(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Ju Zhiyuan and Mr. Zhang Baoquan were tried in the Xiangfang District Court of Harbin City on May 16, 2012. The family members of both practitioners hired lawyers to defend them.
Falun Gong practitioner Ju Zhiyuan was an employee of Harbin Electricity Generator Company. Daqing Road Police arrested him on his way to work on December 20, 2011.
Mr. Zhang Baoquan is more than 50 years old. He was a bus driver for the Harbin City Bus Company. Police arrested him from his home on the morning of December 31, 2011. After prolonged persecution, he now suffers from malnutrition, kidney stones and bloody stool. But even in this condition, the CCP still wants to sentence him to prison.
Arrested from Home in the Early Morning
At around 5 a.m. on December 31, 2011, Mr. Zhang Baoquan's wife was awakened by a strange sound. She walked out of her room and found four people holding her husband down on the ground. The leader shouted, “I am the police chief at the Zhongshan Road Police Station. My name is Meng Xiangli. This arrest is on behalf of the entire city.” She said, “You are bandits! You just opened my door without permission.” A policeman shouted back, “How could we arrest him otherwise?”
About six policemen, led by Meng Xiangli, opened Mr. Zhang's home door with a master key. Without showing any ID, and not in uniform, they broke into private property. Two policemen forcibly twisted Mr. Zhang's arms behind his back and took him to Zhongshan Road Police Station. They also confiscated a computer and all his Falun Gong books. No documentation was shown or given to his family.
After a few days, Mr Zhang's wife was called to visit the police station. She was tricked into signing an agreement for detaining Mr. Zhang. Later, she found Meng Xiangli and told him, “You guys broke into my home at 5 a.m. without any IDs and without my permission. I am going to sue you for robbery.” Meng said nonchalantly, “Go ahead!” On February 20, 2012, a lawyer was hired to meet with Mr. Zhang. He told the lawyer that he was seriously beaten by the criminals in the same cell. He was interrogated six times by policeman Qu Zhi. In order to protest the detention, he started two hunger strikes. The first one lasted for three days and the second lasted for three and a half days. He had not received anything that his family sent in.
Since Mr. Zhang Baoquan was arrested, his wife visited the police station many times. She clarified the truth to the policemen without reservation, since she understood the changes in her husband and the benefits that Falun Gong had brought to her family.
Good Husband and Good Bus Driver
Mr. Zhang Baoquan was a bus driver for the Harbin City Bus Company after he was discharged from the army. He started to practice Falun Gong in 1994, and attended Master Li Hongzhi's lectures in Harbin City and Yanji City. His stomach pain and insomnia were cured without medication. His temper became better and he started to help his wife with the housework.
The most amazing thing was that he quit smoking and drinking. His family had tried many methods to help him quit with no luck. However, he quit smoking and drinking quickly after starting to practice Falun Gong.
Mr. Zhang Baoquan worked very hard. Of the forty drivers in his company, he saved the most fuel. The company wanted to give him 800 yuan as a reward, but he refused to accept the money even though his financial situation was not good. As a Falun Gong practitioner, he felt he was just doing what he should for the company. With a pure heart, he practiced Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in his daily life. He always considered others and was indifferent to fame and personal gain. Therefore, his boss and colleagues liked him very much.
Arrested Five Times
Since the beginning of the persecution, Mr. Zhang Baoquan has been arrested five times. He was tortured both mentally and physically. His family members also suffered a lot.
In the summer of 2000, Mr. Zhang went to Beijing to petition the government for the right to practice. Because the CCP had set up policemen at all stations and major roads, he decided to walk. However, when he arrived in Shuangcheng City, he was arrested and detained in Bayan County. After that, police from Xiangfang District Police Department transferred him back to Harbin City where he was detained for 15 days. When he was released, both the Liushun Neighborhood Association and Zhongshan Police Station extorted 1000 yuan from his family, which was later returned. In addition, his family spent 5000 yuan to gain his early release.
In the winter of 2000, Mr Zhang Baoquan went to Beijing and held up a “Falun Dafa Is Good” banner in Tiananmen Square. He was arrested immediately and illegally detained in Beijing for more than 3 months. After that, he was transferred to Xiangfang District Detention Center and jailed there for 3 months. A policeman from Xiangfang District Police Department wanted his family to pay a 5500 yuan fee for picking him up in Beijing. During his detention, more that 13,000 yuan was extorted from his family.
In 2001, policemen from Harbin City Police Department arrested Mr. Zhang while he was at work and sent him to the 2nd Detention Center of Harbin City. He was jailed there for 45 days. This time, his family spent 18,000 yuan to obtain his release.
Later in the year, policemen from the Harbin City Police Department arrested Mr. Zhang Baoquan from his home again. After being detained at the 2nd Detention Center of Harbin City for 45 days, he was sentenced to three years in Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp. At the end of 2004, he was released from the camp and came back home.
Right before the Chinese New Year of 2012, Mr. Zhang Baoquan and more than 30 other Falun Gong practitioners were arrested by the policemen from Harbin City Police Department and jailed in a detention center. In the center, Mr. Zhang protested with hunger strikes and was beaten by a criminal in the same cell.
People in charge of Mr. Zhang Baoquan's case:
Xiangfang District Police Department: Qu Zhi
Xiangfang District Procuratorate: Ning Lin
Xiangfang District Court: Bai Jing (Female)
People in charge of Mr. Ju Zhiyuan's case:
Dongli District Police Department: Mao Lichang
Zhongshang Road Police Station:
Police Chief: Meng Xiangli, +86-13904505607
Policeman: Qu Zhi about 29 years old, a community policeman. ID: 019855
Please refer to the original Chinese text for more names and telephone numbers.