(Clearwisdom.net) Since practitioner Li Liang, brother of Sydney
practitioner Li Ying, was illegally abducted in Tianjin on October 2, 2004,
Australian practitioners have launched an urgent rescue campaign. At around noon
of October 5, Sydney practitioners held a press conference in front of the
Chinese Consulate to call for Mr. Li's immediate release.
Practitioners displayed a banner which read "Release Australian family
member Li Liang" |
Spokesman for Sydney's Falun Gong group, David, gave a speech during the
conference, the first lady to the left is Li Ying |
Details of Li Liang's Case
Li Ying narrated the details of her brother's abduction. On October 2, 2004,
the second day of China's National Holiday period, policeman Geng Tao of Hedong
District Police Sub-Division of Tianjin City came to Li Liang's home at about
3:00 p.m. As Li Liang went to work early in the morning, only his elderly
parents were at home. The policeman casually chatted with the two seniors, not
giving any sign of trouble. At about 4 p.m., two policemen, who claimed to be
from Hebei District Police Department, came in to their house. One was named
Song Xiaosheng, and the other Liu Guangtao. They started to search the house.
Close behind them were Chen Qing from the Hedong Police Sub-Division, Liu Yuying
from the local Residential Committee and another staff member. They searched the
house for an hour, but they only found 3 copies of Zhuan Falun (the main
book of Falun Gong), one address book and some other Falun Gong materials. As an
eyewitness, Liu Yuying of the residential committee signed her name on a Tianjin
official Receipt of Withholding Items, and Liu Guangtao and Songxiaosheng of the
Security Brigade signed as officers handling the case. Li Liang's parents didn't
realized that Li Liang was arrested again until the officers came to search
their home. Though the exact time of Li Liang's abduction was not clear, they
speculated that he was arrested before 3pm of October 2.
Tianjin City Public Security Bureau's official receipt of
withholding items |
Since the morning of October 3, Sydney practitioners started to call persons
related to this case. A policeman on duty at Hedong District public security
sub-division confirmed that Geng Tao was on duty on October 2. A police on duty
at Hebei District public security sub-division also confirmed that Liu Guangtao
and Song Xiaosheng belong to their division. However, after receiving a lot of
phone calls from practitioners, they started to deny the fact by claiming that
the practitioners had reached the wrong number, and said that there was nobody
by the name of Liu Guangtao or Song Xiaosheng.
According to Chinese law, within 24 hours of someone's arrest, the family
should be notified. However, by the afternoon of October 3 (more than 24 hours
after Li Liang was abducted), police still hadn't informed Li Liang's parents of
his whereabouts. In the afternoon of October 3, a policeman on duty at the
Tianjin City Public Security Bureau said: "We don't need to inform family
members given special circumstances!" However, when questioned by Li Ying, the
officer was speechless. Ying told them: "What is defined as special
circumstances? You arrest and beat up Falun Gong practitioners at will, and
you're just using that as an excuse!"
The local residential committee threatened Li Liang's mother not to spread
"false news" to organizations and individuals outside of China. Li's mother
said: "I don't know any organizations. My daughter is in Australia, and she
cares for the security of her brother. I have to tell her the whereabouts of her
brother." The officer then said: "If you spread 'fake news,' you will be
punished." Li's mother said: "All I have told others is the truth."
At about 4:00 p.m. on October 3, Li Liang's mother went to Wanghailou Police
Station of Hebei District to ask for Li Liang's whereabouts. Policemen Liu
Shiwei and Yang Jian said that they were just about to send her the warrant of
custody. Though Li Liang was arrested before 3:00 p.m. on October 2, the two
policemen argued that the arrest only started at 10:55 a.m. on October 3. They
also forced his mother to sign it, threatening that she would not be allowed to
bring clothes to Li Liang during the cold weather.
The warrant of custody, which stated that the detention started on October
3, while Li was actually arrested one day earlier |
From August 29 to September 29 of 2000, Li Liang's mother was detained for
practicing Falun Gong. When she was released, a document claimed that she was
only detained for 15 days, and the detention center ordered her to write her
"understanding" after detention. She wrote: "What happened to the other 16 days
of detention? What should I write about those 16 days? What should I tell
others?" The original copy of this "understanding" was confiscated by Liu
Guangtao and Song Xiaosheng during the home search on October 2.
On October 4, Li Liang's mother went to the detention center where he was
detained with clothes to give to him. However, she was not allowed to see her
son.
Clarify the Truth and Expose the Persecution
Sydney practitioners have been continually calling the Tianjin police to
clarify the truth about Falun Gong. A practitioner in her 70s called the Tianjin
City Public Security Bureau and told the person who answered the phone about
Falun Gong and the persecution. That person could only manage to say, "The
impact of Falun Gong is not tangible". The practitioner said: "Falun Gong's
impact is very tangible. I had to take all kinds of medicine to control my
diseases and now I don't need any of them. Isn't this is a concrete and real
benefit of practicing Falun Gong? " In the end, the policeman asked: "How should
I address you, sister or aunty? Do you have any other specific requests?" The
practitioner said: "First, release Li Liang! Release all of the Falun Gong
practitioners! Please remember, you should treat Falun Gong well..."
Staff members of Li Liang's local residential committee (Tel: 022-26418379)
were quite rude. As soon as practitioners called them, they started to curse
Falun Gong. By October 4, however, as more practitioners had called, they were
much more restrained and repeatedly said: "This is a residential number." A
practitioner told the person who answered the phone: "It is the predestined
relationship between us that made you answered my call, and I would like tell
you about Falun Gong, please tell this to your local residential community
committee."
A person who worked in the police system was surprised after she was told
about Li Liang's case. After a practitioner clarified the truth to her, the
officer said: "I understand, thank you. I will help you tell more people!"
More Illegal Detention Cases
Li Liang's abduction was only one of the illegal arrests of practitioners
during China's National Day Holiday Period.
On September 29, 2004, Wang Tongchun, relative of a Japanese practitioner,
was going to go to Beijing with 6 fellow practitioners, and they were arrested
even before they left their hometown, Songyuan City of Jilin province. They were
arrested by the National Security brigade of Songyuan Oilfield public security
sub-division and beaten up. They were then detained at Youshan Detention Center
of Songyuan City, and Wang Tongchun's house was searched.
At around noon of October 1, China's National Day, police once again brutally
attacked a practitioner in Tiananmen Square, and a lot of tourists witnessed the
attack.
Li Ying narrated the details of her brother's detention |
A western practitioner talked about a practitioner being attacked in
Tiananmen Square on October 1, 2004 |
Address of where Li Liang is detained:
Hebei District Police Department
Detention Center, Tianjin City
Responsible policemen: Song Xiaosheng
and Liu Guangtao from National Security Brigade of Hebei District Police
Department, Tianjin City.
Telephone of the Detention Center:
Tel: +86 22 26353788
Hebei District Police Department: +86
22 2635 2540
Hedong District Police Department:
+86 22 2421 1876
