Wuhan Police Forcibly Barge Into "Winter Study Camp" and Detain Teachers, Parents and Children

On February 11th, 2008, a group of parents, children and teachers were holding a "winter study camp" activity at the Chailin Hotel in the Yujiatou Community, Wuchang District of Wuhan City. The focus of their activity was to study the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and how to apply the principles in daily life in order to be a good person. In the afternoon, more than 10 police officers from the first Division of the Wuhan Police Department led by the Division Chief Lu, barged into Room 906 of the Chailin Hotel and detained teachers Ms. Chen Man, Ms. Xiong Yingzhi, a dozen or so children and some of the parents.

The police videotaped the children and the parents. A dozen or so children were isolated from their parents and the police shouted at the children whose parents were not present. The children were threatened and tricked into telling the police details about their parents and other children. Many children were so frightened that they cried. Most of the parents and children revealed their addresses or were recognised by the police. Elementary student Li Feiyang did not give out his parent's name, but told the police his school - Huapo Road Elementary School. Li Feiyang's mother loudly reprimanded the police for their wrongful conduct. Only when relatives objected strongly were the children allowed to return home.

That day the police arrested five Falun Gong practitioners. Among them, Ms. Chen Man and Ms. Xiong Yingzhi were detained; the three other practitioners were released from the local police station the same day.

On the morning of February 19th, 2008, the police from the First Division of the Wuhan Police Department used the excuse of holding a parents meeting for the freshman classes of Huapo Road Elementary School, to deceive Li Feiyang's mother into coming to the school. She was then forcibly taken to the Yangyuan Community Brainwashing Centre in the Wuchang District of Wuhan City.

On February 19th, a group of policeman rushed into Ms. Hu Huifang's home in Qingshan District and arrested her.

On the evening of February 20th, 2008, large numbers of 610 Office¹ personnel were closely monitoring Ms. Liu Hong's home in Shishang Xindu Neighbourhood in an attempt to arrest her and her son, Shi Xiu. Ms. Liu Hong's husband, Shi Lei, was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment in 2003 by the Wuhan City 610 Office, which conspired with the Wuhan Municipal Intermediate Court of the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Shi is currently imprisoned at Shayang Farm.

Ms. Chen Man and Ms. Xiong Yingzhi are detained in the Erzhigou Area, Dongxihu District. Li Feiyang's mother is imprisoned at the Yangyuan Community Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Hu Huifang is imprisoned at an unknown location.

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.ca/mh/articles/2008/2/24/173017.html