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Cases of Illegal Arrests After the Supreme Procuratorate Published the Bulletin, "Strictly Investigating and Punishing the Crime of Impinging on Human Rights" By a Falun Gong Practitioner from Jinzhou city, Liaoning Province (Clearwisdom.net) The Chinese Supreme Procuratorate decided to carry out a
one-year special campaign to strictly investigate and punish the crime of
impinging on human rights from May 1st to June next year. This
decision affects five categories of crimes. They are illegal imprisonment,
illegal searches, extorting a confession by torture, collecting evidence by
using violence, and abusing prisoners and illegally extending detention terms.
But, after this bulletin was published, the cases of illegally arresting and
detaining Falun Gong practitioners have increased. The following are some cases of illegal acts by the police that happened
recently: Ms. Cao Yuhuan, a Falun Gong practitioner, was living in Guta district of
Jinzhou City within the jurisdiction of Jingye Police Station. On May 28th
2004, She was arrested while clarifying the truth. It has been confirmed that
she was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. On May 21st 2004, Mr. Liu Guangfu was arrested by policemen from
Zhongtun Police Station and National Security Brigade without any excuse and
sent to Jinzhou Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Liu was living on Shiyou St. in Guta
District of Jinzhou City. On May 21st at about 9 pm, Ms. Guan Shuchun was arrested by
policemen from Zhongtun Police Station and sent to a brainwashing center. Her
personal freedom was deprived and she was forced to watch video programs
slandering Falun Dafa. Ms. Guan was a citizen of Wangtun village of Guta
District in Jinzhou City. A few Falun Gong practitioners living on Xinglong St. of Taihe District of
Jinzhou City were illegally arrested. The Falun Gong practitioners include Zhang
Shubin, Zhang Baoguo, Zhou Guilong, and Zhang Yuqin, a homeless practitioner
originally from Yi County. On May 12th 2004, Li Yan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Kulongtai
Township of Beining City in Liaoning Province was arrested by policemen
commanded by Li Qinghu, Director of Kulongtai Police Station. Li was illegally
detained in the detention center. Two Falun Gong practitioners were tricked into going to the Guangning
Township National Security Brigade and were detained. They are Dong Xiaofeng and
Chang Yaoqing from Guangning Township of Beining City in Liaoning Province. Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Lifeng was arrested by local policeman Sun Feng
from Beijie Police Station and the director of Beijie Neighborhood
Administration Office Sun Qinghe. Zhang was sent to the brainwashing center for
forced brainwashing. The following is Zhang Lifeng's account of his situation in the brainwashing
center: "On June 3rd 2004 at about 10 a.m., Sun Feng, a policeman from
Beijie Police Station of Guta District and Sun Qinghe, the director of Beijie
Neighborhood Administration Office, suddenly broke into my home with 3 or 4
other people. They confiscated my four Falun Dafa books. Then they forced me get
into their car outside my apartment building. They sent me to the brainwashing
center of the "610 Office" (1). "They brought me to a room, and I was the only person in that room. Then,
they sent somebody from the Neighborhood Administration Office to monitor me all
the time, no matter whether I was eating or sleeping. I was not allowed to speak
without permission." "In the daytime, I was forced to attend the brainwashing session and watch
the video program slandering Falun Dafa. There were 5 or 6 practitioners who had
been tricked or captured there. Each of us was monitored by one person from our
Neighborhood Administration Office. We were not allowed to talk with each other
at all. The environment was suffocating." "A few days later I was showing some symptoms of heart problems. I had
angina, my hands were numb, I couldn't eat any food, and I couldn't hold my head
up. Although I was in such poor health, they still forced me go to the lecture.
I couldn't hold my head up, so I crouched down on the table. They still forced
me to watch the video and didn't allow me to leave until the video was finished.
In the end they had to support me with their hands going back to my room." The cases listed above happened after the Supreme Procuratorate published the
bulletin, "Strictly Investigating and Punishing the Crime of Impinging on Human
Rights." In the past few years, Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering
from the persecution. Meanwhile, no court in China has accepted any lawsuit by
Falun Gong practitioners. They profess that they want to protect human rights,
but actually they are violating human rights all the time. In June of this year,
the "610 Office" of Jinzhou City held a brainwashing program. They kidnapped
Falun Gong practitioners from their homes to go to the session. In April, May,
and June there were dozens of Falun Gong practitioners who were sent to the
forced labor camps. These cases seriously infringe on human rights. The Chinese National TV Station broadcast the bulletin mentioned above. It
was said that it doesn't include cases regarding religions and different
beliefs. So isn't freedom of religion and belief a basic human right? Isn't it
impinging on others' human rights to force others to give up their beliefs? In
the past few years Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering severe
persecution, which has caused some families of Falun Gong practitioners to be
torn apart. As of now, six Falun Gong practitioners in the area of Jinzhou City
have been killed as a result of the persecution and a few Falun Gong
practitioners were tortured to the point of mental collapse. Many practitioners
were injured or disabled. The persecution of those innocent citizens has caused
very serious consequences. Isn't this a case of impinging on human rights?
Shouldn't this case be investigated and punished? Belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is good for any nation or group
of people. In the past few years Falun Gong practitioners have sacrificed a lot
to try to stop this persecution of innocent people. While facing heavy political
pressure and attacks from the state-run media media, Falun Gong practitioners
have shown rationality and steadfastness. They have continually clarified the
truth in a peaceful way. Although the persecution is very serious, they have
reacted in a completely peaceful way. When this period of history is behind us, all of those who have perpetrated
evil will face judgment. They should think about their futures and leave a way
out for themselves. Tong Xinming: the chief of the Political Security Section of Police
Department of Shangtai District of Pan Jin City. Wu Fengxia, Tong Xinming's wife. Tel: 86-427-3835348 The National Security Brigade, Tel: 86-427-3835348 Posting date: 7/30/2004 |