(Clearwisdom.net) Several Falun Gong practitioners have been illegally arrested recently in Linqing City, Gaotang County, and Chiping County in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. It is believed that the Liaocheng City Police Department, the Gaotang County Police Department, and several local police stations were involved in the arrests.

After 10:00 a.m. on February 24, 2012, officers from the Linqing City Domestic Security Division scaled the fence and broke into Ms. Liu Daju's home in Fengyang Village, Jinhaozhuang Town. They arrested Ms. Liu and took her to the Jinan Women's No. 1 Forced Labor Camp to serve a one-year term.

Ms. Liu has been arrested and harassed before. On November 5, 2011, officers Liu and Ding from the Linqing City Domestic Security Division and officers from the Jinhaozhuang Town Police Station arrested Ms. Liu and ransacked her home. The officers confiscated some of her personal belongings. Ms. Liu was taken to the police station and then released the same day. On December 18, the officers scaled the fence and broke into Ms. Liu's home, but Ms. Liu was not at home at the time. The officers left after Ms. Liu's family confronted them.

On the afternoon of February 25, 2012, eight practitioners from Gaotang County were arrested: Ms. Chen Xia, Mr. Guo Zhenjie, Ms. Jia Xiuhua, and five employees of Jidi'r Company. All eight practitioners' homes were ransacked. The police confiscated computers, printers, copiers, cell phones, cash, and other personal belongings.

On the afternoon of February 25, 2012, the Gaotang County Police Department followed Chiping County practitioner Mr. Li Chengmin to his home and arrested him.