Many Practitioners Sentenced in Xiantao City, Hubei Province

Since the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2007, CCP secretary Zhou Qi and Mayor Liu Xinchi of Xiantao City, Hubei Province, have been actively arresting Falun Gong practitioners. Under their command, the police arrested fifteen practitioners. Eight of the practitioners were sentenced to three to four years. Many of the practitioners are in critical condition as a result of torture.

Ms. Chen Muying, in her 50s, is an agent of the Xiantao City Internal Revenue Bureau. She was taken to the Wuhan City Brainwashing Centre on September 25th, 2007, then imprisoned at the Xiantao City Detention Centre for a year. She was sentenced to four years in prison at the end of 2008. She is now imprisoned at the Hubei Province Women's Prison.

Mr. Mao Guiping, is a chef in the Xiantao City Experimental Kindergarten. He was arrested on September 25th, 2007, and detained at the Xiantao City No.1 Detention Centre for a year. On December 17th, 2008, he was sentenced to two years in prison. He is imprisoned at the Hubei Province Fanjiatai Prison. While detained at the Xiantao City No.1 Detention Centre, he suffered from numbness all over and tremors in his hands many times. After his arrest, his father died from profound sadness and his son had to drop out of school to support himself.

Mr. Fu Lingjun, is a Chinese teacher at the Xiantao City No.8 Middle School. He was arrested and taken to the Hubei Province Tangxun Lake Brainwashing Centre on September 25th, 2007. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on December 17th, 2008. He is imprisoned at the Xiantao City No.1 Detention Centre. At the time of his arrest, his wife was eight months pregnant and his father's health was in serious condition. The family lost their income and savings because his salary was frozen.

Mr. Li Jinyang, a resident of Xiantao City, Xiliuhe Town, is a taxi driver. He was taken to the Magang Brainwashing Centre on September 25th, 2007. Around the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Xiantao City Domestic Security Section and the Xiliuhe Police Station arrested him and seized his taxi. He was sentenced to three years in prison. He is imprisoned at the Fanjiatai Prison.

Mr. Liu Jun was arrested on September 25th, 2007. He has been detained at the Xiantao City No.1 Detention Centre.

Mr. Hu Feixiong, is a resident of Xiantao City, Dutai Village. He has been arrested many times. On September 25th, 2007, he was taken to the Hubei Province Tangxun Lake Brainwashing Centre. He is currently imprisoned at the Xiantao City No.1 Detention Centre.

Mr. Xiao Hongbin, is an employee of the Xiantao City Blanket Factory. He was arrested in March 2008 and sentenced to two years of forced labour. He is imprisoned at the Hubei Province Shayang Forced Labour Camp.

Mr. Zhou, is an employee of the Xiantao City Machine Factory. He was arrested on September 25th, 2007, and sentenced to two years of forced labour. He is imprisoned at the Hebei Province Beishayang Forced Labour Camp.

Key players in these acts of persecution:

Zhou Qi, Xiantao City CCP secretary
Liu Xinchi, Xiantao City mayor
Chen Denghua, Xiantao City 610 Office director
Wang Yang, Xu Jun (female), Xiantao City 610 Office deputy directors
Yu Pinghui, Xiantao City Political and Judiciary Committee secretary, Xiantao City Police Department director
Zhou Guohui, Xiantao City Domestic Security Section director
Tian Hua, Zeng Jingwen, Xiantao City Domestic Security Section deputy directors
Zhou Guohui and Tian Hua received praise for persecuting practitioners from the Hubei Province Public Security Office.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2009/4/14/198951.html