Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province Extends Prison Terms for Those Who Learned Falun Dafa in Prison

Authorities at the Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province have extended the prison terms of more than a dozen inmates who became Falun Dafa practitioners while in prison. These inmates learned Falun Dafa after they came into contact with the practitioners who were "illegally imprisoned¹" there since July 20th, 1999. After they became practitioners, they finally understood the true meaning of life and became truly good people. The guards and other inmates witnessed their positive changes.

Nevertheless, the authorities at the prison have not spared this special group of practitioners. One of the tactics the authorities use is to forgo the reduction of their prison terms. Since 2000, as long as the inmates practise Falun Dafa and follow the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, their prison terms will not be reduced. The second tactic used to persecute them is to extend their prison terms. The excuse for the extension is straight forward: "Because you practise Falun Gong!"

With regard to those whose prison terms have been extended, the relevant department has established regulations which stipulate that they must be released. This has been carried out in many other prisons, but it has never been followed in the Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province. Simply because one practises Falun Dafa and strives to be a good person, she can then not be released when her term is up?

Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province (a.k.a. Harbin Women's Prison):

Xiao Lin, head of prison reeducation section, ext.8130

Procuratorate of Harbin Women's Prison: 86-451-82030982

Director (of Prison Administration Bureau) Reception day contact numbers:

86-451-86316442, 86-451-86342238, 86-451-86342139

Note

1. Illegally arrested: Contrary to what former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who initiated the persecution, and the Chinese Communist Party would like the world to believe, practising Falun Gong is NOT illegal in China. Although the Public Security Department issued an unconstitutional set of restraints on the practice at the onset of the persecution in 1999, no laws have been passed by the only legislative body in China, the People's Congress, banning Falun Gong or granting the police the authority to arrest Falun Gong practitioners for practising the exercises or distributing flyers. For a more complete discussion of the illegality of the persecution of Falun Gong, please refer to the article "The Ban on Falun Gong—A Dictator's Whim, Not the Rule of Law". (Variation: "illegally sentenced")

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/9/3/136958.html