(Minghui.org) Police in Baoding City, Hebei Province ransacked and videotaped Ms. Liu Qiuzhen’s home on March 21, 2020. Officers confiscated her Falun Gong books, computer, printer, and other personal belongings.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual and meditation discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
The police claimed that they began looking for Ms. Liu after surveillance cameras recorded her putting up and giving out information about Falun Gong in February.
Unable to find Ms. Liu, the police harassed her son and kept urging him to persuade Ms. Liu to turn herself in. Her son and several other relatives were under tremendous stress as a result.
The police promised Ms. Liu’s son that they wouldn’t do anything to her. Having believed the police, Ms. Liu went to the police station on March 21, only to be taken back home and have her place ransacked.
Although the police didn’t detain Ms. Liu due to the epidemic, she was given 11 days of administrative detention to be served in the future.
Qu Yongguang, the head of local Domestic Security Division, also ordered police officer Wei Guanglei to visit Ms. Liu at home every two weeks from then on.
This wasn’t the first time that Ms. Liu has been targeted for her faith. Prior to the Beijing Olympics, she was arrested on July 17, 2008 and detained for more than two months.
Her husband had trouble coping with her sudden arrest. He suffered a mental breakdown and could not eat or sleep well. He lived in fear even after Ms. Liu was released. He died of a heart attack on April 16, 2010.
