Massive Police Raids Round Up Practitioners in Jilin City

[Jilin Province]

Since a Changchun cable television network aired truth-clarification videotapes on March 5, 2002, more and more people realize the nature of evil and understand the truth about Falun Gong, while at the same time, the evil forces become more frightened. On March 11, the forces in Jilin City sent out an emergency order to all businesses and institutions requiring that each workplace be fully responsible that its employees not conduct any activity related to Falun Gong. Every neighbourhood committee is to be fully responsible for its residents. Policemen from all stations are to patrol the streets in plainclothes to apprehend Falun Gong practitioners who distribute or post Falun Dafa materials. It was reported that the Department of Public Security has given the order for police to search the homes of all Falun Gong practitioners on the blacklists prepared by neighbourhood committees and local police stations. They are to arrest the practitioners if they find Falun Gong books, CDs or materials in their homes. They are to question all whether they still practice Falun Gong. If the answer is yes, they are to be arrested, detained or sentenced to prison or forced labour camp. It was also reported that the "resolution" of the Falun Gong "issue" and the vast campaigns of arrest will go on for quite a while. Many practitioners have no choice but to leave their homes if they are to avoid being illegally arrested. Many had already been arrested prior to this latest order.

Local police stations assigned quotas of Falun Gong practitioners to be arrested to each policeman. All police are required to take part in the persecution, whether they want to or not. The neighbourhood committees assign committee members to search every resident' home and to follow and watch practitioners living in their neighbourhood. All directors of the neighbourhood committees are required to participate in the persecution.

Police vehicles and patrol vehicles haunt the streets and alleys day and night in Jilin City. They watch for Falun Gong practitioners distributing or posting Dafa materials. The massive arrest campaign is planned for the period of March 13 to March 28.

Source: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/3/21/20076.html