Eight Practitioners from Jilin City Recently Arrested and Detained

Jilin City Police Department officers recently arrested eight Falun Gong practitioners and took them into custody.

The police arrested Guo Yingjie, Han Fenghua, Cao Yang and Han Fenghua's non-practitioner son, Zhu Bolin, on July 31st, 2012. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated personal valuables and cash. The four practitioners are currently in the Jilin City Detention Centre.

Mr. Chang Shi's family of three was arrested around 10:00 a.m. on August 9th. The police were staked out downstairs outside of Mr. Chang's home waiting for him to return. They pinned Mr. Chang down on the ground and then put him into a police vehicle. They proceeded to break into Mr. Chang's home, arrest his wife and daughter, and then ransack their home, taking away their valuables and cash. It is still unknown where Mr. Chang's family is detained.

Mr. Chang Shi, in his 50s, was previously arrested on April 16th, 2002 by officers from the Jilin City Police Department. They also ransacked his home, and took away his computer, printer and CD burner. The police tortured him with various methods. One of the torture methods was to roll a metal rod over his legs, causing his flesh to separate from his bones.

Ms. Guo Hongqin and her husband, in their 60s, who live in Chuanying District, were also arrested around 9:00 a.m. on August 9th. About 8 plainclothes police officers covered the heads of the two elderly practitioners before taking them away. It took the police 2 hours to remove the couple's personal belongings from their home. The couple is currently detained in the Shahezi Brainwashing Centre.

Officers from the Henan Police Station in Chuanying District broke into the home of Ms. Guo Hongqin's daughter, Ms. Li Xintong, and arrested her and her husband Mr. Yu Hong. The police also ransacked the couple's home. Shortly afterwards, they also arrested Mr. Yu Hong's father when he came to his son's home. Ms. Li Xintong and Mr. Yu Hong are currently in the Jilin City Detention Centre.