Wives of Hualin Kindergarten defendants write letters about experiences following husbands’ detention

ICC Note:

The wives of two of the pastors, currently imprisoned and on trial in China, share their experiences with persecution in letters below.

By Rachel Ritchie

2/16/2015 China (China Aid)-The wives of two defendants in the Hualin Kindergarten case, in which four are accused of “illegal business operations” for their involvement with character-improvement books compiled by the church that founded the school, wrote letters, recounting their experiences and feelings from the time their husbands’ were detained up to the opening of the trial last week.

Both Xin Xuemei, wife of Liangren Church elder Huang Quirui, and the wife of Fang Bin, a man contracted to print the textbooks, detailed the questionable actions by government personnel on many levels that have occurred since the detention of their husbands’ on June 23-24, 2014. Fang’s wife chose to remain anonymous. Their letters can be read below:

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