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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES OR ADMINISTRATIVE SENTENCES .................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS WHO MAY REMAIN IN DETENTION ................................................................... 27 3. FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DETAINED WHOSE SUBSEQUENT FATE IS UNKNOWN ................................................................................................................................................................. 51 2 List of sentences, administrative sentences and those detained PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Falun Gong practitioners: list of sentences, administrative sentences and those detained Sources : this information has been compiled from Falun Gong sources, news releases from the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democractic Movement in China, Reuters, AFP, AP and other press agencies and newspapers published prior to 18 March 2000. KEY: D = district C = city Co = county 1. FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES OR ADMINISTRATIVE SENTENCES NAME OCCUPATION PLACE OF DETENTION TRIAL/ SENTENCING CHARGE AND/OR SENTENCE NOTES ORIGIN DATE RE-EDUCAT BODY ACCUSATION ION DATE BEIJING MUNICIPALITY Ji Liewu, 36 Manager of a Hong 20/07/99 26/12/99 Beijing No.1 charged on 19/10/99 12 years’ Accused of holding a position of Kong subsidiary of a Intermediate with "illegal obtaining imprisonment authority in the Falun Gong movement; government metals People’s Court and possessing top state of having organized activities including company secrets and deliberately the 25 April demonstration in leaking state secrets", Zhongnanhai and of being the “using an heretical "backbone elements of the cult". organization to Reported to be detained at the Beijing undermine the No.1 Prison. implementation of the law" and “causing deaths through cult activities” Li Chang, m, 59 former deputy 20/07/99 26/12/99 Beijing No.1 charged on 19/10/99 18 years’ Detained from home in the early hours director at the Intermediate with "illegal obtaining imprisonment of 20 July. Accused of holding a position Ministry for Public People’s Court and possessing top state of authority in the Falun Gong Security secrets and deliberately movement; of having organized activities leaking state secrets", including the 25 April demonstration in “using an heretical Zhongnanhai and of being the organization to "backbone elements of the cult". undermine the Reported to be detained at the Beijing implementation of the No.1 Prison. law" and “causing deaths through cult AI Index: ASA 17/12/00 Amnesty International 23 March 2000 NAME OCCUPATION PLACE OF DETENTION TRIAL/ SENTENCING CHARGE AND/OR SENTENCE NOTES ORIGIN DATE RE-EDUCAT BODY ACCUSATION ION DATE activities” shop worker 20/07/99 28/01/00 Dongcheng District Charged on 15 August 6 years’ Sister of Li Xiaomei. Accused of having Court, Beijing 1999 with “illegal trading” imprisonment ties to the Falun Gong leadership and of Li Xiaobing, f Beijing selling Falun Gong books, tapes and other materials. shop worker 20/07/99 28/01/00 Dongcheng District Charged on 15 Augsut 7 years’ Sister of Li Xiaobing. Accused of having Court, Beijing 1999 with “illegal trading” imprisonment ties to the Falun Gong leadership and of Li Xiaomei, f Beijing selling Falun Gong books, tapes and other materials. Wang Ruirong, f Chaoyang D, 12/12/99 Assigned to 1 Reportedly detained for joining Falun Beijing year of Gong exercises at the Asian Sports “re-education-thro Village on 12/12/99. Detained at the ugh-labour” Chaoang District Detention Centre. She has been ill-treated in detention by criminal prisoners. Wang Zhiwen, m, former railways 26/12/99 Beijing No.1 charged on 19/10/99 16 years’ Accused of holding a position of 50 ministry official Intermediate with "illegal obtaining imprisonment authority in the Falun Gong movement; People’s Court, and possessing top state of having organized activities including secrets and deliberately the 25 April demonstration in leaking state secrets", Zhongnanhai and of being the “organizing and using a "backbone elements of the cult". cult to undermine the Reported to be detained at the Beijing implementation of the No.1 Prison. law” and “causing deaths through cult activities” Yao Jie, f, 40 Leader of the CCP 26/12/99 Beijing No.1 charged on 19/10/99 7 years’ Accused of holding a position of committee of a large Intermediate with "illegal obtaining imprisonment authority in the Falun Gong movement; real estate company People’s Court and possessing top state of having organized activities including in Beijing secrets and deliberately the 25 April demonstration in leaking state secrets", Zhongnanhai and of being the “using an heretical "backbone elements of the cult". organization to Reported to be detained at the Beijing undermine the Women’s Prison. implementation of the law" and “causing deaths through cult activities” Yu Changxin, m, Instructor at the 7/1/99 6/1/00 a