On April 23rd, 2008, police officers from the Benxi City Police Department in Liaoning Province arrested local practitioners during a well-coordinated operation. Some officers said that the operation and the list of practitioners were from the Liaoning Provincial government. We now know that some practitioners have been detained at the Grand White Building in the Caibei Area.
At 10:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, Ms. Wang Xiuyan was arrested at her sister's home by officers from the Beitai Police Department, Pingshan District, Benxi City. They also searched Ms. Wang's home.
Between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, a dozen officers from Jinshan Police Station, Mingshan District, Benxi City, knocked on the door of Mr. Zi Lidong, who is in his 30s, and pretended to be plumbers. Mr. Zi's family told them to wait until the following day. The officers started to pound on the door until they broke it. Mr. Zi jumped from the third floor to escape. Unfortunately he injured his chest, hip, and leg, and was sent to the hospital for an operation. The police confiscated his computer, printer, and Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution.
Between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, officers from the Cuidong Police Station and members from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Community Committee broke into Mr. Jiang Mingyu's apartment. They arrested Mr. Jiang and confiscated his leaflets exposing the persecution.
The police arrested Ms. Yang Guizhen, Ms. Cui Yulan, Ms. Wang Chunyan, and Ms. Zhou Yonghui and confiscated three notebook computers, two CD burners, two high speed printers, 70 boxes of paper, and more than 10 boxes of discs. The details are still under investigation.
On the night of April 23rd, 2008, the police arrested Mr. Li Yi from the Dongming area and confiscated his computer and printer.
On the night of April 23rd, 2008, the police arrested Ms. Duan at her home in the Dongming area and confiscated her leaflets exposing the persecution.
On the night of April 23rd, 2008, the police went to the homes of Ms. Ma and her daughter, as well as Mr. Zhou, who lives in the Zhuanshan Bridge area, and arrested them and confiscated two notebook computers, three printers, and printer paper.
On the night of April 23rd, 2008, police officers from the Dongxing Police Station arrested Mr. Gao Yudong and confiscated a notebook computer, a DVD player, and 14,200 yuan1.
At 10:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, Ms. Huang Zhenxia was arrested at her home. Also arrested was Mr. Gao Xiaofeng.
Between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, a dozen police officers from the Qianjin Police Station arrested Ms. Cui Wenlan, who lives in the Xibozi area.
Around 10:00 p.m. on April 23rd, 2008, officers from the Dongming Police Station arrested Ms. Huang Jing and confiscated her computer and printer.
On April 25th, 2008, Mr. Liu Jie was arrested by officers from the Niuxingtai Police Station.
On April 24, 2008, practitioners Mr. An Min and his wife from the Benxi County Gaoguan area were arrested.
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/2008/5/3/177716.html
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