(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Gao Jixiang was illegally arrested by Sanhe police officers and officials from the Xinji Town government on May 17, 2010.

Village Secretary Lu Youcai, along with other officials from the Xinji Town government, led police to Mr. Gao Jixiang's house at 11:00 a.m. on May 17, 2010, and forcibly took him to the Langfang Brainwashing Center.

On the afternoon of May 19, 2010, when Ms. Li Shujun was working in the factory, police and Xinji Town officials broke in and attempted to force her to sign a statement promising to renounce Falun Gong. She refused to do so. The police took her into custody and detained her at the brainwashing center.

While Mr. Gao Jixiang and Ms. Li Shujun were being arrested, other Falun Gong practitioners in Xinji Town were also harassed. Some police officers even carried loaded guns and surrounded a practitioner's house, attempting to arrest the practitioner.

People responsible for the persecution:

Jia Zhixue, head of Sanhe Domestic Division

Yang Shaolin and Wan Changgui, party heads from Xinji Town