E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1 Page 21 On 12 July 2004, over a hundred leaders were reportedly arrested at a retreat in Xinjiang Autonomous Region. At the time of the communication, five of those arrested, namely Mr. Zhao Xinlan, 50, Ms. Li Cuiling, 44, Mr. Wang Chaoyi, 39, Mr. Yang Tian Lu, 39, and Ms. Gao Rui'er, 28, were still being detained in A Ke Su prefecture near the provincial capital of Urumqi. The retreat in Xinjiang was organised by the Anhui-based house church network, Ying Shang Church. One of the leaders of the group, businessman Luo Bing Yin, had been transferred from the local detention centre to Funan Prison in Anhui Province. It was reported that no court hearing had taken place and that charges against him were not known. 84. Response from the Government dated 16 June 2005 Zeng Guangbo On 6 August 2004, , without obtaining the relevant permit, Zeng and some 70 other persons held an unlawful gathering in Muxianzhang village, Lizhuang township, Tongxu county, Henan province, which seriously disrupted public order in that area. That same day, the Henan province public security authorities, acting in accordance with the Rules on Administrative Penalties of the People’s Republic of China imposed administrative penalties and delivered an educational reprimand against the persons involved. None of these persons was taken into custody, however. Cai Zhuohua and others Since 2003, Cai, together with his associates Xiao Yunfei and the three other persons, without obtaining industrial, commercial or tax registration, have unlawfully printed and sold some 1 million publications, swiftly amassing immense profits totaling some 500,000 yuan and, in view of the large quantity of publications, have breached article 225 of the Chinese Criminal Code, on unlawful business operations. On 27 September 2004, the Beijing city public security authorities, acting in accordance with the Chinese Criminal Code and the Chinese Code of Criminal Procedure, took Cai and the four other persons into criminal custody; on 20 October 2004, following approval by the procurator’s office, they were arrested. Procedural investigations are currently being conducted. Liu Fenggang, Xu Yonghai, Zhang Shengqi and others In early October 2001, Liu and Xu conspired together and, with funds provided by Xu, Liu moved to Anshan city in Liaoning province for the purpose of gathe ring State intelligence. After this, Liu set out the intelligence which he had gathered in documentary form and with Xu’s assistance, transmitted it abroad. On 25 July 2003, Liu received instructions from persons outside the country that he was to proceed to Dongtou county in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang province, and to Xiaoshan district, Xihu district and other districts of Hangzhou city to gather State intelligence. After this, Liu set out the intelligence which he had gathered in documentary form and on 5 August of that same year instructed Zhang to transmit the materials by email

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