military tribunal “using an heretical 17 years’ Reportedly appealed to the Advanced 74 China Air Force organization to imprisonment Military Court of the People's Liberation Command Institute undermine the Army. Yu was accused of having implementation of the masterminded the April 1999 protest in law" & "Illegal Zhongnanhai. He was also accused of management helping to expand Falun Gong membership, helping publish books and Amnesty International 23 March 2000 AI Index: ASA 17/12/00 4 List of sentences, administrative sentences and those detained NAME OCCUPATION PLACE OF DETENTION TRIAL/ SENTENCING CHARGE AND/OR SENTENCE NOTES ORIGIN DATE RE-EDUCAT BODY ACCUSATION ION DATE of being responsible for the deaths of practitioners who refused medical treatment when ill. 28/01/00 Dongcheng District “using an heretical Between 4 Accused of unfurling a banner of protest Court, Beijing organization to months’ and 2 in Tiananmen Square. 30 unknown Beijing undermine the years’ implementation of the imprisonment law" FUJIAN PROVINCE former director of a accused of organizing a foreign investment Falun Gong press Jiang Zhaohui company in Fuzhou conference in Beijing 12 years’ Fujian 07/99 (Chaohui) and the 1999 imprisonment Guangzhou Falun Dafa conference GUANGDONG PROVINCE Accused of organising several protests after Falun Gong had been banned. The "using an heretical date of Li Jianhui’s trial was reportedly no verdict was organization to changed after pressure was put on his Shenzhen, Futian District Court, announced after a Li Jianhui 21/07/99 24/01/00 undermine the lawyers not to plead “not guilty”, they Guangdong Shenzhen 2 and a half hour implementation of the were told that they could only ask for hearing law" leniency. Reports also say that 9 Hong Kong journalists who tried to cover the trial were detained. Assigned to 2 Reported that Lin has been to Beijing Lin Renzhao, m, Zhanjian C, years’ and other places for appealing. On 9/10/99 26 Guangdong “re-education-thro 09/10/99, Lin went to Zhanjiang City ugh-labour” Stadium to "promote" Falun Gong 11/99 Reportedly detained after police confiscated materials her brought back Assigned to 3 from a trip to India in August 1999. He years’ subsequently travelled to Beijing several Liu Tao Guangdong “re-education-thro times to appeal and was detained on ugh-labour” three occasions. His parents have repeatedly requested the original copy of the sentence, without success. AI Index: ASA 17/12/00 Amnesty International 23 March 2000 NAME OCCUPATION PLACE OF DETENTION TRIAL/ SENTENCING CHARGE AND/OR SENTENCE NOTES ORIGIN DATE RE-EDUCAT BODY ACCUSATION ION DATE Associate professor Prior to being assigned to a labour at the Guangdong camp, Zhang Mengye and his wife were Zhang Mengye, Assigned to 2 School of Electricity reportedly detained in the Tianhe m, in his 50s? Guangzhou C, years’ Detention Centre. They had reportedly Guangdong “re-education-thro reportedly travelled several times to and his wife ugh-labour” Beijing to appeal for other Falun Gong practitioners. GUIZHOU PROVINCE Assigned to 3 Former Deputy Xishui Co, years’ Lu Anqiu Secretary of Tuchen 29/12/99 Guizhou “re-education-thro City ugh-labour” Song Bangfu Guiyang C, 28/10/99 Assinged to 3 Reported to have been detained after Guizhou years’ travelling to Beijing to appeal. He was “re-education-thro sent back to Guizhou where he was ugh-labour” detained. HAINAN PROVINCE Chen Yuan 12/11/99 Haikou Intermediate “using an heretical 7 years’ Accused of “organising 13 illegal People’s Court, organization to imprisonment protests in Hainan between 22 July and Hainan undermine the 9 September". Appeal rejected on implementation of the 30/11/99 by the Haikou High People's law" Court. Jiang Shilong 12/11/99 Haikou Intermediate "using an heretical 3 years’ Accused of “organising 13 illegal People’s Court, organization to imprisonment protests in Hainan between 22 July and Hainan undermine the 9 September". Reportedly received a implementation of the lesser sentence for showing "sincere law" remorse”. Appeal rejected on 30/11/99 by the Haikou High People's Court. Liang Yulin, f 12/11/99 Haikou Intermediate "using an heretical 2 years’ Accused of “organising 13 illegal People’s Court, organization to imprisonment protests in Hainan between 22 July and Hainan undermine the 9 September". Reportedly received a implementation of the lesser sentence for “admitting guilt with law" a good attitude”. Appeal rejected on 30/11/99 by the Haikou High People's Court. Song Yuesheng 12/11/99 Haikou Intermediate "using an heretical 12 years’ Accused of “organising 13 illegal People’s Court, organization to imprisonment protests in Hainan between 22 July and Hainan undermine the 9 September". Appeal rejected on Amnesty International 23 March 2000 AI Index: ASA 17/12/00 6 List of sentences, administrative sentences and those detained NAME OCCUPATION PLACE OF DETENTION TRIAL/ SENTENCING CHARGE AND/OR SENTENCE NOTES ORIGIN DATE RE-EDUCAT BODY ACCUSATION ION DATE implementation of the 30/11/99 by the Haikou High People's law" Court.