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The Pingshan District Court in Benxi City Secretly Sentenced a Married Couple, Practitioners Mr. Liang Tielong and Ms.Tan Yajiao, to Long Prison Terms
(Clearwisdom.net) The Pingshan District Court of Benxi City, in Liaoning
Province, secretly sentenced Mr. Liang Tielong to twelve years in prison and
sentenced his wife, Ms. Tan Yajiao, to nine years. The following are the
details. Due to the persecution, and because he refused to give up his belief in Falun
Dafa, Mr. Liang Tielong felt that he had no choice but to leave his home to
avoid the ongoing persecution and possibility of arrest from home. Subsequently,
Mr. Liang rented an apartment in the District of Pingshan with his wife, Ms. Tan
Yajiao, who is also a Falun Gong practitioner. They printed and distributed
materials that clarified the facts about Falun Dafa. On the night of
September 18, 2004, policemen from Dongming Police Station abducted them and
confiscated the printing equipment and materials from their apartment. They were
detained in the City Detention Center for four months before being sentenced. The day after Mr. Liang and Ms. Tan were abducted, their relatives went to
their apartment to check on things. When they opened the door, they could smell
strong tobacco smoke. They walked into the apartment and found four strangers
smoking, drinking, and watching TV. The apartment was a complete mess. When Mr.
Liang's father asked who they were and why they disregarded the law by breaking
into his son's apartment, they responded that Cuidong Police Station sent them
there to confiscate all the personal property in the apartment that was related
to Falun Gong activities. The policemen ordered a big truck and loaded it with
everything in the apartment, including a color TV, DVD player, computer, and
cash. They did not present any warrant or leave any receipt for what they took.
They also took all the relatives to the police station and questioned them until
midnight. This is how the "People's Police" conduct themselves under
the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. They did not allow the
practitioners to hire lawyers. They did not even notify the families about the
court session and refused to answer any inquiry by the practitioners' families.
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