Accounts of Torture and Abuse of Dafa Practitioners at Chongqing's Xishanping Forced Labor Camp
June 6, 2003 (Clearwisdom.net) List of Criminals Chongqing City Xishanping Forced
Labor Camp No. 7 Division: Division Chief: Hu Hong Division Political Chief: Tian Xing No. 1 Team: Team Leader: Liu Hua Staff: Gao Ding, Li Qiwei Political Chief: Xiao Inmates used by guards to persecute
Falun Gong practitioners: Chen Shengyu, Xing Gongwen, Zhang
Peng, Wu Yin, Xu Chengyong, Peng Daiyou, Lai Zhaohui, Xu Ling, Zhou Min. Crimes Committed: In October 2000, Chongqing City's Xishanping Forced Labor Camp specifically
set up the No. 1 Team within the No. 7 Division to persecute Falun Gong
practitioners. Inmates were chosen by guards to serve as "education aids."
Guards were promoted and financially rewarded if they made an extra effort to
persecute Falun Gong practitioners. "Education aids" were rewarded financially
or by reduced sentences if they worked hard to persecute Dafa practitioners.
Every Dafa practitioner illegally imprisoned here was assigned 2-10 fixed
"education aids" to watch over and monitor them 24 hours a day. Also, guards
have arranged additional hired men. There are about 15 people imprisoned in a 20-square-meter room, where people
eat, drink, sleep and go to the bathroom. Beds are 0.8 meter wide. Each
"education aid" has a bed, while two Falun Gong practitioners share a bed. The
toilet bucket is located right next to beds. Sometimes, Falun Gong practitioners
are not allowed to use the toilet for an entire day. When Dafa practitioners
walk outside, two "education aids" will walk by their side, while other aids
press their heads down. On December 19, 2001, Falun Gong practitioner Cao Xuanlu, 48 years old,
refused to wear the forced labor camp uniform. Division Chief Hu Hong, Political
Chief Tian Xing, team leader Liu Hua, staff Gao Ding and more than 20 prison
staff members ordered "education aids" Deng Ping, He Weidong, Dan Ming, Xing
Gongwen, Xu Feng and others to violently beat Cao until he was in critical
condition. He was sent to the prison hospital emergency room. Cao regained
consciousness 60 hours later in the hospital. On January 9, 2002, Cao was taken back to his team by staff member Li Qiwei.
The next day, Political Chief Xiao and two "education aids" dragged him back to
the hospital. Cao was covered with injuries, blood and mud. He received 13
stitches in his head at the hospital. One day later, while Cao was still unconscious, the forced labor camp
authorities informed him that his jail term was extended for two months, to a
total of 11 months. On December 19, 2001, Chongqing Petroleum Equipment Company retired employee
Xue Junhe, a 66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner, protested the torture. Prison
guard Liu Hua screamed, "Not only will we persecute you, we will hit you hard.
Take him out." Chen Shengyu, Xing Gongwen and two "education aids" dragged Xue
to the center of the yard immediately. Right after Xue said, "Falun Dafa is the
righteous Fa," the "education aids" took off Xue's shoes and socks, and stuffed
the socks into his mouth. Xue's lips were cut, and he was forced face down into
the ground. Two people were holding down Xue's head with their feet, two people
were holding his neck, four were holding his arms and four were pressing his
legs. Xue was brutally tortured, and his right elbow was fractured. Every time the forced labor camp was preparing to force feed Falun Gong
practitioners on hunger strike, some "education aids" would urinate in the
bucket containing milk, which would be used to force feed Dafa practitioners.
Xue's nose bled badly from the force-feeding. On December 19, 2001, Zhang Shengquan, a 43-year-old Falun Gong practitioner
from Guanan County, refused to wear the uniform marked "forced labor" in order
to protest the persecution. Under the instruction of prison guards, "education
aids" Chen Shengyu, Zhang Peng, Xing Gongwen, Wu Yin, Xu Chengyong and others
brutally tortured Zhang. His ribcage and heart were damaged seriously, which led
to internal bleeding. He was sent to a hospital emergency room. Zhang was later
brought back to his team before he had fully recovered. Because he clarified the
truth again, one of his front teeth were broken, and three others were knocked
out, and one of the toes on his left foot was badly injured. Later, Zhang was
pressured to write the "Three Statements"* (Repentance Statement, Guarantee
Statement and Dissociation Statement), but he refused. After that, prison guards
and "education aids" used all means to abuse and torture him. He was not allowed
to use the bathroom for an entire day and deprived of sleep for a number of
days. On February 20, 2002, Lu Jianjun, a 26-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from
Dianjiang County, was asked to read a book that slanders Falun Gong. Lu refused
to read and pointed out the lies in the book. Immediately, "education aids" Peng
Daiyou, Lai Zhaohui, Xu Lin, Zhou Min and others tortured him brutally. His
entire body was covered with bruises, his face was swollen and distorted, and
his left eye was black and couldn't see anything. In the afternoon, there were
visitors from the judiciary system at the forced labor camp. The prison
officials, as well as division and team leaders, hid from sight Lu and other
Falun Gong practitioners who were tortured in the past. Zhang Quanliang is a Falun Gong practitioner from the Chongqing Dadukou
District. His toenails were injured and fell off during beatings. Except for his
face and hands, his entire body was covered with injuries, with new wounds on
top of the old. In the past two years, prison guards frequently tried to wear
him down by giving him little or no food, calling it "hunger therapy."
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