Detention
- Wang Cheng (王成), Jiang Tianyong (江天勇) and Tang Jitian (唐吉田): 15-day administrative detention (March 22-April 6) for "engaging in the activities of an evil cult to harm society" (利用邪教活动危害社会).
- Zhang Junjie (张俊杰): 5-day detention (March 22-27)
Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, and Wang Cheng were all released on April 6. All suffered various degrees of injuries (details below).
- The 15 individuals listed below—who had gone to Jiansanjiang to show support for the detained lawyers—are believed to be in custody as of April 8 2014 (Source: Bei Feng [1]):
Zhai Yanmin (翟岩民), Jiang Jianjun (姜建军), Zhang Rongping (张荣平), Sun Dongsheng (孙东生), Li Baolin (李宝霖), Chen Jinxin (陈进新), Yuan Xianchen (袁显臣), Li Fawang (李发旺) , Liang Yan (梁艳) , Zhao Yuan (赵远), Zhang Shiqing (张世清), Liu Xing (刘星), Li Dawei (李大伟), Zhang Yan (张炎), Chi Jinchun (迟进春).
Most of these individuals are at the Hongxinglong Detention Center (红兴隆拘留所). Chi Jinchun is in Harbin; Zhang Yan and Li Fawang (李发旺) are in Jiamusi; and Liang Yan is at Baoquanling, Suibin Farm Detention Center (宝泉岭绥滨农场拘留所).
Forced Entry into Hotel Rooms, Questioning
- Early morning on March 29, more than a dozen lawyers, including Fu Yonggang (付永刚), Wang Shengsheng (王胜生), and Wang Quanzhang (王全章), and citizens were taken by the police for questioning. Those picked up had their hands bound and black hoods put over their head. They were reportedly taken to various locations, including the Qindeli Public Security Bureau sub-branch (勤得利公安分局) and the Daxing Public Security Bureau (大兴公安局).
Beating
- Lawyer Zhang Junjie was beaten during interrogation. According to his Weibo posts (@张俊杰7449 [2]), exams by three hospitals and the CT scans showed that he sustained four spinal fractures (脊柱三根横突四处骨折), and is now hospitalized in the Henan Province Hospital of Tradition Chinese Medicine in Zhengzhou.
- Wang Quanzhang (王全璋) sustained head injury after he was repeatedly beaten during police questioning, with one police officer banging his head against the wall and another hitting him at the back of his head during a beating that lasted 10 minutes. (March 29, 2014)
- Jiang Tianyong sustained soft tissue injuries and multiple injuries on the body in various places, according to diagnosis by doctors at the People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery General Hospital (中国人民解放军第二炮兵总医院) [3].
- Tang Jitian sustained multiple injuries on the body with several broken ribs, according to diagnosis by doctors at PLA Second Artillery General Hospital (中国人民解放军第二炮兵总医院 [4]).
- Wang Cheng: broken breast bone [5].
Threats and Harassment
- Lawyer Cai Ying (蔡瑛), who was among the first group of lawyers to arrive and who represents detained lawyer Tang Jitian, left Jiansanjaing on March 25. Judicial authorities began to contact him, ask him questions about Jiansanjiang and implicitly pressure him not to intervene by checking whether he has been properly appointed as representative of the detained lawyers.
- Wang Cheng's wife Zhou Jinlian (周金莲) received a notice on March 25, 2014 by express mail, from the landlord, addressed to Wang Cheng, saying the landlord is taking back the apartment for personal use and that the Wang family must move out within five days. She has refused to comply. She is reportedly under surveillance. (Unverified online information)
Denying Lawyer-Client Meeting
- According to a Weibo post by Wang Xing (王兴) [6], Xie Yang (谢阳) and Wang went back to Beijing today without being able to see their client, Jiang Tianyong. The authorities refused to provide a reason or explanation for denying Jiang a meeting with his lawyers. Public security organs did not respond to the lawyers’ complaints. Wang also filed a complaint before the procuratorate on the beating of Wang Quanzhang (王全璋), and the procuratorate accepted the related documents and said they would investigate. (April 4, 2014)
Accusation by State Media
- On April 2, 2014, the Global Times published an op-ed in both Chinese and English, accusing the lawyers involved in the Jiansanjiang incident of inciting “illegal activities rather than offering legal assistance through legitimate channels”:
Radical lawyers undermine legal authority [7]
社评:律师不应为自我炒作鼓动社会对立 [8]
See rebuttal [9]by lawyer Liu Sixin (刘四新), who has a doctorate in law from Beida.