Brutal Acts Occurring in Daqing City Forced Labor Camp in Heilongjiang Province (Part 1)
By Falun Dafa Practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) Police in Daqing Labor Camp, Heilongjiang Province began illegally jailing Falun Dafa
practitioners in November of 1999, and have subjected them to severe torture. 2. Right after the Wang Bin's death, the persecution escalated because secret orders were passed
down from the Justice Ministry. In February 2001, the 2nd police team stripped Falun Dafa
practitioners who were doing the exercises, and sent them outside. Police handcuffed them onto iron
bars in the shape of a cross. It was during the Northeast's freezing cold winter, which is 20oC
below zero (about 5oF). Our fellow practitioners were left freezing outside for 2 hours, but no one
gave in. Falun Dafa practitioner Hu Renquan lost consciousness.
Wang Yongqiang, Lu Guanru, Liang Jingli, Liu Hanxue, Zhang Shenghui, Tian Yanxin, etc., were
tortured using "Tying the Ropes" [The police tie the practitioner up with a thin rope,
circling the rope around his neck, and tied his hands behind his back. Then the police use all the
force they could muster to tighten the rope. The rope becomes tighter and tighter around the body of
the practitioner, and makes it more and more difficult for him to breathe. The pain is so intense
that the practitioner sometimes loses control of his bladder. There are instances when the rope was
tightened enough to break a practitioner's arm]. They were bleeding badly because the rope cut
open their flesh. People can still see the rope marks on their bodies, two years later. 4. Falun Dafa practitioner Zhuang Gangxiang was illegally abducted and sentenced to forced labor
camp. Upon being assigned to the 3rd team, the deputy team leader Wang Yingzhou had
prisoners Du Guojun and Li Zhiqiang forcibly check his belongings and found Dafa literature. Du and
Li beat Zhuang in front of the police, causing Zhuang's mouth to bleed. That evening when Zhuang sat
down on his bed to practice the meditation exercise, prisoner Wang found out, and told prisoners
Peng Jianjun, Du Guojun, and Li Zhiqiang. This vicious gang beat Zhuang's head severely. When Zhuang
asked them why they were hitting people, these prisoners said, "Do you know what this place is?
As long we do not kill you, we can do anything to you. You can sue us, but it's no use in labor
camp!" They dragged Zhuang from his bed to the floor, and the four beat him madly again,
resulting in Zhuang's immediate bleeding from his ears and mouth, and his almost passing out.
Meanwhile, vice team leader Wang Yingzhou, who was watching all the torture from the window, ordered
them to carry Zhuang to the office, pointed to these prisoners, and said, "You and I are all
reincarnated demons from hell!" Then he started to slander our Master and Falun Dafa, and beat
Zhuang with extreme cruelty. Later we found out that Zhuang was badly injured. Because Zhuang still
refused to give up his belief, he was tortured by a drunken prisoner named Zhu. After this, he could
not use his right arm over a month.
5. In July of 2001, the labor camp illegally extended the terms of Falun Dafa practitioners who
refused to give up Falun Dafa. They issued a rule saying that if one month cannot "reform"
practitioners, add one more month, if one season could not transform them, add four and half months.
Facing such illegal evil persecution, more than 30 Falun Dafa practitioners went on a group hunger
strike to protest. The labor camp then used inhuman means to torture them. The management office
head Han Qingshan and vice team leader of the 3rd team, Wang Yingzhou, beat Falun Dafa
practitioner Du Guocong in front of everyone. They tied him up, used an iron stick to pry open his
mouth, and conducted force-feeding of a highly concentrated salt solution and corn meal. They made
Du's mouth bleed badly, beyond description. After this they still would not leave him in peace, and
another evil gang of thugs beat him, breaking his ribs.
6. In October 2001, in order to protest all sorts of torture, resolve the problem of extended
terms, release Falun Dafa practitioners whose lives were in danger, and resolve the problem of being
beaten, Falun Dafa practitioners went on group hunger strikes 5 times. These Falun Dafa
practitioners set aside any attachments to life and death, and openly practiced the exercises under
the threat of evil, and shouted to the outside from the window, "Falun Dafa is Good! Return the
Reputation of Falun Dafa!"
Soon after, the following cruel tortures occurred, at the end of October. In the cells of the 2nd team, Officer Han Qingshan, Officer Zheng, Officer He, and
other team leaders crowded themselves in, announced their "policies" to those innocent
Falun Dafa practitioners who were on hunger strike, then dragged them down to the lower level, and
tortured them with "Tying the Ropes." These Falun Dafa practitioners had already been on
hunger strike for 7-8 days, had not eaten or drank water; their lives were in danger, but they were
still tortured. Later practitioners started eating. Police would not leave them alone, and tied
these Dafa practitioners into chairs. Not only could their bodies and hands not move, but they were
not allowed to close their eyes! This torture lasted for 9 entire days! In the 1st team, Falun Dafa practitioner Luan Zhiyi was tortured with "Tying the
Ropes" 9 times within one day. He was seriously injured. Falun Dafa practitioner Ge Zhenmin (48
years old) was tortured with "Tying the Ropes" 3 times within one day, but still kindly
clarified the truth to the police. The next day, he was tortured with "Tying the Ropes" 4
times. Dafa practitioner Cao Jingdong, after being beaten, was cuffed on to the bed, not allowed to
move, and his mouth was sealed with tape. Dafa practitioner Zhuang Gangxiang kept clarifying the
truth even after being tied up on a "Tiger Bench" [Practitioners are forced to sit on a small iron bench that is
approximately 20 cm (6 inches) tall with their knees tied together. With their hands tied behind
their backs or sometimes placed on their knees, they are forced to sit straight up and look straight
ahead. They are not allowed to turn their heads, close their eyes, talk to anyone or move at all.
