peiyun, 60, lives in Zaoziping, Panzhihua City. She has been repeatedly arrested and detained during the last six years.
At noon on July 11, 2005, when Ms. Zhang Peiyun was walking in Zaoziping, she was illegally arrested by two people from the National Security Team and taken to the Panzhihua Police Department. When she arrived at the police station she was handcuffed to a chair. At nightfall, the police covered her head with a bag and took her to Jingu Restaurant, where she was tortured. She was hung up for nine days and nine nights and deprived of sleep. When she closed her eyes, policewoman Tian Ping poured cold water on her chest, which made her clothes constantly wet.
On February 24, 2006, the People’s Court of the East District in Panzhihua tried Ms. Zhang. During the trial it was obvious that Ms. Zhang's appearance had changed while in detention. She had lost a considerable amount of weight, going from 143 pounds to 88 pounds. She was very thin, trembled all over, and was in critical condition. The court did not dare to try her openly, so the trial was held in a conference room at the detention center. The court sentenced her to nine years and six months of imprisonment. Ms. Zhang was sent to Longquanyi Women’s Prison in Chengdu City in March 2006.
Ms. Zhang fainted in the prison on February 11, 2011, and was sent to Jintang Prison Hospital. She had blood in her stool.
3. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Summary of Mr. Li Shitang's Experience
Mr. Li Shitang, 44, lives in Daiying Village, Xiaochi Town, Huangmei County. Qi Liesong, the Party secretary of Daiying Village, and officers from the Xiaochi Police Station harassed him often in 2001. They also ransacked his home. Mr. Li had to leave home to avoid harassment. Qi Liesong told the villagers that the person who reported Mr. Li to the police would receive a 100-yuan reward. Mr. Li was homeless for about three years.
Mr. Li opened a barber shop in Yangtang Village in June, 2004. Yin Liangchun, a police officer from the Xiaochi Police Station, ransacked Mr. Li's shop and he was taken away. Later, two officers ransacked the place where he lived and confiscated all his Dafa books. They took Mr. Li to the Xiaochi Police Station and interrogated him. He was released the next day.
In 2005, several officers from the Xiaochi Police Station went to Mr. Li's home in the middle of the night. Their attempt to arrest Mr. Li failed.
February 12, 2011
