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Additional Information on the Death of Dafa Practitioner Shi Zhongyan at the Jinzhou Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province May 9, 2003 (Clearwisdom.net) Shi Zhongyan, male, 45 years old, lived at 45-119 Anleli, Linghe District,
Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. He used to work at the Jinzhou Department
Store. For appealing in Beijing for Falun Gong, in July 2000 Shi was kidnapped
and taken to Jinzhou Labour Camp. Enduring various means of torture by his
captors, Shi refused to give up his beliefs and was therefore kept in detainment
beyond his two-year sentence. At 1:00 a.m. on April 26th, 2003, Shi
Zhongyan passed away in #205 People's Liberation Army Hospital, after enduring
long-term, brutal persecution. Shi Zhongyan suffered all kinds of inhumane treatment in Jinzhou Labour Camp.
After September 2002, Jinzhou Labour Camp held forced brainwashing classes
intended to bend the wills of those determined Dafa practitioners. Violent
torture was used on people who refused to be "converted." Some of the
tortures used included being beaten, hit with high voltage electric batons,
deprived of sleep, struck with wooden planks, and being forced to sit on tiny
stools for long periods of time. Those still not "transformed" were
kept in isolation and subjected to even more severe torture. Shi Zhongyan was
tied to a "tiger bench" (see illustration on http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/24/16156.html)
for 7 days and nights without sleep, and struck with planks. Mr. Shi's time in
the labour camp was prolonged many times, as they failed to force him into
giving up his beliefs. By April 21, 2003, Shi Zhongyan's detention had already been prolonged for 10
months. The labour camp authorities refused to allow visitation from his family
and to let him go home. Around April 23, as a result of relentless persecution,
Mr. Shi's life was in danger, and he was sent to the emergency room of the 205
Hospital (Military Hospital in Jinzhou City). On the morning of April 25, some
time past 6:00 am, labour camp policeman Zhang Jiabin called the Shi family. He
claimed that Shi Zhongyan suddenly fell ill; he was in a coma and had difficulty
in breathing, so he was sent to the Respiratory Ward of the 205 Hospital. An
eyewitness said that Mr. Shi was extremely thin, his toes were dark purple with
one of them covered with dried blood, and he was in a deep coma. When the family
asked why Mr. Shi was so thin, labour camp policeman Mu unintentionally gave
away the truth, "It was caused by a hunger-strike. We've been force feeding
him." Witnesses also said that on the morning on April 25, there were
around 6-7 police vehicles with Judiciary Department signs, and two police
vehicles from the Public Security Department. About 10 policemen patrolled the
front of the hospital, while 5-6 policemen stood guard at the entrance to the
Respiratory Ward. One of them was Zhang Jiabin. At around 1:00 a.m. in the early morning of April 26, Shi Zhongyan passed
away. A witness said that after Mr. Shi died, police were in such a hurry to
take away his body that they did not even allow time for his family to put
clothes on him. The family tried to follow where they were taking his body, but
could not keep up with the police's frenetic pace. Later on it was learned that
on the same night, the police shipped the body to a crematorium. Jinzhou Labour
Camp told the family that they will need Ling'an Police Station's permission in
order to attend the funeral, and that they are not allowed to go the Crematorium
without permission. They also said that everything concerning Shi Zhongyan's
death would be taken care of by the Ling'an Police Station. When the Jinzhou Labour Camp notified the family on April 27 to go to the
Ling'an Police Station to discuss the cremation, the policeman on the phone said
that the involved parties are not the Ling'an Police but the National Security
Bureau, the Law and Judiciary Bureau, Department of Labour Reform and the
Neighbourhood Committee. The Shi family did not agree to the cremation and hired
a lawyer to bring the matter to court. The lawyer's first response was that this
was "total disregard for human life," and he accepted the case. The
lawyer advised the family to: On the morning of April 28, a family member went to the 205 Hospital to see
the doctor in charge of Shi Zhongyan's treatment, and asked for the medical
history file. After phoning the labour camp, the doctor said that he could not
give it to the family. When the lawyer made the request again, the Deputy Chief
of the Labour Camp Li Fenglin said that the records couldn't be given out,
because they might disclose it on the Internet. In the afternoon, after two men
from the Jinzhou Law and Judiciary Bureau talked to the lawyer, his attitude
changed dramatically. Saying that he could no longer be involved for the sake of
his job and his family, he also commented by saying that there was no way to win
a lawsuit against the Jinzhou authorities. On April 29, Li Fenglin, Deputy Chief of Jinzhou Labour Camp sent a notice to
the family to bring fees for the autopsy (the total cost is around 5,000 Yuan).
However, only Shi's wife and younger son were allowed to attend the autopsy. Li
also threatened the family. Mr. Shi's wife did not consent to the autopsy under
these terms and refused to attend. At 10:50 a.m. on the morning of April 30, Chen Ligang, Head of Education
Division from the labour camp, notified Mr. Shi's family that Jinzhou City
Public Security Bureau had decided to proceed with the cremation at 11:00 a.m.
in spite of their objections. He told them that the family could be present if
they brought the fees for the cremation. The crematorium is more than 10 li
(more than 5 km) away from Mr. Shi's home, and there was no way for them to get
there in 10 minutes. They were clearly not wanted at the site. After the
cremation, the authorities did not even give the ashes back to the family. After Shi Zhongyan's death at the hands of the Jinzhou Labour Camp, the
authorities later informed his family that he died from a normal illness. Why
wasn't the family allowed to access Mr. Shi's medical history file for a normal
death? Why was the involvement of a lawyer disallowed? Why did they cremate the
body hurriedly without consent? Why did they keep the family from being at the
crematorium? Why did the case need to involve the National Security Bureau, the
Law and Judiciary Bureau, Department of Labour Reform, the Bureau of Public
Security and the Neighbourhood Committee? The fact is that they are murderers. The more they tried to cover things up,
the more it revealed the fact that Dafa practitioner Shi Zhongyan died at the
hands of the labor camp authorities. For those who still follow Jiang's order to
persecute kind people, let it be known that your crimes are being recorded by
history, and will be used as evidence in your future trial. Perpetrators from Jinzhou Labour Camp: Director - Zhang Haiping Appendix: Phone numbers of the criminals from the Jinzhou Labour Camp, and
related departments and personnel Director - Zhang Haiping: (cell) 86-13941655333, (home) 86-416-4562868 Address: Jinzhou Labour Camp 53 Jinchaolu Road Director's Office: 86-416-4566882 2003-5-15 Posting date: 5/25/2003
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