German Newspaper Report: Deported to China from Wurzburg then Sentenced to Forced Labour Camp for Practising Falun Gong

The following is based on an April 12th report by German newspaper The Main Post. Phone calls from China said that Jiang Renzheng, who was deported to China from Wurzburg, was sentenced to three years in a forced labour camp. The only reason for his detention is that he participated in Falun Gong activities in Germany, which are forbidden in China.

Jiang Renzheng and his wife Guo Rui were deported by the Wurzburg authorities along with their two children on the 7th of March after their application for refugee status was rejected. Their lawyer could not reverse the deportation decision after filing an application to the Wurzburg Administrative Court to stop the deportation.

Ms. Tang of the Falun Gong Association in Wurzburg was shocked by what happened to this family. She reminded the court about the severity of the persecution against Falun Gong in China. Jiang Renzheng began practising Falun Gong in Germany and expressed his intention of not giving up the practice. After the deportation, Ms. Tang kept contact with the Jiang family and told The Main Post about the misfortune of this family. When they arrived at an airport in China their passports were taken away by the Chinese authorities and their personal details were noted.

Two weeks later, Jiang Renzheng was summoned by the bureau of national security. He was pressured many times during the interrogation to withdraw from the Falun Gong movement. According to Ms. Tang's recount, Jiang's father was summoned during the interrogation to help force his son to recant. However, Jiang expressed his determination to the people at the bureau of national security that he would not sign even if they killed him. Finally, he had to sign his name on a document stating that he did not and will not violate Chinese law. Jiang only stated that in the future he will not violate Chinese law; he did not sign that he will give up the practice of Falun Gong.

On the weekend of the 8th of April, a big change happened in the Jiang family. Jiang Renzheng was taken away by five policemen and put into a forced labour camp in Benxi. According to the bureau of national security, Jiang was sentenced to three years in the labour camp because he practised Falun Gong.

Jiang Renzheng, Guo Rui and their two children.