Police Arrest 60 Year-old Disabled Practitioner Ms. Zhen Zhixian from Qian'an City, Hebei Province

On the afternoon of May 11th, 2009, police officer Ha Fulong, along with two other policemen, arrested practitioner Ms. Zhen Zhixian from Qian'an City, Hebei Province. In late 2008, the police had arrested Ms. Zhen and tortured her to the extent of paralysis. When she was arrested again on May 11th of this year, her health had not fully recovered.

Ms. Zhen Zhixian is around 60 years old. On the afternoon of May 11th, 2009, she was helping her husband monitor their bicycle and lock-repair booth. Police officer Ha Fulong led the other two policemen to arrest her.

In late 2008, on a separate occasion, Ms. Zhen was arrested and sentenced to two years of forced labour at Kaiping Forced Labour Camp at Tangshan. After a physical exam, she was found to have diabetes, heart disease, and encephalitic blood vessels. The forced labour camp refused to take her, so the police of Qian'an City had to take her back. They detained her at the brainwashing centre located inside the Qian'an City Seed Company.

At the brainwashing centre, policeman Ha Fulong slapped Ms. Zhen on the face and tortured her in many other ways. The brutal treatment caused Ms. Zhen's health to deteriorate. Seven days later, Ms. Zhen appeared to be paralysed. The police feared being held responsible for their actions, and so told Ms. Zhen's family to hand over 10,000 yuan¹ and pick her up. When the family came, they found Ms. Zhen paralysed.

Ms. Zhen's health has not fully recovered, and she is unable to take care of herself. The police of Qian'an are persecuting a disabled person who has led a difficult life.

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2009/5/14/200862.html