84-year-old Woman Harassed for Her Faith, the Fourth Time in a Year

(Minghui.org) At 7 a.m. on January 20, 2023, two days before the Chinese New Year, four officers in Maoming City, Guangdong Province staked out Ms. Liao Yuying’s home. As no one left home after a while, the police knocked on the door and Ms. Liao’s daughter-in-law let them in, without knowing they were police.

As soon as the police rushed in, they began to search the residence that Ms. Liao, 84, shared with her son and daughter-in-law. Her Falun Gong books were confiscated. As Ms. Liao was bedridden due to the pain in her feet, the police attempted to carry her away but then relented due to the severity of her condition.

The police demanded Ms. Liao’s daughter-in-law go with them to the police station to sign her case document, but she refused to comply. Her son then questioned the police whether they had a proper search warrant. One officer showed him a piece of paper, but the lower part was folded and no official seal was visible. The son asked the police, “Isn’t this a fake form?” The police kept silent and stopped asking his wife to sign the paperwork.

Before the police left, they tore off the decorated couplets with messages about traditional values that Ms. Liao just received a few days ago.

This is the fourth time that Ms. Liao has been harassed in the past 12 months for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

Over a dozen officers broke into Ms. Liao’s home on April 21, 2022. As she refused to let them in, they broke in by prying open her door with pliers. They searched her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and a photo of Falun Gong’s founder. After Ms. Liao was taken to the police station, some officers stayed and changed the lock on her front door.

At 5 p.m., one officer returned with a residential committee staff member and searched Ms. Liao’s home again and confiscated more Falun Gong-related items, including a piece of artwork she had on the wall and her exercise suit. According to her neighbors, the police loaded several bags and a big box with items confiscated from her.

The police broke into Ms. Liao’s home again on June 9, 2022. As she wasn’t home, the police installed a new lock on her front door, kept two keys for themselves, and handed the other two to her neighbor to pass on to her. To avoid further persecution, Ms. Liao has lived away from home.

Due to her declining health and systemic pain, Ms. Liao was unable to live on her own and thus returned home on July 4. After a few days of rest, she finally could walk again. Yet the police showed up a week later on July 11 and threatened to tie her up and arrest her. She was forced to live away from home one more time.

Perpetrators’ contact information:

Zhu Guoyong (朱国勇), chief of Lintou Town Police Station: [phone]Zhang Jianbin (张剑斌), secretary of Lintou Town Government: [phone]Cai Risheng (蔡日生), director of 610 Office: [phone]

(More perpetrators’ contact information is available in the original Chinese article.)

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