Several inmates are assigned to watch over the practitioners and force themáto remain
motionless while sitting on the bench. Usually some hard objects are inserted underneath the
practitioners' lower legs or ankles to make it harder for them to tolerate this abuse (see
illustration on <http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/24/16156.html>)]. Police then taped
his mouth and nose. Not being able to breathe, he suffocated, and passed out. Later a prisoner
sprayed cold water on him to revive him. Police were afraid that he would tell others of this
illegal act, so they locked him up in a small cell [The detainee is locked up in a very
small cell, hardly big enough for one person. The guards handcuff practitioners into a fixed
position, in which the practitioners can neither move nor lie down. The small cell is very damp and
no sunshine comes in. Detainees have to urinate and defecate in the cell. Only half of a regular
meal is served to detainees locked up in a small cell during the daytime. The stench in the small
cell is so bad that it is difficult to breath], and still tied him on a Tiger Bench. When
force-feeding him, police would put him and the Tiger Bench down together. The next day Zhuang
Gangxiang was ordered by labor camp leader to be tortured with
"Tying the Ropes" 5 times. He lost consciousness due to his arm being injured badly. While
he remained injured, police still forced him walk on his swollen legs for over one month! Police who
were involved with this torture are: Li Haitao, Zhang Mingzhu, Han Tianzhu, Wang Junping, Wang
Zhonghe, and others. 8. On January 22, 2002, CCTV broadcasted another Falun Gong slandering program. The labor camp
viciously arranged to have all prisoners and Falun Gong practitioners watch. Who ever did not watch
was tortured on the spot. In the middle of the broadcast, Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Shenghui, from the 2nd
team, pointed out the ridiculous contradictions in the program, he was dragged down stairs, and
tortured with "Tying the Ropes" 3 times! Then he was sent to the small cell, and tied to a
chair for 3 entire days. Once, when watching TV, Falun Dafa practitioner Cao Jingdong, and Wei Bensheng also pointed out
that the things depicted on TV are totally the opposite of what's being taught in Zhuan Falun.
Vice team leader Wang Yingzhou immediately beat Cao. Dafa practitioner Zhuang Gangxiang turned his
head and persuaded Wang to stop the beating. Prisoners Zhao Qunmin, Liu Hai, Meng Zhaoxiang took
turns beating him until he was no longer able to stand. Zhao knocked out one tooth from Zhuang's
mouth while Meng continued to help in the beating from the side. Someone hit Zhuang's head so hard
that he passed out on the floor. Twenty minutes later people saw him bleeding profusely. In order to
cover up this crime scene, police instantly mopped up the blood. Dafa practitioner Wei Bensheng
attempted to stop the beating, but he was beaten as well. Wei bumped into Wang Yingzhou before
falling down to the floor, then police Zhao Jinsheng, Xing Lien, Zhao Junmin, Liu Hai, and Zhang Kui
beat up Cao and Wei. When Zhuang just came to, he was handcuffed, and then dragged to the hallway
for another round of beating. He passed out again and lost his memory for a while. Vice team leader
Wang Yingzhou reported that a Falun Gong practitioner attacked the police in the 1st
team. In 20 minutes, all labor camp personnel came to the 1st team, including political
secretary Song, Han Qingshan, Officer Jiang (female), Medical Director Jiang, and others. They tied
Wei up immediately. Wei was shouting "Falun Dafa is Good" in spite the pain. Later we
could not hear his voice. Next, Zhuang Gangxiang was called and tied with ropes. One of the four
infamous police killers in the camp, Zhang Jinsheng, gave Zhuang a heavy blow with a fist on his
face, then jumped up to hit Zhuang's chest 4 or 5 times. Because Zhuang just awoke from losing
consciousness, he did not react to these beatings at all. Han Qingshan saw that his situation was
not normal and let him go back, but continued to torture him with the "Tiger Bench" for 3
whole days. That night, Han Qingshan and Wang Yingzhou sent Cao to a small cell, and beat him in the
middle of the night. As a result, Cao's eyes were swollen for over 2 months. His ribs were in pain
for a long time, and he coughed and had difficulty breathing. To protest the abduction, Falun Dafa
practitioner Li Dongning went on hunger strike for over 90 days as soon as he arrived in the camp.
He was assigned to the 1st team after being tortured. Upon arrival, being so weak after
all these hardships, police still kicked him so hard that he was injured in many places. (To be continued)
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.cc/mh/articles/2003/1/24/43288.html
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