(Clearwisdom.net) Dapu County Court officials recently sentenced Ms. Liu Tong to three years in prison; Mr. Tu Qingguang and his wife Ms. He Qingxiang were each given three and a half year prison terms.

Ms. Liu Tong is a former physics teacher at Dongshan High School, Senior Section, in Mei County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. Since the onset of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, she was subjected to forced labor for remaining steadfast in her belief. After her release, her school officials arranged her to teach at the Junior Section of the school.

Mr. Tu Qingguang and his wife Ms. He Qingxiang live in the Meijiang District, Dapu County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. They returned to their hometown, Qingxi Village, Qingxi Town on November 23, 2010. Villager Tu Youpeng reported them to police as they spoke with people about Falun Gong and the persecution, and local police arrested them. Dapu County Police Department officials placed them under criminal detention on November 24, 2010.

Officers from the Dapu County Police Department along with officers from the Meijiang District Police Department ransacked the couple's residence in downtown Meizhou on November 25, 2010. They confiscated truth clarifying materials, money, a computer, three printers and other personal belongings. Ms. Liu Tong happened to confront these home invaders when she went to visit the couple at home. She was arrested and her home was ransacked.

Ms. Liu's family received a notice for her detention on November 30, and a so-called “Arrest Warrant,” issued by the Dapu County Police Department and delivered by the Dongjiao Police Station officers on December 30.

Mr. Tu and Ms. He were officially arrested on December 28, 2010.

Dapu County Court officials tried the three practitioners between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2011. Mr. Tu and Ms. He were each given three and a half years in prison; Ms. Liu, three years in prison.