Recent Large-scale Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners in Jilin Province

Using "Security for the Olympics" as an excuse, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials in Jilin Province have been arresting large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners since April 23rd, 2008. According to inside information, an order was given that if anyone went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was arrested, the mayor of the city where the person comes from would be removed from office. The following are details about this most recent round of persecution in Jilin Province.

Practitioners from Jilin City Arrested

At 4:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, police from the Tuchengzi Police Station in Longtan District, Jilin City, arrested practitioner Li Shigang when he was picking up his child from school. Without anyone present, the police searched Mr. Li's mother-in-law's garage. At 6:00 p.m., the police broke into Li's brother-in-law's house (where Li and his family temporarily lived) with a blank search warrant. When questioned on the legitimacy of the warrant, the police filled out the warrant at the scene and continued the search. Li Shigang's whereabouts are currently unknown.

On April 23rd, 2008, police from the Jilin City Public Safety Bureau and the Hadawan Police Station arrested practitioner Hou Chunhua from home along with Mr. Hou's family members who are not practitioners - Guo Yunchun (Hou's niece) and Guo's husband Zhao Chenglu. The police confiscated 30,000 yuan (GB£2200) in cash and a prepaid mobile phone card that cost 10,000 yuan (GB£735).

The police tortured Mr. Zhao and Ms. Guo in the police station to extort confessions. The same day, practitioner Zhang Min, Hou Chunhua's sister-in-law, was arrested. She is now locked in the Jilin City Detention Centre.

In the evening on April 23rd, six police officers from the Nanjing Street Police Station in Jilin City arrested practitioner Shi Jingyu from her home. The police searched her home and confiscated some of her property.

At 6:00 p.m. on April 24th, 2008, officers from Domestic Security arrested Chen Youli and his wife Wang Jieping from their home. They searched their house and confiscated many Falun Gong books and materials. The couple are facing a trial.

Practitioner Xin Xiuyun from Jilin City Arrested

At 5:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, police from Jilin City Public Safety Bureau arrested practitioner Xin Xiuyun on her way home and took her away in a white van.

At 9:00 p.m., officers from the Jilin City Public Safety Bureau and the Yujie Police Station went to Ms. Xin's home to search and confiscate her property. They took away a laptop, two printers, books and CDs. The police even detained Ms. Xin's employers Zhang Guangling and her husband Kou Yingwu to interrogate them. They were denied family visits.

At 5:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, two police officers from the Jilin City Xiangyang Police Station, with a list of Falun Gong practitioners in hand, harassed practitioners based on the list.

Practitioner Li Xiangde's Family and His Brother in Jilin City Arrested

Practitioner Li Xiangde, his son and his wife were arrested at 8:00 p.m. on April 24th, 2008, from their home. Mr. Li's second older brother was also arrested. The police confiscated Li's computer, a laptop, a printer, a colour inkjet printer, a CD burner, and a box of blank CDs.

Practitioner Zhang Yanli from Jilin City Arrested

On April 23rd, 2008, several officers from the Jilin City Public Safety Bureau and Director Hu from the Xinjilin Police Station broke into practitioner Zhang Yanli's home and confiscated her property. The police took away her CDs and Falun Gong materials. They arrested Ms. Zhang and tortured her in an attempt to get information about other practitioners.

According to Ms. Zhang's family, she may be detained in the Jilin City Detention Centre.

A Dozen Practitioners in Jiaohe City Arrested

Recently a dozen practitioners in Jiaohe City, Jilin Province, were arrested. They include: Liu Jiang and his wife, Wang Junjie, Guo Shuqing, Li Zhenhua, and Liu Baochun and his wife Jia (first name unknown). Police had searched Li Zhenhua's house and confiscated many items.

On April 24th, 2008, practitioner Wang Junjie was arrested from his home in Jiaohe City.

Guo Shuqing was arrested on April 24th, 2008. This was her second arrest following her arrest on March 17th, 2008, when she was watching TV at her home. Ms. Guo's husband Yang Xiaohai was taken to the Shiling Prison in Siping four years ago and is still imprisoned.

Many Practitioners in Gongzhuling City Arrested

Officers from the Siping National Security Division, Changchun National Security, Gongzhuling Public Safety Bureau Domestic Security Brigade, and several police stations started large scale arrests of Falun Gong practitioners on the evening on April 23rd, 2008. Currently, there have been five practitioners arrested: Li Hongjun, Yan Lifei, Qu Yaping, Zhang Lihua, and Song Zhihong. Many practitioners were harassed. The police officers who did the actual arrests and searches were from the Dongsan Police Station, Liufangzi Police Station, and the Hebei Police Station in Gongzhuling City.

