Cangxian Procuratorate Puts Five Practitioners on Trial

In early March 2009, the Cangxian Procuratorate in Hebei Province put practitioners Mr. Pu Jinfeng, Ms. Zhao Junfeng, Mr. Zhang Kanzhong, Mr. Li Bin'an and Mr. Liu Rujun on trial. It was learned that there was an organization specifically set up for persecuting Falun Gong within the Cangzhou City Intermediate Court. It was stipulated that the County Court must report all cases to the city's Intermediate Court within three days. All the appeals lodged by the practitioners, who had been sentenced by the lower court, were all rejected by the city's Intermediate Court.

Mr. Pu Jinfeng, 40 years old, is from Pumatou Village, Gaochuan Township, Cangxian County. He was arrested in December 2001 for going to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. On April 9th, 2002 he was sentenced to three years of forced labour by the re-education through labour administrative committee in Cangzhou City. The Cangxian County Procuratorate approved the sentence and Mr. Pu was arrested on January 15th, 2009 by officials of the Cangxian County Police Department.

Ms. Zhao Junfeng, 59 year old, from Nanbei Village, Gaochuan Township, Cangxian County, is a retired teacher. She began to practise Falun Gong in 1997. She was detained for 15 days on October 30th, 2000 by officials from the Cangxian Police Department. Ms. Zhao was detained again on July 9th, 2008 and was formally arrested on August 15th.

Mr. Zhang Kanzhong, 40 years old, from Nanbei Village, Gaochuan Township,Cangxian County, is a self-employed mechanic. Mr. Zhang began to practise Falun Gong in 1998. He was detained on July 9th, 2008 by officers from the Cangxian County Police Department and was formally arrested on August 15th by the county Procuratorate.

Mr. Li Bing'an, 48 years old, is from Tiancun Village, Cuierzhuang Township. He began to practice Falun Gong in 1996. He was arrested in October 2000 for going to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. Mr. Li was sentenced to one year of forced labour on December 11th, 2000. On July 12th, 2008 he was detained by the county police department. On August 15th, he was formally arrested.

Mr. Liu Rujun, 43 years old, is a practitioner from Liuchang Village, Dazhu Township, Cangxian County. He was sentenced to three years in prison and four years' probation on August 15th by the county Procuratorate.

Mr. Li Fuhang, 56 years old, is from Sunhuitou Village, Dusheng County, Cangxian County. He began to practise Falun Gong in 1999. On April 20th, 2000 Mr. Li was detained for 15 days for practising Falun Gong. On August 29th, 2008 he was detained by the county police department and was formally arrested on September 8th, 2008 by the county Procuratorate. On November 14ht, 2008, Mr. Li was released on bail for medical treatments.

The direct units involved in persecuting these practitioners include the Internal Security Protection Division and the Public Information Network Security Division of the Cangzhou City Police Department.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2009/3/20/197471.html