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610 Office Arrests Hong Kong Resident, Who Was Visiting Father in Shenzhen City and Now Faces Illegal Trial
(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Chen Jinshu, 50, is a Falun Gong practitioner from
Hong Kong. On April 16, 2007, several state security officers arrested Mr. Chen
Jinshu in Shenzhen. According to a number of different sources, Mr. Chen is now
imprisoned in the No. 153 area of District C in Baoan Detention Center in
Xixiang District, Baoan, Shenzhen, China. Arrested by the "610" Office While Visiting His Father and Friends Mr. Chen Jinshu entered Shenzhen on April 16 to visit his father, who is
almost 80 years old. That day Mr. Chen was treating his father to dim sum at
Fulin Restaurant in Shenzhen when several state security officers suddenly
charged into the restaurant and arrested him without a warrant. Afterwards, they
searched his father's factory and home, again, without a warrant. It was not
until April 17, that Baoan Branch of Shenzhen City Public Security Bureau issued
Mr. Chen's family a criminal detention notification, stating that Chen practices
Falun Gong. According to a reliable source, the police interrogated Mr. Chen in
the detention center to find out if he had contacted practitioners in Shenzhen. Mr. Chen's Elderly Father Demands that the Public Security Bureau to Release
Him; Law Enforcement Agencies Refuse to Accept Responsibility The arrest of Mr. Chen Jinshu was a blow to his family. Chen's father
repeatedly passed out after he heard the news. Nevertheless, he insisted on
going to the Public Security Bureau in person to demand the release of his son.
Staff from the Baoan Branch of the Public Security Bureau claimed that they did
not have any jurisdiction over the issue because staff from the 610 Office in
Shenzhen City arrested Mr. Chen. Baoan Detention Center claimed that they did
not make the arrest and that Chen's case had been turned over to the
prosecutor's office. But the prosecutor's office claimed that they knew nothing
about Chen's case. To this day, Chen's family does not know which justice or law
enforcement department is responsible for Chen's arrest. Mrs. Chen Seeks Help from the Hong Kong Government Mr. Chen Jinshu is the only person that provides for his family. Now that he
is imprisoned in China, his family does not have any income. Mrs. Chen feels
scared and lost. She lost more than 10 lbs in just a week and could not stop
herself from crying. On May 1, Mrs. Chen went to the Hong Kong Entry-Exit Office
to seek help from the Hong Kong government to bring her husband back to Hong
Kong. Mrs. Chen said, "My husband is a good man and a law-abiding citizen.
Is it a crime to visit his father and friends in China and conduct business
meetings? Some practitioners in Hong Kong are also businessmen, so are some
practitioners in China. How can it constitute a crime to have a business
meeting?" Mr. Chen Jinshu has been languishing in the Shenzhen prison since May 28,
2007. Hong Kong's legislators and representatives in Chen's district have begun
to pay attention to his case. His family and friends urge more people to pay
attention to the persecution of Mr. Chen Jinshu. It appears that nearly ten Falun Gong practitioners in Shenzhen were arrested
the day of Mr. Chen's arrest, including Ms. Huang Ruhong, Mr. Wei Ruihua, Ms.
Chen Shaoqin, Ms. Chen Ailan, Ms. Yang Huimei, Mr. Chen Mushun, Mr. Zhou Jinsong,
and Mr. Ma Yujiang. Baoan Detention Center: 86-755-29914510 Baoan Branch of the Public Security Bureau: 86-755-27788047 Shenzhen City State Security Bureau: 86-755-25404832 Posting date: 6/9/2007 |