(Minghui.org) Several Falun Gong practitioners were arrested in Huinan County, Jilin Province, in February 2015. Four of them are still being illegally detained.
The Huinan County Police Department officers reported the arrests to their superiors and claimed that their prisoners were "important." The officers were paid large bonuses for the arrests.
Mr. Dong Guangwen and Mr. Zhang Jingbo, a farmer, both from Jinchuan Town, were arrested on their way to Huangnigang Village on February 11, 2015.
Officials from the Dalongwan Forestry Bureau stopped them, claiming they were checking cars for animals. They discovered Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in the car and called Yun Nailu, the head of the bureau. Yue arrived and called the Huinan County Police Department. Two Jinchuan Town Police Station officers came and arrested Mr. Dong and Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Dong and Mr. Zhang were tortured while in custody.
The police ransacked the practitioners' homes and arrested Mr. Zhang's wife. She was released because her 12-year-old granddaughter was at home on her own.
Mr. Dong, 51, was fired from his position as vice-president of the Jinchuan Town Central School. In the past he was sentenced to forced labor twice for practicing Falun Gong. He is now in the Huinan County Detention Center.
Ms. Liu Ping from Shansonggang was arrested on February 23, 2015. Her home was ransacked, and her computer, printer and other personal belongings were confiscated. Her elderly mother was also arrested, but released on bail.
Ms. Zhang Jing from Jinchuan Town was arrested on February 27. The police ransacked her home two days later, and her computer, printer and other personal belongings were confiscated.
Ms. Liu Ping, 51, a teacher at the Shansonggang Town Middle School, was arrested and is being held the Tonghua City Detention Center.
Ms. Zhang Jing, in her 40s, from Jinchuan Town was arrested and is in the Tonghua City Detention Center.
The police also detained many practitioners in a brainwashing center. The police ordered them to write guarantee statements and give the names of other practitioners. It is not known if anyone complied.