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Dafa Practitioner Liu Ling from Wuhan, Hubei Is Blind and Paralyzed Due to Torture in Hewan Labor Camp
July 3, 2002 (Clearwisdom.net) Dafa practitioner Liu Ling from Wuhan City, Hubei Province was detained
in a mental hospital where he was tormented for several months. Then, he was forcefully taken to
Hewan Labor Camp and illegally detained there for almost a year. During that period of time, he was
physically and mentally abused to the extent that one cannot imagine. At last, it reached the point
that he could no longer walk and he lost his sight in both eyes. Police at the labor camp said that
he feigned illness and did not allow him to see an outside doctor. In addition, they threatened him
by saying, "Your death would be considered a suicide." After that, in order to shirk
responsibility, they informed one of his family members and delivered him to the Xiehe Hospital for
emergency treatment. Twenty-three days later, however, he had to be discharged from the hospital
because he could not afford to pay the medical expenses that amounted to tens of thousands of Yuan
in no more than a month. To date, he is totally blind and his legs are paralyzed. He lost the
ability to work and make a living. His company arbitrarily changed the five-year work contract to
three years and refused to undertake their responsibility. His family members applied for the lowest
level of social security for him, but the departments concerned refused to handle his situation
simply because he practices Falun Dafa. The main reason for his paralysis and loss of eyesight is that he was illegally beaten by
personnel in the brainwashing class, which caused vertebral dislocation and pressure on the spinal
chord. During his detention in the labor camp, he was also beaten many times by the criminals whose
actions were not only tolerated, but also instigated by the police. A terrible scar remains on his
neck. In addition, he was forced to stand continually for over 10 days and was shut in a small room
for one month. In the winter, he was forced to stand out in the wind while barefoot and wearing thin
clothes. They also force-fed him. He was not allowed to sleep for many days or take a bath or use
the restroom for a long time and he endured other physical punishment and torture. Not being able to
use the restroom for a long time caused chronic constipation and anal hemorrhaging. In addition, the
living conditions and food in Hewan Labor Camp are extremely bad. The labor camp police embezzled
the money that had been allocated to the camp for detainees' living expenses. |