Ma Jian is the branch manager of the French PCM Pumping Industry company’s Beijing office. He also manages the company’s business in northern Asia. On February 28, 2007, Ma was arrested by Beijing police as he was working. He was secretly sent to a brainwashing class where he was tortured for 20 days. On March 19, Ma was transferred to the Detention Center in Beijing’s Dongcheng District.
Ma, 38, has a Masters degree in Business Administration. Ma has worked in the French PCM company for nearly four years. He began to practice Falun Gong in 1996. Ma has remained steadfast in his practice even after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong in 1999.
According to a report on Clearwisdom.net, Ma was arrested by the police at about 5 p.m. on February 28. The arrest took place in Ma’s office. Eyewitnesses revealed that Ma was beaten by police during the arrest. Ma’s whereabouts had been since unknown after his arrest.
Ma’s wife Yao Lian now resides in Canada. She has appealed to the international community in an effort to draw attention to her husband’s unlawful arrest. Falun Gong practitioners in France and Canada are working on rescuing Ma.
