Ms. Li Xianhua Is Unlawfully Sentenced and Mr. Hu Chougai's Prison Term Extended in Chenxi, Hunan Province

Ms. Li Xianhua, in her fifties, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Xiaoping Town in Chenxi, Hunan Province. In April 2007, she was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the local police department, the Procuratorate, and the local court. She has been transferred to the Changsha City Women's Prison.

Ms. Li Xianhua was arrested in a fellow practitioner's home when she was attending an experience-sharing meeting on July 13th, 2006. She was detained in the county detention centre. In the detention centre, Ms. Li refused to wear the prison uniform and persisted in doing the Falun Gong exercises. The detention centre head, Liu Qiliang (male), instructed the guards to beat her and put ten-pound shackles on her.

Mr. Hu Chougai is in his forties. In March 2004, he was reported for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. He was later sentenced to two years of imprisonment. In September 2004, he was sent to Wuling Prison in Changde City. His prison term has expired, yet he is still detained.

A few days ago, Mr. Hu's family members went to the prison to see him. When the prison guards learned that they wanted to visit a Falun Gong practitioner, they were very rude. Only after all the others finished their visits were Mr. Hu's family members allowed to see him. When they saw him, he was wearing winter clothes even though it was summer. When asked why, Mr. Hu confessed in a low voice that the inmates often beat him and wearing thick clothes reduced the pain during the beatings. His family members asked the prison guards why the prison did not release him after his term ended. During the previous visit, the prison guard had said that he would be released whenever the Chenxi Police Department approved it. This time, the prison guard said that Mr. Hu Chougai was sentenced to three and a half years, and his jail term would not be completed until September.

Secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee Xie Jingsong (male): 86-13907457165 (Mobile), 86-745-5235466 (Home)
Deputy director of the 610 Office Li Huimeng (male, responsible for daily activities): 86-13874531131(Mobile),
Deputy director of the 610 Office Tan Meihua (female): 86-13874492777(Mobile), 86-745-5223639 (Home)
Deputy director of the 610 Office Luo Jianhe (male): 86-13107151338 (Mobile),
610 Office agent Huang Mingqiang (male, participated in extorting money from and arresting practitioners)
Chenxin Detention Centre, director Liu Qiliang (male, beat practitioners who were force-fed): 86-13874507087 (Mobile),
Instructor Zhang Xianglin (male, participated in torturing practitioners by force-feeding): 86-13974525815 (Mobile),

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/7/15/158891.html