(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 3 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 2 were illegally arrested.
1. [Tianjin] Mr. Huang Wenzhi Detained
2. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Chunmei Detained
3. [Suixi County, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Mei'e Sentenced to Prison, Mr. Du Shangwei Detained
4. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liao Banggui Detained
5. [Chongqing] Mr. Wang Zhongming Sentenced to Prison
6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Dianhua Arrested
7. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Yejun Sentenced to Prison
8. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Sentenced to Prison
1. [Tianjin] Mr. Huang Wenzhi Detained
Mr. Huang Wenzhi from the Ninghe District was arrested on the morning of June 30, 2018, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being held in the Ninghe District Detention Center for five days of detention.
2. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Chunmei Detained
Ms. Yang Chunmei from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province was arrested in Shanghai at the end of 2017. She has been detained for more than six months. No more details are known.
3. [Suixi County, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Mei'e Sentenced to Prison, Mr. Du Shangwei Detained
Ms. Zhang Mei'e was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 15,000 yuan by the Suixi County Court.
Mr. Du Shangwei from Suixi County is being held in the Xiao County Detention Center.
4. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liao Banggui Detained
Mr. Liao Banggui, 69, was reported to the authorities for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong on a bus. He was arrested by officers from the Beigu Township Police Station on June 26, 2018.
Officers from the Suining Economic Development Zone Domestic Security Division then took him to the Yongxing Detention Center for 15 days of detention.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liao:Gou Qisong (苟其松), director, Suining Economic Development Zone Police Department: +86-13508213199, +86-825-2668001Xiong Wen (熊文), political commissar: +86-13882511666, +86-825-2668002Zhang Huasheng (张华声), deputy director: +86-13982598618He Nianlong (何念龙), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13882541166Yang Jun (阳军), office director: +86-13882592560
5. [Chongqing] Mr. Wang Zhongming Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Wang Zhongming was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison by the Yubei District Court. He has appealed to the intermediate court.
6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Dianhua Arrested
Mr. Wang Dianhua was arrested by officers from the Jiutai District on the morning of July 3, 2018. His home was ransacked and his Falun Gong books were confiscated.
7. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Yejun Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Zhou Yejun from the Cuiping District was arrested by officers from the Yibin City Domestic Security Division on August 12, 2016, for posting fliers with information about suing former Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin on August 11. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Zhou was taken to the Yibin City Detention Center. The Cuiping District Court sentenced her to a year in prison and two years of probation on May 17, 2018.
8. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Jiang Li was sentenced to a three-year prison term by the Gaoxin District Court.
