The Arrest of a 65-Year-Old Practitioner from Shandong Province

On September 18th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Jianguo’s home in Beiliu Village, Taian City, Shandong Province was ransacked. Following this incident, he and his middle son were both detained at Shilihe Detention Centre in Shengzhuang Town, Daiyue District. His son was released the same day. Police officers from the township police station participated in ransacking Zhang Jianguo’s home. Further details are yet to be investigated.

Since the Jiang Zemin regime started persecuting Falun Gong, Jiang Jianguo’s family has been harassed continuously. In July 1999, his eldest son Zhang Jinshan was assigned to work at Shandong Huaning Group after he graduated from university. He was under around-the-clock surveillance, and had to live there without a valid identity. Later, after experiencing other forms of persecution, he finally had to quit. Upon returning to his hometown, he was watched by the person in charge of social order from the Manzhang Township Police Station. At that time, Zhang’s identity card was confiscated and he was requested to submit his pictures. After that, he could no longer live a normal life.

In March 2000, Mr. Jiang's eldest son went to Taian to look for a job. He went to a fellow practitioner’s home. He was charged with illegal gathering, and ended up being arrested by policemen from Nanguan Police Station in Taian City. He was detained for 15 days at Sanhe Detention Centre. In October 2000, he was detained again for 30 days for going to Beijing to lawfully appeal to the government. The police chief Yao Genfu demanded 4,000 yuan¹ from his father as a fine. Zhang told him that he hadn’t paid off a debt for tuition fees for his eldest son and had no money. Then Yao lowered the fine to 2,000 yuan and stated it would be acceptable if he issued a credit note to Yao. Zhang Jianguo said, "I cannot pay to get him back, as I am so poor. You know that."

Later, his eldest son was released and helped him with farming the land. In December 2000, his eldest son went to Beijing and ended up being detained at the Taian City Donghu Detention Centre. Later, he was sent to the Zibo City Wangcun Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province, where he was detained for three years. The people who were directly responsible for his detention are Liu Baozhen (who was transferred out) from the Politics and Security Department in Daiyue District and Yao Genfu.

In 2003, when his eldest son’s prison term was up, Mr. Jiang went to Manzhuang Township Police Station to submit a release certificate. However, because he refused to agree to finger printing, he was beaten up by the police.

Before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held the 16th People’s Congress, authorities from Daiyue District went to his home to question Mr. Jiang and demand an oral confession from him. They attempted to send him to a brainwashing centre or forced labour camp for detention, but they failed. Between March and April of 2006, people from Daiyue District Police Bureau, the Township Police Station and the person in charge of the village went to Zhang Jianguo’s home. Under the pretence of helping him to look for a job, they went to his home three times to try to find out from his father where he was. His parents told them: "My eldest son didn’t do anything wrong. Believing in Truth, Compassion, Forbearance and trying to be a good person, what’s wrong with that? Now he is out of town somewhere doing some temporary work to support himself. If you really want to find a job for him, you should find it first, and then when he comes back home, I’ll let him know. In these few years, he has changed jobs quite a few times. As to where he is right now, we don’t know either." Zhang Jianguo’s vehicle was searched between May and June 2006 by the Township 610 Office. The search was led by Guo Shixing.

Zhang Jianguo is the backbone in his family, as his wife is unable to work. His eldest son graduated seven to eight years ago, and his loan is not yet paid off. Currently Zhang Jianguo is detained, and it is now harvesting season.

Taian City 610 Office: 86-538-8208610

Taiyue District Police Station: 86-538-8566610

Zhang Jingzhou, Secretary of Daiyue District Political and Juridical Committee: 86-538-8568686, 86-538-8256281

Chen Jiawen, Daiyue District Political and Juridical Committee Assistant to the Secretary, person in charge of the 610 Office: 86-538-8568118, 86-538-6111958 86-13954833716(Mobile)

Zhou Guanghua, Daiyue District 610 Office Deputy Manager: 86-538-8568610
Wu Zhenji, Daiyue District Police Bureau Deputy Chief: 86-538-8210558, 86-13905385281(Mobile)

Liu Xueqing, Daiyue District Police Bureau Deputy Chief: 86-538-8203738, 86-13583818716 (Mobile)

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/9/28/138859.html