Changchun Police Forces Wantonly Arrest Hundreds of Dafa Practitioners, Public Security Continues to Worsen
(Clearwisdom.net) News from Jilin Province -- at least several hundred
Falun Gong practitioners have been arrested in Changchun City. Over 200
practitioners are illegally detained at Changchun City Tiebei Detention Center
alone, including those who were detained prior to this sweep and had not yet
been released. Most of the detainees are male practitioners. The majority of the
female practitioners who have been arrested are detained in Changchun's No. 3
Detention Center in Shuangyang District. Some other practitioners were forced to
leave home. Police cars are patrolling many streets 24 hours a day, some of them
displaying their police license plates and some not. They take turns patrolling.
After no more than two days of patrol, the cars are transferred to another place
and others take their place. The police department has stopped all routine daily
work. The authorities have hired a group of villains off the streets to
intensify the persecution of Falun Gong, this allows for many other criminals to
have a "safe environment for crime." It is reported that 13 Falun Gong practitioners were illegally tried in
Nanguan District Court. These practitioners have been given jail sentences
varying from 10 to 15 years. This news source also claimed that, recently, Changchun City government and
police authorities frequently held meetings. They put aside all criminal cases
and devoted all of their resources to persecute Falun Gong around the clock. The
police departments and police stations set quotas for each police officer
regarding arrest of Falun Gong practitioners, saying, "No matter what,
simply arrest them." The terrorist organization known as the "610
Office" secretly granted the police to ransack suspicious residents' homes
and empowered them to break in if the resident refuses to open the door. The
"610 Office," without due process of law, also sanctioned arrest of
people when Data books, cassettes or other Falun Gong-related items are found.
Anyone found with these items in their possession can be directly sentenced to
3-5 years in jail. The "610 Office" authorities also proposed to
elevate the nature of this movement to "a struggle between social
classes." Many police think, "The government has not been this harsh
in all their political movements ever since the founding of the People's
Republic of China." Judging from the elevation of the persecution and such
edicts, observers believe that Jiang's regime has realized clearly that this is
a critical moment of his career and is a matter of political survival to him,
and they also completely realize the fact that Falun Gong would never submit to
violence. [Note: The "610 Office" is an agency specifically created to
persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in
the Party and all other political and judiciary systems] News sources also claim that because of this incident, Jilin Province
probably has several quotas for execution of Falun Gong practitioners. Observers think, both the unconditional order to "shoot to kill"
and execution reveal that China's ruling dictator is using political
name-calling to "physically eliminate" people with different thoughts.
For the past several days, Falun Gong practitioners overseas have been actively
calling for the support from the international community to help stop the spread
of this crime in China. It was also learned that several hundred practitioners in Siping City, Jilin
Province were arrested before the truth-clarification video was even played in
Changchun City. After March 5, several other practitioners were arrested in
Yitong County, Jilin Province. Right now, the civil unrest is terrible in Changchun City and robbery is
rampant. Some shops close before 10 p.m. out of fear of burglary. Practitioners in Jilin Province, please watch out for your own safety. Please
be more rational and wise when facing great tribulations, and carry out your
historic mission well.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/3/16/26737.html
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