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Practitioners from Jinchang City, Gansu Province are Illegally Imprisoned
1/7/2003
(Clearwisdom.net) Guo Hong, a 40-year-old female employee of the Power
Factory of Jinchuan Group, Jinchang City, Gansu province, was kidnapped to a
brainwashing center organized by the Fire Brigade of the company. Ms. Guo was
there for seven months in 2000 for appealing for Falun Dafa on numerous
occasions. In 2001, she was twice taken to a detention center in Jinchang City
and was held there for 6 months. In March 2002, she was again taken to the
detention center for 8 months. In mid-December, she was sentenced to 11 years
imprisonment.
Zhang Yulong, a 37-year-old male employee of the Smeltery of Jinchuan Group
of Jinchang City, was taken to a brainwashing center organized by the company's
Fire Brigade for 5 months. He was then transferred to forced labor for another
two months. In January 2002, he was kidnapped while clarifying the truth of
Falun Dafa, and was consequently arrested in March. He was jailed at the city's
detention center for 10 months and in mid-December he was illegally sentenced to
9 years imprisonment.
Xiao An is a 30-year-old male practitioner. He was an employee of the
Chemical Factory of Jinchuan Group of Jinchang City until the company fired him
for practicing Falun Dafa. In January 2002, he hung up a Falun Dafa banner and
was arrested for it in March and jailed for 10 months at the city's detention
center. In mid-December, he was illegally sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Wu Kaili, is a 50-year-old male retiree from the Power Factory of Jinchuan
Group of Jinchang City. In 2001, he was sent to a forced labor camp and
dismissed from work because Falun Dafa books were found in his home. Zhao
Fenglian, his wife, was sent to a forced labor camp for distributing truth
clarifying pamphlets in 2001. In November 2002, Mr. Wu and his wife went back to
their hometown to tell people about Falun Gong. Police from Wuwei City took him
into custody. His wife's whereabouts are unknown. Police from Wuwei City and
Jinchang City joined forces to ransack Mr. Wu's home.
Qin Dewu, male, 30, is a peasant from Yongchang County. He was sent to
Pingantai Forced Labor Camp, Lanzhou City, for over a year for practicing,
appealing and clarifying the truth of Falun Gong. In March, he was arrested
while hanging up Falun Dafa banners and jailed in the city's detention center
for over 10 months. In mid-December, he was illegally sentenced to a 12-year
prison term.
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