Victim:

Ms. Xia Aixiang, female, 42 years old, resident of Qiujiahe Village, Wutu Town, Changle County, Shandong Province.

Time and location the victim was last seen:

On the evening of August 16 (June 27 of the Chinese Lunar calendar), 2001, at the local Fangshan Market Fair in Changle County, Shandong Province

Perpetrators:

      The Wutu Town police substation, Changle County, Shandong Province

The Wutu Town government, Changle County, Shandong Province

Tian Benquan, director of the Zhuhan Town “610 Office,” Changle County, Shandong Province. Tel: +86-13583691716 (cell)

Wang Xinbiao, secretary of the Zhuhan Town Communist Party Committee, Changle County, Shandong Province. Tel: +86-536- 6223309 (home)

Yin Yuankui, vice secretary of the Masong Town Communist Party Committee, Changle County, Shandong Province. Tel: +86-536- 6227523 (home), +86- 130553670032 (cell)

Wang Dianfu, Wutu Town government official. Tel: +86-536- 6751250

Zhao Dehui, Wutu Town government official. Tel: +86-536- 6232266

Liu Baowen and Zhang Yimei, Wutu Town government officials.

Brief Description:

Ms. Xia Aixiang was arrested on the evening of August 16, 2001, when she was distributing fact clarification materials at the local Fangshan Market Fair. She was probably arrested by the Qiaoguan Town Police Station officers and then transferred to the Wutu Town Police Station. Since then, her whereabouts has been unknown.

A witness saw a body that was totally wrapped up in the crematory. The police accompanied the body, but no family members were present. When asked, a person nearby said the body was of a Falun Gong practitioner.

According to a crematory employee, several days after August 16, 2001, the police sent over a female body. That body was secretly cremated.

Wutu Town officials had brutally tortured Ms. Xia before arresting her. The officials included Wang Xinbiao, Tian Benquan, Yin Yuankui, Liu Baowen, Zhao Dehui, Wang Dianfu, Zhang Yimei, among others. After the incident, officials such as Yin Yuankui, Tian Benquan, Wang Xinbiao were transferred to other towns.

After Ms. Xia went missing, Officials Tian Benquan and Wang Xinbiao spread the rumor that Ms. Xia had divorced her husband, gone to work in Yaogou, and would no longer return home. In fact, Ms. Xia had a harmonious life with her husband and mother-in-law. Plus, she also has a lovely son who is a middle school student. The family had a happy life, and they are still asking around and looking for Ms. Xia Aixiang.

Steps taken to find Ms. Xia Aixiang

Ms. Xia’s husband and her family have tried hard and done everything they can think of to find her, but they have been unable to locate her. The local authorities did not offer any help to find her or explain what happened to her after her arrest.

type=Case, Women; type=Case, Disappearance; location = Shandong