Guangdong Man Detained for His Faith—Family Files Complaints Against Key Perpetrators

(Minghui.org) A Maoming City, Guangdong Province, resident has been detained for two years for his faith in Falun Gong. His family recently filed complaints against the 19 perpetrators involved in his case, urging the authorities to drop his case and release him.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

Mr. Lin Wu, 58, was ambushed by two people hiding in his apartment building when he returned from grocery shopping on August 14, 2020. Thinking that they were going to rob him, he struggled and attempted to escape. Those people made a phone call and three more people showed up. They held Mr. Lin to the floor and took away his home key. They then ransacked his home and confiscated his Falun Gong books and other personal belongings.

Despite the fact that Mr. Lin was found to have a severe heart condition, the police kept him in custody at Maoming City No. 1 Detention Center. Meanwhile, the authorities suspended most of his pension, reducing his 6,000 yuan monthly payment to 900 yuan, which was barely enough for his family to get by.

The Maonan District Procuratorate approved Mr. Lin’s arrest on September 18 and indicted him in early January 2021. His lawyer was not allowed to meet with him until December 1, 2021. The lawyer tried to urge prosecutor Yu Huadan to dismiss his case, but Yu refused to meet with him and said she had handed off the case to the Maonan District Court and was no longer in charge of it.

While Mr. Lin is still awaiting trial by the Maonan District Court, his family filed complaints in August 2022 against the 19 perpetrators responsible for his case. They demanded: 1) the perpetrators be held accountable; 2) the Maonan District Procuratorate withdraw the indictment against Mr. Lin; 3) the Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department dismiss Mr. Lin’s case; and 4) the Maonan District Court acquit Mr. Lin.

The 19 perpetrators are:

1. Zhao Guanghui (赵广辉), former secretary of Maoming City Political and Legal Affairs Committee2. Huang Guo (黄果), former deputy mayor of Maoming City, deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee and chief of Maoming City Public Security Bureau3. Lin Guangyang (林广洋), director of Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department4. Meng Zhigang (孟志刚), deputy director of Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department5. Chen Feng (陈锋), political commissar of Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department6. Feng Zhenyu (冯振宇), member of the Party group of Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department7. Guo Huaxiong (郭华雄), director of political work office at Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department8. Lu Shanghui (陆尚辉), head of the Dianbai District Domestic Security Office and member of the 610 Office9. Chen Changxing (陈昌兴), head of Dianbai District 610 Office10. Deng Qinwei (邓钦伟), chief of Qijing Police Station11. Chen Yongqiang (陈勇强), deputy chief of Qijing Police Station12. Li Yichang (李一常), deputy chief of Qijing Police Station13. Jiang Hongfeng (蒋洪锋), deputy chief of Qijing Police Station14. Fan Laibiao (范来表), officer of the Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department15. Lu Rongjian (卢荣建), officer of the Maoming High-tech Development Zone Police Department16. Mo Liaowei (莫燎炜), officer of Qijing Police Station17. Yang Weidong (杨伟东), government official18. Yu Huadan (余华丹), prosecutor of Maonan District Procuratorate19. Guo Jianfeng (郭剑锋), former president of Maonan District Procuratorate

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