Store Owner Arrested, Wife Died of Torture

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qin Laosi from Xiajie Village in Shiliting Town, Shahe City, Hebei Province, was arrested at home on September 15th. Wang Jianjun and other police agents sent him to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre. His three children were left attended. Their mother died last year as a result of torture in a brainwashing centre.

Mr. Qin, a farmer in his 40s, repairs home electronics. After going to Beijing to appeal in January 2000, he was sent to labour camp with a term of one year. Below are the details of the persecution and death of his wife.

Ms. Qin’s wife Hao Bianyun died last year. On October 27th, 2004, more than 10 agents from the Shiliting Township Government went to her home at 2:00 p.m. They covered her mouth, beat her, and dragged her into a police van, along with their 5-year-old daughter. During the two-month detention at the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre the police agents injected her with an unknown substance. She developed heart disease, fell in and out of consciousness, and gradually lost the ability to take care of herself. She died on March 25th, 2010 after suffering many years of debilitating symptoms from the unknown substance. Mr. Qin then opened a shop in Shiliting Town to repair home electronics to make a living while raising his three children.

Shahe City Domestic Security Division head Wang Jianjun went to Qin’s home in the morning on July 12th, attempting to arrest him. After he escaped, Wang took Mr. Qin's teenage son Qin Haozhi as a hostage. His family was forced to pay 2,000 yuan¹ to get the son back.

Several days later Wang and other agents went to Xiajie Village again, but still failed to arrest Qin. They tried to arrest his daughter, but other villagers stopped them.

The agents arrested Mr. Qin on September 15th and took him to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre.

Additional Cases of Persecution in Shahe City

In the past four months police agents have arrested nine Shahe City practitioners and sent them to the local brainwashing centre. Below are some of the cases:

Police agents arrested Ms. Zhai Yanling on September 15th while she was working in a restaurant.

Wang Jianjun, Hou Shouhong and other agents ransacked the home of Caozhang Village practitioner Ms. Ren Suie and took her to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre. She had abdominal pain from torture and could not stand up. Police extorted 1,200 yuan from her family and released her.

Wang Jianjun and others arrested Mr. Wei Gailin at home in the evening on June 12th, and sent him to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre. They also arrested Mr. Wei Zhuxue in the same village, at home on June 30 and sent him to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre.

On May 23rd, while Xiaqu Village practitioner Ms. Wang Xiuqin and her daughter were doing farm work, village Party head and several police agents arrested her and took her to the Xingtai Brainwashing Centre.

When Shahe City practitioner Ms. Wang Lianzhen distributed informational materials in a park on March 6th, Domestic Security Division agents arrested and held her at a detention centre for two days. They also extorted 20,000 yuan from her family. When she distributed materials on June 13th, someone reported her to the police. Wang Jianjun and others confiscated her personal belongings, including a computer and a printer, and stole the key to her home. When no one was at home on June 20th, the agents ransacked the place.

Zhang Shemin, Shahe City 610 Office head: +86-319-8921299 (Office), +86-319-8817668 (Home), +86-13831970800
Xie Jiyun, Shahe City Police Department head: +86-319-8925801 (Office)
Wang Jianjun, Shahe City Domestic Security Division head: +86-319-8625807(Home), +86-319-8905888 (Office), +86-13503196699, +86-13315932966
Xingtai Brainwashing Centre: +86-319-3190616, +86-319-8625807
Qiu Youlin, brainwashing centre head: +86-13930906105

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/2011/9/28/247259.html