Ms. Yao Shaoyun from Xinyang City, Henan Province Forced to Leave Her Hometown--Non-Practitioner Husband Arrested

Ms. Yao Shaoyun is a Falun Gong practitioner from Xinyang City, Henan Province. She lived in the staff dormitory of the Xinyang Vocational and Technical College with her husband, Mr. Lu Weikuan, who taught English at the college and doesn’t practise Falun Gong.

Mr. Lu was called away by college officials at 3:00 p.m. on June 1st, while he was teaching a class. Police officers from the Xinyang Domestic Security Division then forcibly took his mobile phone and home key, and arrested him. Li Weijiang, deputy head of the college’s security section, guided nine police officers from the Domestic Security Division and the Shihe District Police Department and subsequently broke into Mr. Lu’s dormitory at around 5:00 p.m. They searched the entire dormitory and confiscated Falun Gong books, a computer, cash, and a bank book for an account containing over 60,000 yuan¹, as well as other personal belongings. The bank account contained what the couple had saved for years in order to buy a house. The dormitory was left ransacked.

When Ms. Yao learned about the incident, she was forced to leave her hometown due to saftey concerns. Her husband is currently detained in the Domestic Security Division. Due to the harsh treatment he has received, Mr. Lu is in critical condition, but the authorities nonetheless refuse to release him.

Mr. Lu has been recognized as one of the best teachers at the college and is well respected by his colleagues and students alike. Although he doesn’t practise Falun Gong, the authorities have still persecuted him because of his wife’s beliefs.

Xinyang Police Department: 86-376-6221181
Liang Qigui, head of the Xinyang Vocational and Technical College: 86-13803769999, 86-376-6280491
Xu Xiangyu, section head of college security: 86-13700766979, 86-376-6280688
Li Weijiang, security section deputy head, 86-13839742298, 86-376-6280110, 86-376-6280348

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://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/6/7/242092.html