Red guards impersonate community home owners. (Photo: ChinaAid video screenshot) |
Police officers, accompanied by uncles and aunts,* threatened Christian residents, including Shu Qiong, Li Ying, Zhu Hong, Zhou Xiaoguang, and Sun Ailun. Sun Ailun, currently pregnant, had a miscarriage resulting from police violence during the massive arrest of ERCC congregants on December 9, 2018. Several aunts from the community scolded the Sun Ailun couple harshly. Xuan Bin filmed the exchange with her cell phone, however, police officers ordered her to delete the videos. When officers started to escort Xuan Bin away, Shu Qiong asked them to show the residents their warrants in accordance with laws. Otherwise, she stressed, officers should not take anyone away.
You can arrest me if I break laws. I can accept what you do if you do it in accordance with laws. However, you are not handling this in line with laws.
Police officers become violent with Xuan Bin and Shu Qiong. (Photo: ChinaAid video screenshot) |
On September 03, the community harassment team, accompanied by police officers, continued to harass, and threaten each Christian family. One Chengdu Christian posted “Questionnaire about ‘Sunshine Aunts’ evicting Christians” on an official WeChat account. The article questions:
- Who are these folks threatening Christians residents?
- Can they legally represent owners of the complex or others?
- Do they have the right to come to a home and state that the family is not welcomed, if they can represent owners of the complex and others?
- What did police do there? What is their relationship with people?
- What can the seven Christian families do?
- Is your complex inviting and welcoming to Christians?
- What do you want to say to Christians, police officers, and other folks?
- What do you think about the matter?
Many readers commented, stating that this behavior violates Constitution Article 30. One Christian attorney stressed, “Habitatio is a natural right and a legal right, and it is not granted by a few representatives of owners. Owners have no right to ask other owners to move out if they do not infringe on others’ rights and interests.”
* uncles and aunts: honorary title to seniors in Chinese culture