Police from the Dongsan Police station in Gongzhuling City arrested Li Hongjun and his wife Yan Lifei when they were on their way to pick up their child. The police took away the keys to their house and performed a search. That night Ms. Yan was transferred from the Dongsan Police Station to the Guowen Hospital. On the 24th, the police informed her family to pick her up from the hospital.

Seven police officers went to practitioner Qu Ping's home and arrested her. The police confiscated cash (amount unknown). Practitioners Xiaolu and his wife from Liufangzi City escaped the arrest that night. Police searched their house and confiscated a computer and several mobile phones.

Ms. Liu Jiaxia (40 years old) from Guojiadian, Lishu County, was arrested in the evening on April 23rd, 2008, leaving her elderly parents who cannot take care of themselves at home.

Zhao Lanping, Deputy Secretary of the Gongzhuling City Political and Legal Commission and Director of the 610 Office in Jilin Province: 86-13804473179 (Mobile)

Several Falun Gong Practitioners in Changchun City Arrested

On the night of April 22nd, 2008, many strangers entered Changchun Falun Gong practitioner Yan Xiaojie's home, and a police car waited outside. At that time, Gao Shuyu, Yan Xiaojie, and Yue Xinying were together. During that time, Yue Xinying and Gao Shuyu disappeared. Another practitioner is named Le. Le's elder sister went to Le's home, found cigarette butts on the floor, a notebook missing, and Le had disappeared. When she tried to contact Le's friend Bai Yuping, she found that she was also missing. Yan Xiaojie and Yue Xinying used to repair printers at the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City"; Falun Gong practitioner Le works in a supermarket; Gao Shuyu is retired; Bai Yuping is an accountant.

After 7:00 p.m. on April 22nd, 2008, over ten police officers broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioner Bai Yuping. Her husband came home after 9:00 p.m., found the home in a mess, and then found out that Bai Yuping had been taken away to a police station in Luyuan District. On April 23rd, her husband saw Ms. Bai at the police station.

Public Security Section 3: 86-431-82098328
Public Security Section 3 chief Yao Guoguang: 86-13943011211(Mobile)

Several Changchun Practitioners Arrested at "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City"

On April 23rd, 2008, Changchun City Public Security Bureau, Public Security Department director general ordered Changchun City Shuguang Road Police Station to arrest 12 people working on the ninth floor of the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City", and the fourth floor of "Changjiang Road Technology City". Practitioner Li Jingsong was one of them. It is said that they have monitored those floors for many days, and that many plain-clothes police are watching the two shop fronts of the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City" and other shops on Changjiang Road.

Yan Lijie has not came to work for several days. Yan's family is under major duress, since plain-clothes police keep coming and going.

On the morning of April 23rd, 2008, Li Jingsong, who repairs printers at the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City" was taken away by plain-clothes police (this has been confirmed by someone who wishes to remain anonymous). Plain-clothes police were still waiting around the repair centre on April 24th. People also saw plain-clothes police at "Changjiang Road Technology City" on April 24th.

According to staff of "Changjiang Road Technology City," the following occurred: On April 24th, 2008, a male Falun Gong practitioner buying discs in the "Changjiang Road Technology City" was arrested by plain-clothes police. When the Falun Gong practitioner loudly shouted, "Falun Gong is good", he was beaten up by special agents, and some shop assistants who did not know the truth also helped police.

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Jingyu, 38 years old, works on the ninth floor repair centre of the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City." She was arrested by the Nanguan District National Securty Brigade and Central Security Bureau on April 23rd, 2008, and sent to Shuangyang No. 3 Detention Centre on the same day. Li Jun of the Nanguan District National Security Brigade led the arrests in the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City." The number of people arrested are unknown, but the staff of the Public Security Bureau said, "We have tracked them for a long time, and now we have finally closed the net."

Changchun Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Xiuying, 56 years old, was arrested by plain-clothes police at the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City" around 11:00 a.m. on April 22nd.

Some time after 9:00 a.m. on April 26th, 2008, practitioner Wang Dongbiao was arrested when he went to the "Europe and Asia Science and Technology City" to do business. After 1:00 p.m., police took Wang Dongbiao to his residence (he lives with his mother-in-law), and there they conducted a search.

It is said that the Changchun City Public Security Bureau deceived lower level police officers with the lie that "Changchun City Falun Gong practitioners want to collectively appeal at the provincial committee on April 25th, and hold a big activity." The assigned duties were to seize practitioners in mass at every sub-branch and police station, until the end of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/4/30/177535.html