Trial Held for Practitioner Hu Xinzheng of Henan Province

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Hu Xinzheng was arrested in March 2007 and subjected to a trial in the Chuanhui District Court in Zhoukou City, Henan Province on the morning of June 28th, 2007.

Mr. Hu Xinzheng, 55, is a resident of Zhoukou City. His 86-year-old mother and handicapped brother, in his 60s, both rely on his monthly 100 yuan¹ insurance premium and his income from a small bookstall. The family's financial condition is poor.

On March 6th, 2007, Mr. Hu was reported to the authorities and arrested. Participating in the arrest were police officers Gao Feng and Xu Hongzhi from the Shanan District Police Department and deputy chief Zhu Guangqiang from the Fangzhi Street Police Station. The officers also ransacked Mr. Hu's home. Mr. Hu was held at the Zhoukou City Detention Centre.

At 9:50 a.m. on June 28th, Mr. Hu's neighbours received a phone call from the Chuanhui District Court. The court informed them of Mr. Hu's trial that morning. The neighbours asked why they were informed at the last minute. The court agent replied impatiently, "If you want to come, then come; otherwise don't come," and hung up.

Mr. Hu's family asked a friend to ask the lawyer's office to make court enquiries. They discovered that his trial was held in the Juvenile Court section of the Chuanhui District Court. The lawyer was puzzled: why hold a trial for a 55-year-old in Juvenile Court? When the lawyer asked about the verdict, the court said it was a heavy penalty. They also said that for Falun Gong cases, the actual decision maker is the Political and Judiciary Committee, not the court.

Mr. Hu's family still does not know the verdict. His imprisonment and the disruption his source of income inflicts additional hardship on the already struggling family.

Relevant government officials:

Wu Changjiang, Chuanhui District Party secretary: 86-394-8100600 (Office), 86-13949979999 (Mobile)
Zhu Guangqiang, Fangzhi Street Police Station head: 86-13033965857 (Mobile)

Juvenile Court, the Chuanhui District Court
Liu Guojun, Chief Judge: 86-13939468666 (Mobile), 86-394-8260083 (Home)
Liu Hongbing, deputy Chief Judge: 86-13938041768 (Mobile)

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/7/13/158769.html