Former Court Official Mr. Wang Zhansuo Held for Practising Falun Gong; His Attorney Forbidden to See Him

Mr. Wang Zhansuo is a lawyer from the Hengxintong Law Firm in Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Prior to relocating to Qingdao, he served as a deputy director of the Nongqi Brigade Intermediate Court of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region's Production and Construction Corps. More than ten agents from Huangdao District 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and from the Changjianglu Police Station arrested him and his family members for practising Falun Gong on the night of March 4th, 2010. Changjiang Police Station transferred Wang Zhansuo's case to Xuejiadao Police Station in late March. Officials from the Huangdao District Procuratorate issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Wang in mid-April before receiving the case from Xuejiadao Police Station at the end of May. He is presently being held in the Huangdao District Detention Centre.

Mr. Wang's defence attorney requested a meeting with him, but 610 Office agents and those at the local police department denied his request. In May, Mr. Wang asked to be released on parole so he could attend a family member's funeral, only to have his request categorically denied. When his defence attorney visited the Huangdao District Procuratorate on June 7th, asking to review his case, officials said he could not see them, but agreed to a meeting with Mr. Wang in the detention centre.

When his attorney and another local lawyer rushed to the detention centre, they were told they couldn't see their client. Detention centre officials had reported their arrival to the 610 Office. The 610 Office then pressured Huangdao District Judicial Bureau officials to advise the local law firm to fire the local lawyer. He lost his job for merely accompanying Mr. Wang's attorney to the detention centre.

When the attorney questioned 610 Office agents as to why he was not allowed to see his client, a staff member openly declared, "We will not allow any attorney involvement in this case; otherwise, we can't achieve our goal."

We last saw or heard from Mr. Wang Zhansuo over three months ago. We call for kindhearted people to pay attention to Mr. Wang's situation.

Huangdao Police Department: 86-532-66581181
Police chief Zhao Min
Domestic Security Division head Liu Guangliang: 86-13969836555 (Mobile)
Huangdao District Political and Legal Committee head Zhang Jiangang: 86-532-86988760
Huangdao District Political and Legal Committee deputy head Wang Hongwei: 86-532-86988751

Huangdao District Court: 86-532-86988366
Huangdao District Detention Centre: 86-532-66581260
Detention Centre head Wang Jizhong; political: Qian Huaihua
Xuejiadao Police Station: 86-532-66581550
Changjianglu Police Station: 86-532-66581500
Head: Ding Haiwen

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2010/6/11/225219.html