(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of March 17, 2009, the Chinese Communist Party in Ziyang City and Jianyang City of Sichuan Province held an emergency meeting to deploy a police action in Jianyang City. That night, they arrested several Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes, including Ms. Lei Jinxiang, who is being held at the Jianyang City Detention Center; Ms. Liu Dehui and Ms. Jia Zhengfang, who are held at the Ziyang City Detention Center; and Ms. Peng Xiuqiong, who is currently held at the Lezhi Detention Center.

Ms. Liu Dehui is in her 40s. In early 2000, she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. The authorities illegally arrested her and detained her for a month, and later on detained her at various detention centers four times. On the night of March 17, police from the Chengxi Police Station arrested her from her home and kept her at the Ziyang City Detention Center. Her husband, Falun Gong practitioner Tao Changquan, has been imprisoned at the Deyang Prison for three years for practicing Falun Gong.

Ms. Peng Xiuqiong is 67 years old. On the night of March 17, more than 20 police officers arrived at her home in three police cars and an anti-riot vehicle. They surrounded her house and ransacked it, and took her to the Lezhi Detention Center. The responsible organizations were: Jianyang City Political and Legislative Committee, Jiangyang City 610 Office, Jianyang Police Department, Jianyang City National Security Division, Dongxi Town Police Station, and Chen Fuchang, the Party Secretary of Liangshui Village in Dongxi Town.

On April 18, 2009, the authorities moved her to the Erehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang City and held her there until May 7. They ransacked her home again on April 18 and May 4. They also ransacked her oldest daughter's home. Now Ms. Peng is being held at the Lezhe Detention Center.

Prior to this arrest, Ms. Peng was arrested four times since the persecution started in July 1999. The first time was in 2002, two days before the Chinese New Year. At that time the personnel from the Erhe Village Committee arrested her and detained her for 28 days. Then in 2003, the same organization arrested her on the eve of the Chinese New Year and detained her for 72 days. In June 2004, the Erhe Village Party Committee arrested her again and detained her for more than a month. More recently, in June 2008, the Erhe Village Committee arrested her for the fourth time and sent her to the Ziyang City Erehu Brainwashing Center and kept her there for two months.

In addition to the above mentioned victims, practitioner Zhang Shixiang was arrested from his home in Longwanggou Village on November 4, 2008 by police from the Chengzhong Police Station, and has been detained at the Jianyang City Detention Center. Prior to this, he was arrested by the same local authorities on June 4, 2007, but was able to escape.