(Clearwisdom.net) On March 3, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Jiao Meishan and Mr. An Wenqi from Shijiazhuang City were arrested by police officers from the Shijiazhuang City Public Security Bureau, along with officer Liu Fang (male) from the Political and Security Subsection of the Shijiazhuang City Public Security Bureau, officers from the Shijiazhuang City 610 Office, and police officers from the Xinhua District Police Department, the Lianmeng Road Police Station, and the Chang'an Police Station. Mr. Jiao Meishan has been illegally detained in the Shijiazhuang No. 2 Detention Center since then. On August 21, 2007, the Xinhua District Court issued the verdicts for to the two practitioners. Mr. Jiao Meishan was illegally sentenced to a nine-year prison term, and Mr. An Wenqi was illegally sentenced to an 11-year prison term. The two practitioners decided to appeal.

Mr. Jiao Meishan was paralyzed during an accident at work in 1995. After he started practicing Falun Dafa, he recovered his health. He follows the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" in his daily life and is a well known good citizen. He has suffered persecution for long time because he didn't give up his belief in Falun Dafa, which had given him new life. He has been illegally imprisoned since he was arrested on March 3, 2006.

Mr. An Wenqi was sentenced to two years in a labor camp in 2002 by officials in Shijiazhuang City. He was illegally arrested again on March 3, 2007.

Relevant units and personnel:

Xinhua Court in Shijiazhuan City:

No. 1 Criminal Court (responsible for Mr. Jiao Meishan's and Mr. An Wenqi's case): 86-311-87030843
Presiding judge: Cao Tonghua (male)
Deputy presiding judge: Zhang Zhongwen (male)
Head judge on the case: Zhang Tao (male)
Judge: Ma Zhengjie (male)
Jury member: Zhao Wenbin (male)
Secretary: Liu Chao (male)

Lianmeng Road Police Station of Xinhua District in Shijiazhuang City:

Head: Zhao (given name unknown) 86-311-87771842-3539
Director: Guo (given name unknown) 86-311-87771846 (Office)
Police officers: Wang Zhigang (male, transferred to the Shigang Boulevard Police Station), Tian Lingjun (male), Guo Shixian (male) and Zhai Shifeng (male, arrested Mr. Jiao Meishan and Mr. An Wenqi) 86-311-87771840 (Office)

Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center:

Chief: Wang Shuting (male): 86-311-87755213, 86-13931171888 (Cell), 86-311-13781581859 (Cell)
Director: Zhang Hongqi (male): 86-311-87755202 (Office)
Deputy director Wang Zhibin (male): 86-311-87755202 (Office)

August 23, 2007