Details of the Unjust Arrests of More Than 20 Dafa Practitioners from Liaoning Province

On July 22nd, 2006, more than 20 Dafa practitioners were arrested and imprisoned in the Panjin Jail and Detention Centre. The perpetrators did not show any credentials when they arrested them and confiscated these Dafa practitioners' property. In addition, some of the practitioners' family members were beaten and even arrested. Mr. Zou Liming's daughter was beaten and many places on her body were black and blue; Mr. Zhang Yawei's wife was beaten and his brother-in-law was arrested. At noon on July 22nd, the police held a banquet at Shaling Town to celebrate their arrest of so many practitioners. Their misdeeds raised enormous public indignation.

When the perpetrators went to Zhao Lixin's home to arrest her, she happened not to be home, so they instead arrested her daughter, who had just graduated from college. The perpetrators pried at the door for four hours. It has yet to be determined whether Ms. Zhao's daughter was released or not. Ms. Zhao's husband Mr. Yang Zhifa died several months ago under the long-term persecution. He was destitute and homeless after getting out of a forced labour camp.

Mr. Liu Guangqing is a teacher at Yulou Professional School of Liaohe Oil Field. When he went home on July 22nd, he was arrested by Deputy Chief Huang Haiou from the National Security Team in Xinglongtai District, and Gong Qingrong, deputy chief of the Xinglongtai Police Sub-bureau, leading policemen Hou Ming and Duan Yingjie. A total of five people waited at Mr. Liu's home for a long time. The police confiscated his property and stole his personal belongings. Mr. Liu shouted, "Falun Dafa is good!" along the road when he was being taken away by the police.

The police also went to Gaosheng Town in Panshan to arrest practitioners on July 22nd. Because the Dafa disciples they wanted to arrest were not at home, they confiscated their families' property and stole their personal belongings.

According to the police, they planned to arrest more than 20 people and threatened that they would keep on arresting people. Some local police officers told practitioners not to go outside.

In this event, Panshan and Shuangtaizi Districts sent out police from the Public Security Sub-bureau, the National Security Bureau, the Liaohe Police Station, the Shengli Police Station, the Jianshe Police Station, and the Hongqi Police Station. Xinglongtai District sent out many police officers led by Deputy Chief Huang Haiou from the National Security Team. The Politics and Law Committee from the city, counties and districts and the 610 Office¹ ("Maintaining Stability Office") directed the arrests.

This event may have involved the use of people who went astray from Dafa to spy on the practitioners to gather information. It was reported that this event was in the planning for more than half a year.

In addition, these arrested practitioners' family members and relatives went to Panjin Jail and Detention Centre, the Politics and Law Committee, National Security, the 610 Office and other relevant agencies to request the unconditional release of their family members.

Departments directly participating in the mass arrests:

Panjin Xinglongtai District Public Security Sub-bureau

Panjin Shuangtaizi District Public Security Sub-bureau

Liaohe Local Police Station: 86-427-3685010

Hongqi Local Police Station: 86-427-3887322

Shengli Local Police Station: 86-427-3835892

Jianshe Local Police Station: 86-427-3881908

Liu Desheng, Secretary of Panjin Municipal Politics and Law Committee: 86-427-2839045(Office), 86-427-2839049

Yang Zhenfu, Chief of Panjin Municipal Public Security Bureau: 86-427-2822003

Sun Tianming, in charge of Internet monitoring (Internet Police Team) in Panjin Municipal Public Security Bureau: 86-13324251388(Mobile)

Zhou Laixin, chief of Politics Security Section, Panjin Municipal National Security Team: 86-427-2682030(Office), 86-427-2838165(Home), 86-13604277978(Mobile)

Panjin Detention Centre

Chief Jing Chengsheng: 86-427-2682511(Office), 86-13909875868 (Mobile)

Depty Chief Wang Yonggang who is charge of managing Falun Gong practitioners: 86-427-2862533(Office)

Note

1. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/8/9/135190.html