FDI: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Die from Torture and Abuse in Police Custody
NEW YORK (FDI) -- Three Falun Gong practitioners' deaths have
recently been reported by sources in China. Mr. Lan Hu (31), a civil servant in
the Pricing Bureau of Lushan District, Jujiang City, Liangxi Province, Mrs. Zhao
Baolan (63), wife of a Shengli Oil Field worker in Shandong Province, and Ms.
Wang Hong (mid-30s) from Shenyang City, Liangning Province are the latest
victims of Jiang Zemin's campaign of terror against Falun Gong (special
report).
Healthy 31 Year-Old Man Who Had "written a letter accusing
the top [officials]" Dies in Prison
The police in Luhan District began to monitor Mr. Lan Hu as early as June of
1999 and later detained him for 20 days after the persecution officially began
in July of that year.
Police harassment of Mr. Hu was relentless as he endured both
a 13-month and 100-day imprisonment over the next few years. Lushan District
Police arrested him again in January 2002. He was interrogated in Jiangxi Hotel
for 5 days and nights and beaten by policeman Tian Ruhong. Afterward, he was
arbitrarily detained in Jiujiang City Detention Center for nearly a year. In
December 2002, Lan Hu was slapped with a heavy 11-year sentence that was to be
served at Nanchang City Prison.
Mr. Hu was taken directly to jail without any legal
procedure, and his family and friends were not allowed to see him during the
sentencing. During Mr. Hu's imprisonment at Nanchang City Prison, he was forced
to work for 14-15 hours a day.
Informed of his death on February 9th, 2003, only 68 days
after the original sentence, Lu's family came to the prison to find his body
emaciated.
The prison claimed that he had died from failure of his
circulatory and respiratory system due to being weakened from a hunger strike
beginning on February 6th. However, Lan Hu's parents had visited him on January
9th and 23rd, and at that time had found him to be in very good health.
The prison mentioned to his mother that Mr. Hu had "written a
letter accusing the top [officials]," however the police refused to allow her to
examine the letter under the pretense of her also being a Falun Gong
practitioner.
Woman Sent Home from Detention Center to Avoid
Responsibility for Her Death
Mrs. Zhao Baolan went to Beijing in October of 2001 and was
detained in Hekou District Detention Center in Dongying City for two months.
During the cold winter days Mrs. Baolan did not have a winter jacket (in China,
detainees are responsible for obtaining their own clothing), and her family was
prevented from sending her any goods or visiting her, claiming that there was no
such person at the detention center. The detention center released Mrs. Zhao
Baolan when they saw that she was near death.
Just a few days after being released, Mrs. Zhao Baolan died
at home.
Woman with Head and Feet Bound Together for Extended
Period Dies
Wang Hong had been detained in the Longshan Labor Camp in
Shenyang City, Liangning Province once before, where on two separate occasions
she was beaten until she agreed to "transform."
During her second detention, she was repeatedly shocked with
electric batons for approximately 5 hours. Because she refused to "transform,"
again, the camp bound her hands at the back of her body and tied her head and
feet together.
She was left in this bound state for a long period of time,
causing severe blocks in her circulation. Sources say her fact turn pale white
with dark blue blotches.
Ms. Hong fell unconscious. After two day's infusion, she was
still not able to urinate.
Ms. Hong was then transferred to the Dabei Jail Management
Hospital and died 5 days later.
The exact dates of Ms. Hong's incarceration and subsequent
death are under investigation.
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NEWS - Mar. 6, 2003 Falun Dafa Information Center,
www.faluninfo.net Background
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about),
is a practice of meditation and exercises with teachings based on the universal
principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." It is a practice that was
taught in private for thousands of years before being made public in 1992 by Mr.
Li Hongzhi. Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture, but it is
distinct and separate from other practices such as the religions of Buddhism and
Taoism. Since its introduction in 1992, it quickly spread by word of mouth
throughout China, and is now practiced in over
50 countries.
With government estimates of as many as
100 million practicing Falun Gong, China's President Jiang Zemin outlawed
the peaceful practice in July 1999 (report),
fearful of anything touching the hearts and minds of more citizens than the
Communist Party. Unable to crush the spirit of millions who had experienced
improved health and positive life changes from Falun Gong, Jiang's regime has
intensified its propaganda campaign to turn public opinion against the practice
while quietly imprisoning, torturing and even murdering those who practice it.
The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of 588
deaths (reports
/
sources) since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999.
Government officials inside China, however, report that the actual death toll is
well over 1,600, while expert sources estimate that figure to be much higher.
Hundreds of thousands have been detained, with more than
100,000 being sentenced to forced labor camps, typically without trial.
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