After Repeated Arrests and Heavy Fines, Ms. Su Baoli Sent to a Forced Labour Camp

Ms. Su Baoli, 28, is a Dafa practitioner from a village near Anqiu City, Shandong Province. The police recently arrested her and her parents again, Mr. Su Xiaoyou and Ms. Zhou Shufen, following searches of their homes. Although the police extorted 10,000 yuan (1) from the family, Ms. Su was still kept in the police detention centre for one month. The family had to borrow the money from friends and relatives in order to pay it to the police. On April 15, 2005, she was transferred to the Wangcun Forced Labour Camp for continued persecution. Her pre-school child was left at home without a mother's care.

At the end of October 2001, Su Baoli's sister Su Baolan died as a result of the government's persecution. In the last several years, the police extorted at least 40,000 yuan from Ms. Su and her family.

Since July 20, 1999, police have arrested Ms. Su Baoli several times. They tortured her at the police station. Later, Ms. Su went into exile to avoid additional police harassment. On October 28, 2002, while she was living in Anqiu City, Anqiu City Police officers caught her and sent her to the Anqiu City Detention Centre where she was detained for over 60 days. The police demanded that her family pay over 30,000 yuan. Her husband, a non-practitioner borrowed from all of their relatives and friends. Even that was not enough. Finally, he had to sell all their wheat to make up the fine.

In the spring of 2003, Ms. Su was arrested twice. On March 15, 2005, she was again arrested and detained. After they extorted another 10,000 yuan, they sent her to a forced labour camp, leaving a young child at home without a mother's care. It's hard to imagine how this family can live from now on.

Ms. Su's father Mr. Su Xiaoyou, in his 60's, was also detained for one month and the police extorted 3,000 yuan from him.

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://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/5/7/101308.html