Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yingdong Leaves Home to Avoid Persecution, Heishan Police Arrest Her Husband

[Note: The following is a shortened version of a longer and more detailed article that appeared on the minghui.ca website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net).]

It was reported on Clearwisdom.net that Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Yingdong was secretly sentenced to seven years in prison when she was already on the verge of death (see http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2006/2/12/69889.html). On February 10th, 2006, authorities from the Heishan County Detention Centre feared taking responsibility should Zhang Yingdong die at the detention centre, so they reported her situation to the Procuratorate and the court. On February 13th the court issued an order allowing Ms. Zhang to temporarily serve her sentence outside the detention centre, and Zhang Yingdong was sent home. The next day, persecutors from the Heishan County Police Department harassed Zhang Yingdong and her family, demanding legal documentation from them. They tried to persecute Zhang Yingdong further, despite the fact that she had already developed heart disease as a result of the persecution.

Zhang Yingdong was very frail but had no choice but to leave home to avoid additional persecution. Her current whereabouts are unknown. Her husband was taken to the detention centre as a hostage. On February 15th, 2006, Heishan County Police Department dispatched many police officers to search for Zhang Yingdong throughout the area. They harassed many Falun Gong practitioners and their families.

Right now, Zhang Yingdong's husband Li Zhigang is still being held at the detention centre. Party officials have made arrangements for him to be sent to forced labour in the name of "disrupting societal safety." Li Zhigang suffers from chronic severe tuberculosis. His parents are in their late 70s. His father recently had a stroke. Li Zhigang and his wife were taking care of the elderly couple before the persecution. Li Zhigang's parents are now living in anguish with their son detained and their daughter-in-law missing.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/3/8/122326.html