(Minghui.org) On October 31 and November 4, the police arrested 17 Falun Gong practitioners in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. The practitioners were illegally arrested just days before the APEC Summit opened in Beijing.

The arrests were orchestrated by Jinhou 610 Office and carried out by officers from the Linghe, Guta, and Taihe districts. Most of the practitioners were arrested in the early morning hours between 4 and 6 a.m.

Ms. Zhao Yuqin (赵玉琴), Ms. Sun Xiujie (孙秀杰), Ms. Zhang Chunling (张春玲), Mr. Shao Minggang (邵明刚), Ms. Yang Yuxia (杨玉霞) and her father, Ms. Tong Xiufang (佟秀芳), Ms. Zhao Yanqin (赵艳芹), Mr. Lao Baogang (劳宝刚), and Fan (范) were arrested on October 31.

Ms. Liu Yuling(刘玉玲), Mr. Wang Jun (王军) and his wife Ms. Zhu Eryun (朱二云),Ms. Wang Yuqing (王玉清), Ms. Pei Yufeng (裴玉凤), Ms. Zhang Yuling (张玉玲), and Ms. Pi Dianfen (皮殿芬) were arrested on November 4.

The police ransacked Ms. Pi Dianfen's home and confiscated her computer, printer, and other items.

Ms. Pei Yufeng was released, but the other 16 practitioners are still in Jinzhou Detention Center. The police have refused to allow their families to visit them.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Jiang Long (姜龙), deputy head of Jinzhou Police Department: +86-13897886666, +86-416-2572018 (Office), +86-416-2388888 (Home)Li Meishan (李嵋珊), head of Jinzhou 610 Office: +86-15698704590Liu Shuping (刘树平), head of Jinzhou Domestic Security Division: +86-15698705666Ma Ming (马明), head of Jinzhou Detention Center: +86-13840678866(More perpetrators' contact information available in the original Chinese article.)