High School Student Held Hostage by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province

It has been reported that Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Haohong from Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province escaped from the brainwashing centre where she had been held captive for more than nine months. Local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials were alarmed and in return took Wang Haohong's son, who is studying in high school, as a hostage. Family members are worried about the safety of the child. More details follow:

Ms Wang Haohong, 41 years old, is from Majia Village, Sha Gully, Zhangxin Township, Zhaoyuan City. Ms Wang had suffered from many illnesses since she was young and had sought many medical treatments, but all turned out to be in vain. Her mother cried a lot because of this, and Wang Haohong herself also suffered greatly because of her illnesses and would rather die than live. After she started to practise Falun Gong, all the illnesses she had were miraculously cured. It was Falun Gong that saved her life and brought happiness and peace to her family.

On July 20th, 1999, the wicked Chinese Communist Party launched its brutal persecution of Falun Gong and its practitioners. Like tens of thousands of other practitioners, Wang Haohong suffered brutal persecution just because of upholding her belief in Falun Gong and living her life according to the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Wang Haohong was continuously harassed, arrested, detained and tortured by CCP officials. She was not able to return to her own home for the past 8 years.

On September 11th, 2007, Wang Haohong was arrested by the Nanxinzhuang Local Police Station in Jinan City, and was detained for about a month at the Public Security Bureau in eastern Jinin. Wang Haohong went on hunger strike to protest. On October 7th, Wang Haohong was sent to the so-called "Legal System Education and Training Centre" (translation: brainwashing centre) in Zhaoyuan City and was been detained there for more than 9 months.

The "Legal System Education and Training Centre" in Zhaoyuan City is in fact a brainwashing centre that persecutes Falun Gong practitioners. It is located at a deserted building at Lingnan Goldmine, Taishang Village, Linglong Township. Since July 2007, there have been about 60 Falun Gong practitioners sent to this dark den for persecution. Wang Haohong had symptoms of serious diabetes after being tortured. Her family had repeatedly made requests to take her home but were denied.

Ms. Yang Keyun is another practitioner who has been detained and tortured at the same brainwashing centre for more than five months. Ms Yang has a disabled son at home who is unattended. She was tortured and almost collapsed mentally. Falun Gong practitioner Liu Shuwen and 70-year-old Ms Wang Xiuhua were also arrested and sent to this brainwashing centre recently and suffered a great deal physically and mentally.

Responsible Individuals and Telephone Numbers:

Zhaoyuan National Security Team: 86-535-8258610
Li Jianguang: 86-13863808576 (Mobile)
Du Weixian: 86-13105261966 (Mobile)
Zhaoyuan 610 Office: 86-535-8258610
Zhaoyuan Lingnan Goldmine Brainwashing Centre: 86-535-8393630
Zhaoyuan Political and Law Committee 610 Office Head - Liu Shuju: 86-535-8258610 (Office), 86-535-8210838 (Home), 86-13863808689 (Mobile)
Zhaoyuan No. 1 Middle School: New Campus: 86-535-8163628, Old Campus: 86-535-8215322
Headmaster - Guo Meijuan: 86-13806458866 (Mobile)
Zhaoyuan Education Committee: 86-535-8213513

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/7/26/182808.html