July 1, 2002

(Clearwisdom.net)

Wang Shuzhong, the mayor of Linhai City, was criticized by the State Public Security Bureau and the Liaoning Provincial Government regarding the numerous practitioners from his city who had traveled to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa during the Chinese New Year 2000. Wang almost lost his post as mayor. To protect himself, Wang instructed various city agencies to torment practitioners in whatever way they chose. He openly told the local police, "You may beat the Falun Gong practitioners that you have arrested as much as possible, as long as they keep breathing." Following the mayor's instructions, the police ruthlessly tortured practitioners who had appealed in Beijing. Some of the practitioners were severely beaten to the point of unconsciousness. The police then poured cold water on the unconscious practitioners to wake them and subsequently brutalized them again.

Additionally, police extorted huge sums of money from practitioners, causing them serious financial hardships. Wang Shuzhong directed many companies to dismiss the practitioners who had appealed in Beijing. Next, he illegally sent them to forced-labor camps. Some practitioners were sentenced to jail. In March through mid-May, when practitioners had allegedly broadcasted truth-clarification footage by overriding Changchun cable television signals, 47 Falun Dafa practitioners were illegally arrested in Linhai.

Since July 1999, approximately 60 practitioners have been sent to labor camps. Comparatively, this is a high number for a small town such as Linhai.

The following are lists of many of the practitioners who have been illegally detained in labor camps or sentenced to jail:

Sent to Labor Camps:

Name

Term

(years)

Gender

Age

Occupation

Li Jingqi

3

female

51

former staff member of food bureau
Zhang Deguo

1

male

53

unknown
Sun Jipin

2

female

49

self-employed food vendor
Sun Jipin's husband

2

male

50

self-employed food vendor
Li Hongchen

3

male

51

farmer from Yuji village
Li Hongchen's wife

3

female

47

farmer from Yuji village
Wang Baoqing

3

female

49

business owner
Dong Yanling

2

female

48

business owner
Wei Shouzhe

2

female

56

unknown
Zhun Shuyun

2

female

53

former staff of Jingcheng Paper Mill
Chen Shuyun

1

female

42

unemployed worker
Lei Wei

1

female

42

worker at Jingcheng Paper Mill
Guo Oihe

1

female

48

unemployed worker
Pan Xiuying

1

female

52

farmer
Jiang Hao

1

female

30

farmer
Wang Dan

1.5

female

22

farmer from Banshigou Village
Wang Lin

1.5

female

18

farmer from Banshigou Village
Li Shuqing

1

female

55

business owner
Dong Li

1

female

33

farmer
Dong Zhizhou

1

male

71

former director of the Forest Bureau, Linhai City
Shi Baozhong

2

male

36

farmer from Niangnianggong Village
Chen Miao

1

male

48

teacher
Li Guodong

2

male

30

unknown
Zhang Guohai

2

male

28

factory employee
Li Yong

2

male

30

unemployed worker
Zhang Baoshi

2

male

53

laid-off employee, Jingcheng Paper Mill
Mr. Zhang

1

male

58

former Director of Security, Jingchen Paper Mill

Sentenced to Jail:

Name

Term

(years)

Gender

Age

Other information

Li Xia

unknown

female

51

Sentenced in Beijing for the second time. Further information is being blocked.
Sun Zhenling

unknown

female

50

Sentenced in Beijing. Further information is being blocked.
Dong Baoshen

trial delayed due to illness

male

?

former official of the Inspection Bureau

Names and/or telephone numbers of officials in Linhai City:

Director of the Police Station: Li Xiao

Deputy Directors of the Police Station: Jin Teiquan, Wang Jinshan, Zhang Bo, Liu Shoucheng, Zhang Xiai

Supervisor of the Political Security Department: Zeng Decai (home telephone: 86-416-8122099)

Song Jiayue

Captain of the Police Operative Team: Li Shuseng

Police Operative Team: 86-416-8122459

Detention Center: 86-416-8124035, 86-416-8122867

The Court: 86-416-8122798

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