Ms. Cui Aimin Held in the Jinan Detention Centre

Ms. Cui Aimin was arrested on October 31st, 2012, by several officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Shizhong District Police Department in Jinan City, Shandong Province. Chief Zhang Zhixin and deputy chief Qiu Yongxue were in charge. Ms. Cui is being held at the Jinan City Detention Centre (also called the Dayinma Detention Centre).

Ms. Cui was followed on her way home after taking her child to school on the morning of October 31st, 2012. The police opened her door with a master key and ransacked the place. They confiscated a computer, printer, Falun Gong books, Falun Gong informational materials, and other personal belongings.

Qiu Yongxue, deputy chief of the Domestic Security Division, directed the arrest. He has been tapping the phone lines of many Jinan Falun Gong practitioners and recording them. Zhang Zhixin, chief of the Domestic Security Division, is the person responsible for taking Ms. Cui to the detention centre and ransacking her home.

Ms. Cui started practising Falun Gong in early 1997. She had Hepatitis B, but it disappeared after she practiced Falun Gong for a few months. She also used to pursue fame and material gain. After she started practising Falun Gong, she became more straightforward and considerate of others. Her mother-in-law, who is in her 80s, often said, “She treats me with the most respect. People who practise Falun Gong are really good people.” A police officer once went to her to get some information about Ms. Cui. He slandered Falun Gong. The elderly lady said, “My daughter-in-law is not what you have described. People who practise Falun Gong are really good people. Don't ever come back here and harass us!”

Ms. Cui's family has avoided telling the elderly lady about her arrest, because they are afraid of worrying her. Ms. Cui's husband, a non-practitioner, is enduring intense pressure, and their young child is bereft. We ask that Ms. Cui be released immediately!

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Cui:

Shizhong District Police Department: +86-531-8603-9110, +86-531-8690-7999
Zhang Zhixin, chief of the Domestic Security Division: +86-139-5310-0002 (Mobile)
Domestic Security Division: +86-531-8508-4581, +86-531-8508-4584
Jinan City Detention Centre: +86-531-8597-1843