More Than 150 Xinzhou Residents Harassed or Arrested for Suing Jiang Zemin in August

(Minghui.org) More than150 Falun Gong practitioners and their family members in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province were arrested or harassed during August 2015 for suing former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin, who initiated the violent persecution of Falun Gong.

At the time of writing this report, at least seven practitioners remain in detention.

Xinfu District: Over 60 Practitioners Arrested

More than 60 practitioners were arrested and harassed in Xinfu District on August 8.

At least eight of the practitioners were detained at the Xinzhou Detention Center. They were transferred to a brainwashing center in Pailigao Resort on August 24, the day they should have been released. They are still being held. Their names are: Ms. Chang Haihua, Mr. Zhang Quanheng, Ms. Wang Gaizhen, Ms. Zhang Fengying, Ms. Liu Run'e, Mr. Zhao Jianguo, and Ms. An Qihua..

Ms. Zhao Gaiping, Ms. Xu Jianping, and Ms. Su Jihong were detained at the Xinzhou Detention Center and Detention House prior to August 20.

Dingxiang County- Over 20 Practitioners Harassed or Arrested

Ms. Yang Guihua and Mr. Qi Fumin, were arrested around August 10. They were released that day. In addition, more than 20 practitioners and family members were harassed.

Jingle County- Over 10 Practitioners Arrested and Harassed

Ms. Zhao Shuanxu and Mr. Gao Sheng, were arrested around August 10. They were released that day. The police also harassed a dozen practitioners and their family members.

Yuanping City and Dai County- Over 50 Practitioners Harassed or Arrested

More than 20 practitioners and family members in Yuanping City were harassed around August 10.

Mr. Liu Ruixing was arrested at his home and taken to a detention center on August 10. In addition, more than 30 practitioners and their family members were arrested or harassed by officers from the Dai County Domestic Security Division and the local police station.

Fanzi County- Over 10 Practitioners Arrested or Harassed

Ms. Wang Meizhen and Ms. Qiao Jinzhi were arrested by officers from the Jinshanpu Police Station around August 10 for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were taken to the Xinzhou Detention Center by officers from the Fanzi County Domestic Security Division. In addition, 10 more practitioners and family members were harassed.

Background

In 1999, Jiang Zemin, then head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), overrode other Politburo standing committee members and launched the violent suppression of Falun Gong.

The persecution has killed countless Falun Gong practitioners during the past 16 years. Many have been murdered for their organs. Others have been imprisoned and tortured for their belief. Jiang Zemin is directly responsible for the inception and continuation of this brutal persecution.

Under Jiang's direction, the Chinese Communist Party established an extralegal security force, the 610 Office on June 10, 1999. The organization overrides the police and judicial system. The 610 Office carries out Jiang's directive to eradicate Falun Gong: ruin practitioners' reputations, cut off their financial resources, and destroy them physically.

Jiang stepped down as head of the CCP in 2002, but he has exerted much power from the shadows through a network of officials he put in place.

Chinese law now allows citizens to be plaintiffs in criminal cases, and many practitioners are exercising that right to file criminal complaints against the former dictator.

Perpetrators' Contact Information:
Yang Ximei (杨喜梅), director of Xizhou City Police Department: [phone]
Xue Jianjun (薛建军), director of Xizhou City Detention Center: [phone]
Ding Jing (丁静), director of Dai County Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Yang Zhangang (杨占刚), director of Jingle County Police Department: [phone], [phone]
Dingxiang County Police Department: [phone]
Han Shuquan (韩书全), captain of Dingxiang County Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]
Zhang Xiaoping (张小平), captain of Fanzi County Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Hou Liwei (候利伟), director of Jinshanpu Police Station: [phone]