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Grandma in Her 90s Seeks Help to Free Her Granddaughter
(Clearwisdom.net) Because she was a Falun Dafa practitioner, Kong Fanrong
from Shulan City, Jilin Province, was tortured to death in Shulan City Detention
Center on May 11, 2003. Her husband Bian Hongxiang (also a Falun Dafa
practitioner), 93-year-old mother-in-law, and daughter Bian Lingyun as well as
her in-laws have been continuously harassed and arrested by the police. After 4:00 p.m. on July 21, 2005, Yan Jianhua, manager of the Huancheng Local
Police Station in Shulan City, along with another police officer broke into Bian
Lingyun's home and asked: "Where is your father Bian Hongxiang?"
Lingyun answered: "I don't know." The police then took her away. When Lingyun's husband Song Junfang came home, he saw that Lingyun's
grandmother was holding Lingyun's son and sobbing, so he asked what had
happened. Through her tears, the grandma described how Lingyun had been taken
away by the police. Bian Lingyun's mother was also arrested for practicing Falun Gong. The police
tried to force Kong Fanrong to reveal the names of her fellow practitioners, but
she did not cooperate and was tortured to death in the Nanshan Detention Center
in Shulan City. Ms. Kong's body was covered in bruises and raised red marks from
being whipped. When the grandmother heard this sad news, she fainted in the
courtyard, causing cuts and bleeding on her face. From that day, the grandmother
gradually became weaker each day. Bian Lingyun missed her mom and felt deep sadness for a long time. She became
temporarily mentally unstable from the grief and lost a lot of weight. A
previously happy family was torn apart because of the Jiang regime's persecution
of Falun Gong. On March 3, 2005, police officers from Dehui City arrested Bian Hongxiang,
Lingyun's father, and cruelly tortured him. He was not released until he was at
death's door on March 25. Lingyun attended to her father, but so far, he has not
yet fully recovered. However, police from Shulan vainly continue to persecute
her father. They often harass the family in their home. When the police could
not get to Bian Hongxiang, they arrested Lingyun. On July 22, four officers from the Huancheng Local Police Station were sent
to Lingyun's home to try to make her husband, Song Junfang, sign a detention
notice for Lingyun. Mr. Song refused. The officer roared, "Will you
sign?" Song Junfang righteously replied: "No, my wife has not violated
any law or disturbed social order. She was at home, how could she disturb social
order! You can ask the neighbours whether my wife is a good person. You are the
ones disturbing social order!" The officer had no reply to the husband's
words. Although the elderly grandma is unable to care of herself, she goes to the
Public Security Bureau every day to request the release of Lingyun. The Director
General said: "If you-all explain the family situation in writing, then we
will release her." The documents have been handed in twice. One was given
to Director General Xin He. He accepted the material but did not release Lingyun.
On the 29th, Bian Lingyun's husband and grandmother went to see Xin
He. Mr. Xin said that the matter had nothing to do with him and told them to go
the National Security Unit. They went to the National Security Unit, but the
officers there pushed the responsibility onto the Public Security section. Staff
at the Public Security section also said that it was not in their jurisdiction.
Song Junfang has already lost his job and is facing financial hardship. The following are the phone numbers of some of the people involved in this
case: A Statement from Lingyun's Grandmother. I am Wang Liqin, 93 years old, from Shulan City, Jilin Province, China. Our
five family members were fortunate to learn Falun Dafa in 1997--only my grandson
does not practice. Dafa brought many benefits to our family. I previously
suffered from heart disease and other diseases, which caused me to faint from
time to time. When I became a Falun Dafa practitioner, all of my illnesses
disappeared within a short time. Teacher saved me, has let me live to such an
old age, and gave me a harmonious family. Since the persecution of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, we have not had
one day of peace. My son and daughter-in-law were arrested successively. On the
morning of January 28, 2000, my son Bian Hongxiang was tricked by police from
the Shulan City Public Security Bureau. They said they wanted to have a
conversation with him, but when he showed up, they unexpectedly sent him for two
years of forced labor. When he returned home two years later, the police still
did not spare him, and often came to our home to harass him, which made me feel
afraid and anxious. In order to let me have a peaceful life, my son sent me to
live with my granddaughter. He and his wife had to leave their home to avoid the
continual persecution. Even so, they could not totally avoid the evil persecution. On January 4,
2003, police from Changchun rushed into their residence and arrested my son and
daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law, Kong Fanrong, was tortured in many
different ways, such as gouging her eyes, forcing her to sit on a 'tiger bench'
for hours, kicking her legs with their leather shoes, forcing toothpicks under
all of her fingernails, and other cruel measures. She was then escorted to
Shulan City, where she was killed in the Nanshan Detention Center on May 11,
2003. Those who saw her body said that it was covered in blue and purple bruises
and lash marks. When I heard about how she had been tortured, I fainted and fell
to the ground, and my face was covered with blood. On March 3, 2005, a group of policemen arrested my son, Bian Hongxiang, and
the police from Changchun and Dehui tortured him until he was almost dead. The
police thought he was dying, so they asked my granddaughter to take him home. He
is still recuperating from the ordeal. I am already 93 years old, unable to take care of myself, and I completely
depend on my granddaughter Lingyun. However, after 4:00 p.m. on July 21, Yan
Jianhua and others from the Huancheng Local Police Station in Shulan City
suddenly broke into our home to further persecute my son. When they saw my son
was not there, one of them bellowed at my granddaughter: "Where is your
father?" Lingyun answered: "I don't know. He did not say where he was
going when he went out." Then, the police took her away against her will.
At that time, her 8-year-old son was frightened and trembling, and he cried his
eyes out. I was also so scared that I was unable to move my legs. Two days
later, Yan Jianhua led four policemen in trying to force my grand son-in-law
Song Junfang to sign a document regarding his wife's arrest, but he refused. The
police officer shouted at him, "Will you sign?" Song Junfang loudly
replied: "No! My wife has not disturbed social order. She was at home, how
could she disturb social order? You can ask the neighbors whether or not my wife
is a good person. Indeed, you are the ones disturbing social order!" What
he said surprised the police so much that they left. Now that my granddaughter has been arrested, there is no one to take care of
me. To keep the evildoers from breaking up my family even more, my grand
son-in-law, great-grandson, and I went to the 610 Office, the Public
Security Bureau, and the local police station. They tricked us by saying:
"If you-all explain the family situation in writing, then we will release
her." However, this was just lip service. We recorded the details of our
situation twice, and handed them to Director General Xin He of the Shulan Public
Security Bureau, but the authorities still refused to release my granddaughter.
On the 29th, Director General Xin He began to shirk his
responsibilities, saying he could not take care of this matter and told us to go
to the National Security Unit. But when we arrived there, the officers sent us
to the Public Security section. At the Public Security section, the staff pushed
the responsibility onto the local police station. We went to the police station,
and were told to talk to the Director General. Every one of them tried to use
the opportunity to extort money from us, but Song Junfang is unemployed and in
financial hardship, so where could he find money for the police? I have lived
through three to four dynasties. None of them was ever as evil as the current
Chinese government. I do not understand why they took away my granddaughter. She
was at home and did not disturb social order, but the police arrested her and
forcibly searched our home without reason. Therefore, I ask for help and
assistance from human rights organizations and just people around the world, and
fellow practitioners in every country, to help in rescuing my granddaughter,
Dafa practitioner Bian Lingyun. Posting date: 8/20/2005 |