Mother and Son Sent to Forced Labour Camps

Ms. Wu Shuzhen and Mr. Zhang Mao, mother and son, were arrested by police officers from Shijiazhuang City on the evening of December 18th, 2010. When their family members made inquiries to the local authorities as to their whereabouts, they found out that they had been sent to forced labour camps. Ms. Wu was taken to Hebei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp, and Mr. Zhang was taken to the forced labour camp on Taihua Street in Shijiazhuang.

When the police stopped and searched Mr. Zhang's car at around 8:00 p.m. on December 18th, 2010, they found him in possession of Falun Gong materials. He was arrested and detained. His home was then ransacked at around 2:00 a.m. the next morning, and a large amount of personal belongings were confiscated, including 15,000 yuan¹ in cash, two laptops, a printer, and Falun Gong books. The police also arrested Zhang’s mother Ms. Wu Shuzheng and his girlfriend, Ms. Wang. His father, Mr. Zhang Bomin, was not at home at the time.

Mr. Zhang, Ms. Wu, and Ms. Wang were taken to the Songying Police Station that evening. When Ms. Wang’s aunt heard the news, she went to the police station to visit her and was also detained.

Officers from Songying Police Station broke into Mr. Zhang’s home again on December 20th and confiscated his TV satellite dish. Several of Mr. Zhang's relatives went to the police station on December 21st to request his release, but were threatened by the officers.

Those responsible for the persecution include:

Songying Police Station: 86-311-85310222 or 85313311
Wei Zhuhua, head of Songying Police Station: 86-311-13931131326

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/2011/2/6/235922.html