(Clearwisdom.net) From the time when the persecution began on July 20, 1999, through to 2000, policemen from Ren County Police Department in Hebei Province frequently came to our house and harassed us. They confiscated two tape recorders, some Falun Dafa books, and photos of Master. When my husband went out to deliver truth-clarifying materials, he was arrested by officers from the Qiaodong District Police Department in Xingtai City. He was then sentenced to nine years in prison.

My husband began practicing Falun Gong in 1996. In 1997, policemen from the local station extorted 200 yuan from him. On July 20, 1999, he went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong and was arrested by male officers He Haiduo, the head of the Political and Security Office of Ren County Police Department; Liu Jingxue; and Liu Zhen'guo. He was detained in Ren County Education Center for more than one month. He had 1200 yuan extorted from him there and no paperwork or records of the incident were kept.

On the night of November 29, 1999, individuals led by He Haiduo and Liu Zhen'guo broke into our house and arrested my husband. He was again detained at the Ren County Education Center. One month later he was taken to Ren County Detention Center, where he was detained in the No. 6 Cell for a long time. It has been reported that most of the prisoners there are death penalty criminals and murderers. My husband was frequently sworn at and beaten during the night. On the night of January 15, 2000, it was very cold. Prisoners in the No. 6 Cell demanded that my husband strip off his clothes and forced him to kneel down, exposing him to the freezing elements all night. During the night, they placed a stool upside down on my husband's head and then placed a pot of hot water on top of the stool. He was also kicked and beaten. He was so badly beaten that his skin turned black and blue. His face was swollen and distorted to such a degree that people who were familiar with him could not recognize him when he went for food the next morning. However, the guards paid no attention to his distressed state. He was released four or five months later and again he had 1000 yuan extorted from him.

My father-in-law and mother-in-law missed their son very much and suffered a lot. They incurred financial difficulties and developed chronic diseases when their son was in prison. They could not afford to go to the hospital to be treated. My father-in-law committed suicide on January 19, 2005; my mother-in-law could not handle the pressure and died on March 2, 2005.

After my mother-in-law passed away, I went to the town government offices and asked the officials to contact Liu Zhen'guo, the current head of the Political and Security Office of Ren County Police Department. I asked him to contact the guards of Tangshan City Prison to notify my husband about the deaths of his parents. Officer Liu Zhen'guo's attitude was very negative. He swore at me and asked why I had contacted him. After this, I still could not visit my husband.