CCP
Arrests and Interrogates Those Who Withdraw from Party
Xin Fei, http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-5-10/28632.htm,
5/11/2005
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Before the number of
withdrawals exceeded one million, several people
in Beijing put out a banner to celebrate and call
for human rights in China. (Epoch Times) |
Since the recent worldwide recognition of more than a
million people announcing their withdrawal from the
Chinese Communist Party and its associated organizations,
the CCP has begun making widespread arrests in China.
The Epoch Times editorial series "Nine Commentaries
on the Chinese Communist Party" published last year
initiated an unprecedented wave of people withdrawing
membership in the CCP. Currently on the Epoch Times Web
site, there are nearly 1.4 million people who have done
so. Most of them reside in China. After the global parades
recognizing a million withdrawals took place April 23 and
24, the CCP started nationwide arrests, threatening and
harassing dissidents who openly provide interviews to the
Epoch Times, publicly announcing their withdrawal
statements and support for the global parades.
Two days ago, The Epoch Times again interviewed these
democratic activists and dissidents and learned that the
CCP has been suppressing them to various degrees. Some
were arrested, threatened, kidnapped, imprisoned,
subpoenaed, beaten, pressured by their employees or
families, monitored on the phone or the Internet, or
deprived of their household properties.
People who Support Quitting the CCP Are Persecuted to
Varying Degrees
On April 30, Li Ming and 10 people from the Chongqing City
Public Security Bureau confiscated Xu Wanping's household
property. They took away his personal computer, documents,
letters, bankbook and cash. At noon, police subpoenaed Mr.
Xu and secretly imprisoned him. He has not yet been
released as of the day of report.
Hu Jia has long been working on environmental protection
and AIDS prevention and is a human rights activist in
Beijing. He was imprisoned by the Beijing Zhaoyang
District National Security imprisoned on April 28. He was
interrogated and brutally beaten for six days and released
on May 4, and he remains under house arrest.
On April 28 and 29, the local police tapped Li Guotao's
phone, followed him and restricted his freedom. The police
insulted and beat Mr. Li as well. His head and abdomen
were injured and his leg is still injured due to the
beating and is unable to walk normally.
Mostly Asks About the Issue on Quitting the CCP
When police interrogated these people, they tried to
verify whether interviews and public announcements of
withdrawals and support the global parades had been given
to the Epoch Times.
The police asked Leng Wanbao at the interrogation,
"You gave an interview to Xinfei from The Epoch Times
and announced your withdrawal from the party to support
the New York City parade in April. Is that true? Why did
you do it?" Mr. Leng replied: "It's true. I
supported it because I hope the parade can draw the CCP's
attention to examine its past. This will benefit social
advancement."
The police asked Xue Zhenbiao: "You were no longer a
party member, so why withdraw?" He replied: "I
merely expressed my attitude, an attitude of being
responsible for what I did. It is my right to withdraw
from the party. I said what I thought honestly."
The police threatened Hu Jia at the interrogation:
"You were lucky you only withdrew from the Young
Pioneers. If you were a CCP member and dared to withdraw,
I would take care of you."
Mr. Hu told the Epoch Times that the CCP appeared very
worried about the withdrawals. They closely monitor the
Epoch Times to dig out clues in order to attack.
The police also interrogated Huang Xiaomin and asked him
about his interview with The Epoch Times on April 20. Mr.
Huang told The Epoch Times: "The CCP is very careful
with the small things that might cause serious trouble.
The party tries to eradicate the factor of instability at
its early stage. They really worry about the Epoch Times
because it backs up the domestic democratic activists. The
CCP is still very careful with its international
image."
Zhao Xin told The Epoch Times that the more sensitive an
issue is, the less the CCP wants to question it. The CCP
didn't want to make a big deal out of it and bring more
attention to the withdrawals.
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