(Clearwisdom.net) [Note: The following is a shortened version of a longer and more detailed article that appeared on the Minghui.org website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net).]

On the afternoon of May 25, 2006, 72-year-old practitioner Ms. Liu Runzhen was working at a sales stand on the side of the road in Chunan Township, Linyi City, Shandong Province. At around 6 o'clock in the evening, a vehicle approached her stand. Several agents from the Chunan Township 610 Office and police officers from the East Chunan Township Police Station jumped out of the vehicle and arrested her. They took her to the East Chunan Township Police Station. Immediately after the arrest, they ransacked her home and extorted 5,000 yuan from her family. Ms. Liu's daughter Lu Chunmei tried her best to come up with the 5,000 yuan. She even had to sell her motorcycle, which was bought for over 7,000 yuan, for 1,800 yuan to pay for the luxurious meal demanded by the police. After the extortion, the 610 Office and the East Township Police Station released Ms. Liu on bail for medical treatment.

After a few days, the authorities summoned Ms. Liu's daughter Lu Chunmei and tried to extort more money from her. When they realized that Ms. Lu Chunmei had no more money, they confiscated her bank book to withdraw her monthly salary directly. Her bank book is still in the hands of the authorities and they plan to hold it until they withdraw the amount they demanded. Ms. Lu's family depends on her monthly salary for everyday life necessities. Confiscating her bank book has cut off her family's sole source of income.