Policemen Beat, Kidnap and Extort Money from Dafa Practitioners in Hebei Province

On the night of April 23, 2002, policemen from Liangwa Town, Anping County, Hebei Province took an electric baton and invaded a practitioner's home. They beat the practitioners that were watching Dafa lecture videos so badly that one almost died. After that, the policemen kidnapped the practitioners and extorted money from them. Even now, some of them are still being illegally detained.

In Houpu Village, Liangwa Town, Anping County, Hebei Province there have been over 10 practitioners who have gone to Beijing to appeal since July 20, 1999. Some of them have been illegally detained and illegally fined on more than one occasion. Their homes were ransacked and they became destitute. A son of one practitioner was dismissed from college due to his father practising Dafa. The county 610 Office (an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political or judicial systems) and the police station in the town often disturb practitioners. The practitioners have done their best to clarify the truth to ordinary people and the people who have been directly involved in the persecution. They have also allowed the ordinary people in this area to get to know Dafa. For over two years, the practitioners have overcome many obstacles, continuously exchanged Fa rectification experiences together and sometimes studied the Fa together.

On the night of April 23, 2002, the practitioners in the village were watching a Dafa video when somebody reported them. The "610 Office" in Anping County sent five cars carrying over 20 policemen. The policemen forced the practitioners into the cars. Because the practitioners did not cooperate with the policemen and did Fa Zheng Nian, the policemen beat them badly, shocked them with electric batons and kicked them. The terrible from this suffering woke up the ordinary people in the neighbourhood. Some people with just hearts tried to stop the policemen and were then threatened by them. After two hours, the practitioners were dragged and carried into the cars. The policemen did not even release the five-year-old boy that was the son of a practitioner. Two couples were taken away and were forced to leave their kids at home without anyone to take care of them. They have captured 13 practitioners and children. The practitioner Zhao Qiushuang almost died after being beaten and shocked with an electric baton. He was sent to the hospital.

A day later, two old female practitioners were released after being illegally fined between 2,000 and 5,000 Yuan (500 Yuan is the monthly salary for an average urban worker). Five practitioners were illegally detained. Practitioner Zhao Qiushuang was taken back to her home. Zhao was so weak that she had to be taken care of by her family. Her husband is still being illegally detained.

The people who are directly involved in this event:

Wang Yundao is the president of the police station in Liangwa Town, Anping County. His home phone number is 01186-318-7523134.

The Liangwa County Government phone number is 01186-318-7812447.

Anping County's "610 Office" phone number is 01186-318-7524321.

The major people who are responsible for the Anping County "610 Office" are Zhang Yanzong and Ma Tiezhan. Ma Tiezhan's home phone number is 01186-318-7526579.

The main phone numbers of the Anping County Police Station are 01186-318-7524205, 01186-318-7524670 and 01186-318-7524652.

The phone number of the Anping County Detention Centre is 01186-318-7524363.

Source: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/5/13/21943.html
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/5/4/29525.html