(Clearwisdom.net) In Shandong Province, the "Special Case Authority" concentrates on persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Recently, 12 practitioners have been illegally detained from Shengli Oil Field.

The intensified persecution of practitioners from Shengli Oil Field began with the arrest of a local practitioner. Public Security Bureau police in Huantai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province, learned that this practitioner knew another practitioner in Lijin County, Dongying City. They quickly arrested the practitioner from Lijin County. This arrest led them to a practitioner who worked at the Shengli Oil Field, Mr. Zhang Aiquan. They placed Mr. Zhang under surveillance and illegally recorded personal conversations. Then, on May 13, 2005, they arrested Mr. Zhang Aiquan and abducted his wife, Wang Mingyuan, later that day. On May 20, Mr. Yu Desheng was arrested. The other practitioners from Shengli Oil Field that were abducted are: Zheng Ruihuan, Liu Yulan, Yang Jiangjun, An Yuzhi, Zhong Siping, Chen Xingrong, He Boqing, You Yunsheng, Zhou Baoshun, and Liang Yu.

All of these practitioners are decent, law-abiding citizens. The supposed reason for their arrest seems to be that they would greet each other and have a very brief chat when they met. That is how the persecutors rationalize arresting upright citizens. As these practitioners become acquainted with more people, the Special Case Authority arrests more people. The Authority has moved its offices into the Shengli Hotel at the oil field, in order to more easily arrest more Falun Gong practitioners in that area.

Shengli Hotel in Shengli Oil field

Dongyin City government is under the direct control of the Shandong Province Special Case Authority. Under the guise of local law enforcement, practitioners are secretly monitored by police cars that often cruise around their homes.

We call on the international community to express serious concern that a large-scale persecution in the Shengli Oil Field area will soon commence.

We also hope that the Special Case Authorities in Shandong Province who are persecuting practitioners will make the right choice to ensure a good future for themselves during this turning point in history.