98-Year-Old Woman Seeks Her Granddaughter Liang Yuzhen's Release

At around 3:00 p.m. on February 25th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liang Yuzhen from Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province went to the countryside to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Police arrested her and took her back to her home at 9:00 p.m. that night. They ransacked the house for evidence to persecute her. Ms. Liang's 98-year-old grandmother held her tight and pleaded with the police that she needed her granddaughter to take care of her. The police pried her hands open and forcibly took Ms. Liang away and sent her to Heshan Detention Centre.

After Ms. Liang's arrest, the grandmother was left with no one to care for her. She looked everywhere to find lawyers willing to help her rescue her granddaughter. Lawyer Tang Jitian from Anhui Law Firm and lawyer Li Chunfu from Gaobolonghua Law Firm, both in Beijing, agreed to work with her. On April 2nd, the two lawyers went to Heshan Detention Centre asking to see Liang Yuzhen. Jiangmen City 610 Office¹ and Domestic Security personnel were very frightened to see the lawyers and ordered the detention centre to make every effort to prevent them from meeting with Liang Yuzhen.

Upon learning that the two lawyers were denied visitation rights, the elderly grandmother was extremely sad and outraged. With the help of others, she walked to Heshan Detention Centre. The guards there all tried to avoid talking to her. They said they were only working there and felt helpless themselves.

Liang Yuzhen, 41, began her practice of Falun Gong in April 1999. Ever since the persecution began, she and her sister Liang Jinyou have been arrested and detained numerous times. This time she was taken away right in front of her grandmother. On March 11th, 2009, the police issued an arrest warrant.

Ms. Liang's parents are residents of Hong Kong. Their whole family is grieved over her and her sister's plight. Lawyers Tang Jitian and Li Chunfu have submitted complaints to relevant departments. However, as of now, they are still not allowed to see Liang Yuzhen.

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.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2009/4/9/198668.html