(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioners from Tanbu Town in Mengying County, Shandong Province, were harassed and arrested during September and October of 2011.

Mr. Fu Shengtai from Xixiya Village, Ms. Zhu Yihua from Tanbu Village, and Ms. Gong Yanmei from Nanjishan Village in Tanbu Town were arrested on October 14, 2011, by half a dozen officers from Tanbu Police Station and officials from the Tanbu government. Mr. Fu and Ms. Zhu are currently being held in the Tanbu government building. They have been physically abused and tortured. When the police tried to take Ms. Gong away in a police car, village officials and other villagers blocked their way. They were able to reason with the officers to get Ms. Gong released.

Practitioners from Henan Village were also harassed by the authorities that same day.

Three practitioners, including Mr. Gong Fangyin from Xiaodongya Village in Tanbu, were arrested by officers from Tanbu Police Station and government officials on September 20. The practitioners have now been released.

Those involved in the persecution:

Peng Bo, head of Mengyin County Political and Judiciary Committee: +86-539-4273690, +86-13583997936
Zhang Yuanxue, head of Mengying County Police Department: +86-539-4818801, +86-13705397128, +86-539-4818901
Li Baoyuan, head of Mengyin County 610 Office: +86-539-4811681, +86-13953958936
Zhang Yong, head of Mengyin County Domestic Security Division: +86-13953906866