Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Tried at Dongning County Court in Heilongjiang Province

A trial hearing was held at Dongning County Court in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province on June 27th, 2012 for eight Falun Gong practitioners, including Xu Yili. Five lawyers appeared in court to defend the practitioners and pleaded not guilty. The court has yet to announce the verdict.

On the night of January 9th, 2012, officers from Daohe Town Police Station arrested seven Falun Gong practitioners: Xu Yili, Cao Wenbo, Ms. Lu Yulan, Ms. Zhang Guiqin, Xiao Hua, Wang Xihe and Liang Junzhi. They were held at the Dongning Detention Centre. The police then ransacked their homes on the morning of January 10th.

Family members of the arrested practitioners went to the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and domestic security division requesting the release of the practitioners, but to no avail.

On the morning of February 2nd, family members then went to the public security bureau to demand their release. Zhao Zhandong, the deputy director of the public security bureau, became very angry and arrested Miao Fu, a practitioner who accompanied them. Miao was also taken to the Dongning Detention Centre, and police ransacked Miao's home that same night. Miao's elderly mother in her seventies was frightened and couldn't sleep at night.

Those involved in the persecution:

Ji Tiansheng, secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee in Dongning: +86-13303633028

Zhou Tao, president of Dongning Court: +86-13704839168

Jin Qinghua, vice president of Criminal Tribunal Court in Dongning: +86-13351735522

Wang Chuanfa, president of Dongning Court: +86-13946300699

Wang Fenjun, Comprehensive Management Office in Dongning: +86-15945731848

Lou Kezhou, director of the public security bureau: +86-15145385666

Zhao Zhandong, deputy director of the public security bureau: +86-13845386188

Lin Xiaowei, from the domestic security division: +86-13946388110

Yin Lili, from the domestic security division: +86-13946318581

Cheng Xiuhai, from the domestic security division: +86-13089865988

Cui Runtao, head of the 610 Office: +86-13351731169