E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1 Page 23 The action taken by the public security authorities in adopting mandatory measures against the above -mentioned persons was fully consistent with their status as offenders against Chinese law and had nothing to do with issues relating to the freedom of expression or opinion or the freedom of religious belief. Throughout the entire course of the legal proceedings referred to above, the Chinese judicial authorities acted in strict compliance with the legal stipulations of the Chinese Criminal Code, the Chinese Code of Criminal Procedure, Regulations on Penalties for Offences against the Administration of Law and Order and other instruments. Urgent Appeal sent on 16 December 2004 with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 85. The Special Rapporteurs were informed that Zhang Rongliang, an underground church leader, was detained by police on 1 December 2004 in Xuzhai village, where he lived, in Zhengzhou city, Henan Province. It was alleged that he was at risk of being tortured. Moreover, since he was diabetic, concern was expressed that he would not have access to the medication or treatment he needed. It was reported that his wife and child were in hiding. 86. According to witnesses, police searched every household in the above mentioned village and confiscated Christian DVDs, other materials and photos revealing Zhang’s connections with foreigners. 87. Reports indicated that Zhang Rongliang was the leader of the China for Christ Church and of the Protestant Fangcheng Mother Church. He was the co-author of House Churches of China – Confession of Faith and Declaration. Zhang Rongliang had already been imprisoned five times for his beliefs, for a total of 12 years, during which time he was allegedly tortured. Response from the Government dated 12 May 2005 88. At the time this report was finalized, the Special Rapporteur was not in a position to reflect the content of the reply from the Government of China as she had not received the translation of its content from the relevant services. Urgent appeal sent on 27 April 2005 with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the Special Rapporteur on torture 89. The Special Rapporteur were informed that, on 31 March 2005, Ms. Liu Yawen, aged 56, was arrested by the police when she was seen distributing Falun Gong Video-CDs in Beijing. She was held at the Xuanwu District Detention Centre. After she was detained, police officers searched her home for other Falun Gong