(Minghui.org) An 84-year-old woman in Jilin City, Jilin Province, recently stood trial at the Changyi District Court for her faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
Ms. Feng Fengyun was having dinner at her son’s home on January 22, 2022, when six agents from the High-Tech Development Zone Domestic Security Office and Police Station suddenly broke in.
Her son, Mr. Li Wenjun, is also a Falun Gong practitioner. The police confiscated all his Falun Gong books and informational materials, including calendars, DVDs, booklets, pendants, and magazines.
The police seized Mr. Li and his mother, as well as his two sisters and one brother-in-law who were at the family dinner. His niece, who was also present, was the only one not arrested that night.
The five family members were interrogated at the case handling center of the High-Tech Development Zone Police Department. Ms. Feng’s two daughters and son-in-law were released three hours later. Her son was held for 13 days before being released for medical reasons.
The police took Ms. Feng to Jiangnan 465 Hospital at around 4 p.m. on January 23 for a physical examination. They brought her back to the case handling center afterwards. They drove her to the Jilin City Detention Center shortly past 8 that evening, but she was denied admission because of her poor health. The police then held her at the case handling center overnight and took her to the same hospital the next day for another round of physical examinations. She was still found to have health issues. The police called her daughters to pick her up at 6 p.m. on January 24, 2022. Her bail was set at 5,000 yuan.
Ms. Feng was not given any food during her two days of detention.
Taking Up Falun Gong
Ms. Feng used to suffer from pyelonephritis (bacterial infection causing inflammation of the kidneys), cervical hyperostosis (calcification and ossification of the ligaments of the cervical spine), numbness of the arms, high blood pressure, sinusitis and other diseases.
Her husband had cerebral arteriosclerosis, frequent headaches, cervical hyperostosis, hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure), sinusitis and other diseases.
The couple spent a fortune on their frequent hospitalizations and medical treatment, but nothing helped, and they lived in misery and poverty.
Their symptoms all disappeared after they both took up Falun Gong in March 1996. They no longer needed to worry about paying for medical care. Their son Mr. Li was amazed by their miraculous recovery and started practicing Falun Gong months later. He became a better person by following Falun Gong’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
Repeatedly Persecuted for Upholding Their Faith
Both Ms. Feng and Mr. Li were repeatedly arrested and brutally tortured in custody since the persecution of Falun Gong began 24 years ago. Ms. Feng was given forced labor once and her son three times. They barely survived their forced labor terms.
Prior to their latest arrests, the mother and son had also been arrested on the same day. Agents from the High-Tech Development Zone Police Station broke into Mr. Li’s home on May 29, 2012 and arrested him. When Ms. Feng, who shared the home with him at the time, came back at around 8:30 p.m. that night, the police arrested her as well. They took her to the Xiaoguangcun Brainwashing Center the next day. Mr. Li was interrogated at the police station before being transferred to a local detention facility.
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