Gaozhou Father and Son Sentenced and Sent to Forced Labour Camp

Mr. Wu Zuqiang from Gaozhou, Guangdong Province, was arrested by three police officers on the afternoon of October 25th, 2010. The Maoming 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) dispatched two vehicles to escort Mr. Wu to his home. They surrounded the home and removed his computer, printer, motorcycle, Falun Gong materials, and other personal items. The police pilfered almost everything in the house, including about 26,000 yuan¹ in cash. Mr. Wu's son, Wu Xianjin, was at home at the time and was arrested.

Mr. Wu and his son were detained in the “Legal System School” (a brainwashing centre) in Maoming between October 26th, 2010 and December 21st. Mr. Wu and his son were then transferred to the Gaozhou Detention Centre on December 22nd.

On April 22nd, 2011, the Gaozhou Court put Mr. Wu, who is in his sixties, on trial. On July 18th, the court sentenced him to eight years in prison. Mr. Wu promptly submitted an appeal to the Maoming Intermediate Court. On September 5th, that court upheld the original verdict. Mr. Wu is still being detained in the Gaozhou Detention Centre.

Mr. Wu Xianjin was sentenced to one year of forced labour, and sent to Sanshui Forced Labour Camp in February 2011.

Gaozhou 610 Office:
Wu Haiou: +86-668-3661318, +86-13824850905
Zhan Jie from the Gaozhou Domestic Security Division: +86-13828611262
Gaozhou Detention Centre: +86-668-6664642
Li Huibin, president of Gaozhou Court
Mo Yongqinag, presiding judge: +86-668-6635088
Yang Hui, from the Maoming 610 Office: +86-668-2910610
Maoming Brainwashing Centre: +86-668-2292905

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/2011/11/10/248988.html