Following Years of Persecution, His Wife Already in a Labour Camp, Disabled Man in His 60's is Arrested in Mengyin County, Shandong Province

On May 9th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Li Zongping, a disabled elderly man from Mengyin County, Shandong Province was arrested by police officers from the local 610 Office¹ and Jushan Police Station. Before this happened, his wife Wang Fafeng had been sentenced to eighteen months in a labour camp. She was sent to the No.1 Women´s Labour Camp in Shandong Province on January 28th, 2008.

Mr. Li Zongping, in his 60s, is from Zhoujiagouzi village in Mengyin Town. His right arm is disabled, one leg is disabled and he is blind in one eye. Basically he is unable to work. Before his wife started to practise Falun Gong, she suffered asthma all year round. When her illness was in a serious state, she had to lay in bed all the time and could not work either. Their economic condition was very bad. However, her health improved a lot after she started to practise Falun Gong.

During the nine years of persecution of Falun Gong, the couple has been arrested several times. Their home was searched by police. Authorities have extorted a total of 9260 Yuan² from them in so-called "fines." There home was used as a practice site for local practitioners before the persecution began. Because of this, Jushan Township officials (now as a part of Mengyin Town) took 500 Yuan from them.

On February 20th, 2000, Jiao Yuxiang, Jiang Liangjun and several other Communist party members established a brainwashing centre in Jushan. They captured more than 30 practitioners and confined them in the brainwashing centre. The practitioners were forced to watch videos that slander Falun Gong. They were also forced to make statements that they would not practise Falun Gong any more. At the same time, they were forced to curse the founder of Falun Gong. They were watched by guards every night. Any food sent by their family members was taken by the guards.

Jiao Yuxiang and Jiang Liangjun asked some guards to beat Li Zongping, Gong Weijing, Gong Fangjian, Du Xiangzhong, Cao Jinfu and Lu Chuanjiang. After being detained for nine days, the authorities of Yushan County extorted 5000 Yuan from Li Zongping. He was forced to stay in the brainwashing centre for three months. He was also asked to pay 200 Yuan there.

On Febuary 20th, 2000, Li Zongping's wife Wang Fafeng was arrested and taken to Jushan Township Brainwashing Centre. She was extorted of 3000 Yuan. She was forced to stay in the brainwashing centre for three months.

The couple are typical victims of this persecution. Even after being released, because Li Zongping refuses to give up his belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, he is not allowed to live in peace. Jiao Yuxiang and Jiang Liangjun often order their subordinates to harass them.

In January 2001, Li was arrested for appealing to the Beijing authorities. Several days after that, he was released as he refused to reveal his name and address. On his way back home, he was arrested again at the train station in Jinan City. Police escorted him back to his home town of Mengyin. There he was detained at the local 610 office for more than three months and was asked to pay 260 Yuan for the detention there.

In the beginning of March 2001, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities in Jushan Township held a brainwashing session again to persecute more then thirty local practitioners, slandered Falun Gong and forced the practitioners to do the same. Anyone who did not obey was locked in a dark room. Later Li Zongping was detained at Chapengling in Mengyin County for more than a month.

In December 2001, the 610 Office people tried to capture Li Zongping and his wife. The couple left home in order to escape capture. Someone else took care of their teenage child.

In February 2004, the police arrested the couple at their home. Police smashed their door, pots and pans and other property.

Before the national holiday in Oct 2005, Li Zongping was arrested by the agents from the 610 Office. He was detained there for 22 days.

In 2006, the 610 Office agents came to search their home and took a DVD player and three audio players.

At 5 P.M. on December 20th, 2007, Wang Fafeng and her fellow practitioner from Tangjiazhuangzi Village, Jiuzhai County, Wang Zifeng, were reported to the police when they were distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling villagers in Xiezhuang Village the facts about Falun Gong. Policemen from Jiuzhai Township Police Station came to arrest them.

After Wang Fafeng was arrested, Jiuzhai Township Police Station transferred her to Mengyin Town that night. Policemen from Mengyin Town searched her home. They took away Falun Gong books, identity cards, certificates for disabled people, welfare card and resident registration book. After the search was done, the policemen also arrested Li Zongping and detained him at Mengyin County Detention Centre. Finally they set him free after one month. Wang Fafeng was detained at Yinan County Detention Centre. She was sentenced to eighteen months at the labour camp after one month. Currently she is detained at the No.1 Women´s Labour Camp in Shandong Province.

After his wife was taken to the labour camp, it became hard for Li Zongping to have any peace. His life became more and more difficult. He has recently been arrested again.

Departments and individuals who participated in this persecution
Mengyin County Police Department Head's Office, Zhang Yuanxue, 86-539-4818801, 86-13705397128(Mobile), 86-539-4818901

Mengyin County 610 Office
Office head, Li Baoyuan, 86-539-4811681, 86-13953958936(Mobile)
Deputy office head, Sun Shuai, 86-539-4811681, 86-13173095056(Mobile)
Mengyin County Police Department 610 Office member, Wang Wei, 86-13563979797(Mobile)
Mengyin County Supervision Division, Xing Xianqin, 86-539-4818919, 86-13805397876(Mobile) 86-539-4818709

Jushan Police Station
Head Liu Yong, 86-539-4818991 (Home), 86-1395396019(Mobile)
Ji Zhenhua, 86-539-4810510 (Home), 86-13853939168(Mobile)

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.

2. "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/2008/5/16/178560.html