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Eight Practitioners in Qian'an City, Hebei Province, Recently Taken into Custody
At noon on October 11th, 2007, Ms. Liu Xiaoyuan, employed by Qian'an City Industry and Commerce Bank in Hebei Province, was taken away by the police and her home ransacked. Ms. Liu's whereabouts is currently unknown. On October 12th, Mr. Yuan Chunlin, who worked for Industry and Commerce Bank, was taken away by the police and had his home ransacked. The police seized his computer, printer, and TV antenna. That same day, Mr. Li Yankui of Agricultural Bank was also taken away by the police. The fates of Yuan Chunlin and Li Yankui are not known. On the night of October 10th, Ms. Cui Qingru, 45 years old, retired employee of Qian'an City Agricultural Bank, had her home ransacked by the police. With no explanation, the police took her away and detained her in North Maowa Village, Qian'an Town. After 11 a.m. on October 9th, the police took Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wan Yonghong from Industry and Commerce Bank into custody, ransacked her home, and confiscated a notebook computer, satellite receiver, and personal belongings. Ms. Wan was tortured at a detention centre and then taken to the ICU at Qian'an City People's Hospital. Details about her physical condition are unclear. After 11 p.m. on October 1st, Pu Yonglai, head of National Protection Unit of the Qian'an City Public Security Bureau, and several policemen broke in and seized practitioner Ms. Li Hongmei and her younger brother, Li Qingsong, in their hometown of Xiaozhuangzi Village, Jianchangying Town. The police confiscated Li Qingsong's suitcase, which contained 5000 yuan1 in cash, Dafa books, keys, and other personal belongings. Li Hongmei is being held at a brainwashing centre in Qian'an City Seed Company; Li Qingsong's whereabouts is unknown. On the night of September 28th, practitioner Ms. Wen Qingfang of the Construction Bureau was taken by police to Qian'an City Seed Company Brainwashing Centre, Beihuan Road, Qian'an City.
Phone numbers of the units and individuals responsible: Qian'an City National Protection Brigade Qian'an City Public Security Bureau Chief Justice Li Yanming: 86-315-7607888 (Office), 86-315-6611928 (Home), 86-13803159525 (Mobile) Qian'an City Detention Centre Shao Yanhong: 86-13832987832(Mobile) Seed Company (provides a venue to be used as a brainwashing centre): 86-315-7612668 Note 1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.
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