Many Practitioners Sentenced to Prison in Gansu Province

After serving a one-year-long detention, several practitioners in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, were secretly sentenced to prison in March 2006. The "Sentencing Statements" were sent to the Liangzhou District Detention Centre at the end of March 2006.

All from Wuwei City: Ms. Zhang Wenjuan, 42, from Huai'an Village, Baishu Township was sentenced to six years in prison;

Ms. Tai Maehua, 38, from Wuhe Township was sentenced to four years in prison;

Mr. Wang Qingde, in his 50s, from Shuangshu Township was sentenced to three years in prison; and

Mr. Zhang Yanju, 38, from Gaoba Township was sentenced to seven years in prison.

These practitioners were arrested on February 27th or 28th, 2005. We heard that they would first be held in a brainwashing centre located in Lanzhou City for three months, then sent to Jiuquan Prison, a concentration camp.

Up until now, five practitioners in Wuwei City have been tortured to death. There are still 26 practitioners being tortured in prisons, labour camps, and detention centres. Twelve practitioners were arrested before the 2006 New Year in Jinsha Township or Hongxiang Town of the Langzhou District, Wuwei City. Among these 12, three of them were sent to forced labour in Lanzhou City.

Individuals involved in the persecution:

Xu Wenyu, male, Head of the Liangzhou District Detention Centre: 86-935-3319180. Deputy Head Zhao Zhiming (male).

Wuwei City Procuratorate Head Zhao Tianjun, male: 86-13830266930 (Mobile).

The Liangzhou District Court and Procuratorate are the main units persecuting these practitioners.

The Liangzhou District Court

The Liangzhou District Procuratorate

The Wuwei City Police Department Detention Centre is located opposite the Drug Rehabilitation Centre in the same yard. The address is: Dazhong Village, Heping Town, Wuwei City, Zip code 733000.

Wuwei City Police Department Detention Centre

Wuwei City Police Department Drug Rehabilitation Centre

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/5/11/127414.html