Twenty-Five Dafa Practitioners Receive Long Prison Sentences in Beijing's Dongcheng District Court for Unfolding a Banner on Tiananmen Square

(Clearwisdom.net)

On August 17, 2001, the Dongcheng District Court of Beijing illegally convicted the twenty-five Falun Dafa practitioners who unfolded a ninety-nine-meter-long banner in Tiananmen Square on December 31, 2000. The banner read "Falun Dafa Is Great," and also had 18 poems from Hong Yin written on it. The practitioners challenged the judge's ruling and made their own defense for their innocence during the court hearing, but the court didn't accept their defense and sentenced them to terms ranging from three to ten years in prison.

The sentenced Falun Dafa practitioners are:

1. Shao Qiang, male, twenty-four years old, technical college graduate, address: Donghai Road #6, Shinan District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, sentenced to ten years in prison.
2. Qiu Xiuxin, female, thirty-fives years old, middle school graduate, address: Zhong'er Road #34, Shizhao District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, sentenced to ten years in prison.
3. Suo Zhenjiang, male, forty-three years old, middle school graduate, farmer from Shilouzhen Village, Beijing, sentenced to eight years in prison.
4. Xiu Haifeng, male, twenty-nine years old, specialized middle school graduate, address: 304 Building #8, 20 Yaojia Lane, Huayuan North Road, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, sentenced to eight years in prison.
5. Wang Jian, female, thirty-four years old, middle school graduate, farmer from Xiaomutian Village, Chaoyang District, Gaomi, Shandong Province, sentenced to seven years in prison.
6. Bu Fanwei, male, twenty-one years old, middle school graduate, address: Xinhua Street 1-4-267, Tahe County (town), Heilongjiang Province, sentenced to eight years in prison.
7. Li Xiaoyong, male, twenty-seven years old, college graduate, address: 16 Yan'an South Road, Changji, Xinjiang Uygur National Minority Autonomous Region, sentenced to seven years in prison.
8. Wang Huanping, male, fifty-four years old, middle school graduate, farmer from Ziran Village, Yugou, Jiaokou Rural Area, Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
9. Peng Lizhong, male, twenty-seven years old, middle school graduate, farmer from Shuishou Village, Muqi Town, Xinbin County, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to four years in prison.
10. Li Guiyou, male, forty-five years old, elementary school graduate, farmer from Shangjiahe Village, Xinbin County, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
11. Zhao Hongming, male, twenty-two years old, middle school graduate, address: 30-4 Donglin Street, Dashitou Town, Dunhua, Jilin Province, sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
12. Liang Deren, male, thirty-three years old, elementary school graduate, farmer from Dongmen Village, Guangning Rural Area, Beining, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
13. Sui Huaying, male, twenty-nine years old, middle school graduate, address: 10 Hunhe Street, Qingyuan County (Town), Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
14. Zhang Shuliang, male, fifty-four years old, specialized middle school graduate, address: 402 Building #10, Xincun Tianyuanli, Xihu District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, sentenced to one and a half years in prison.
15. Zhang Dakui, male, twenty-seven years old, specialized middle graduate, address: 402 Building #10, Xincun Tianyuanli, Xihu District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
16. Yu Lantao, male, forty-two years old, technical college graduate, address: Wujiashan Dongwuli 61-403, Xihu District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
17. Zhou Bo, male, twenty-one years old, high school graduate, address: 41-1-508 Suihua Road, Dongzhou District, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to four years in prison.
18. Wang Yingli, male, thirty-six years old, middle school graduate, worker from Douling Tree Farm, Xinbin County, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
19. Ma Fuyue, male, forty-eight years old, middle school graduate, from Xinjingzi Village, Yangquanzi Town, Panshan, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
20. Zhou Shaotang, male, sixty-one years old, elementary school graduate, from Yitun Village, Dongguo Town, Panshan County, Jinpan, Liaoning Province, sentenced to four years in prison.
21. Liu Ziwei, male, twenty-five years old, specialized middle school graduate, address: 3 Zhaoshan Street, Shiren Town, Jiangyuan County, Baishan, Jilin Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
22. Wang Pu, male, thirty-two years old, technical college graduate, address: 58-1-1-501 Jiangjun Third Street, Shuncheng District, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to four years in prison.
23. Lang Xinhua, male, forty-six years old, high school graduate, address: 9 Heping Street, Xinbin County, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to three years in prison.
24. Li Dexiang, male, twenty-six years old, middle school graduate, from Xialongwanzi Village, Dasiping Town, Xinbin County, Fushun, Liaoning Province, sentenced to four years in prison.
25. Liang Jinchun, male, twenty-eight years old, college graduate, address: 366-404 Guandu First Road, Maoming, Guangdong Province, sentenced to four years in prison.

Li Dexiang and Lang Xinhua are imprisoned in the Lingyuan First Jail of Liaoning Province. It is unknown where the other practitioners are imprisoned. Those who happen to know their situation, please contact us with more details.

February 4, 2003

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