Beijing University of Political Science Law Student Gong Chengxi Remains Steadfast in Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp and Is Finally Released
Written by Yizhen
(Clearwisdom.net) Gong Chengxi is a 24 year-old male university student in his 4th
year at Beijing University of Political Science and Law, in the administration
management department at the Changping branch. He lived in Urumqi City,
Xinjiang Province. Gong Chengxi is a steadfast Falun Gong practitioner who was kidnapped to
Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing. He has been detained in the "training
unit" twice and persecuted. On one occasion his term was extended for 10
months without cause. Every brigade in Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp uses the "intensified class" as a
method to force brainwashing on firm Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners
are sent to a building in the west compound and are accompanied by
collaborators [former Falun Gong practitioners who have gone astray due to
brainwashing and torture]. They are closely monitored even when
they go to the bathroom. They separate the firm practitioners into "special"
classes and collaborators assist in trying to "reform" them through
brainwashing techniques. Every day practitioners are surrounded by several
collaborators and deprived of sleep. They are tormented until midnight, and at
times even until 2 or 3 am. In order to compromise the integrity of steadfast practitioners, policemen
first make up some excuses, then arrange for a few collaborators to surround
practitioners in a circle, and in turn read articles and materials that
slander Falun Gong and Teacher. When it was Gong Chengxi's turn, he sternly
refused to read the slandering materials. The "intensified classes" use many
forms of torture to persecute practitioners, including tying them to beds at
night for weeks or months on end, and confining them in cramped metal cages.
This is exceptionally uncomfortable in the summer, due to the fact that one
cannot stand up straight, there is very poor ventilation and the mosquitoes
are almost unbearable. Practitioners are also cuffed and hung up, tortured
with electric batons and forced to stand for long periods of time. The list
goes on and on. The common physical punishments that every brigade uses are squatting
and/or standing for long periods of time facing a wall. This often exhausts
people. They are also deprived of sleep for 10 days or longer and forced to
run around a large field dozens of times, (when normally three times is the
maximum for the morning exercise). The last method used on practitioners that refuse to renounce Falun Gong is
to extend their already illegal terms. Policemen also tried to intimidate practitioners through their families.
However Gong Chengxi used this chance instead to expose the evil persecution
to his parents. The scars on his body powerfully explained the viciousness and
hypocrisy of the so-called "assistance and education" and "reform," and
inspired the righteous thoughts of his family. The righteous faith and righteous thoughts of Gong Chengxi have helped many
other persecuted practitioners find their existing problems, and also
strengthened the courage and confidence of others to resist the persecution.
Recently Gong Chengxi was released from the forced labor camp. Falun Gong practitioners and kind-hearted people around the world will pay
close attention to Gong Chengxi's situation in order to help him avoid further
persecution.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2002/11/19/39738.html
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