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Mr. Xu Zhibin, Illegally Sentenced to 14-years in Prison, Now Weighs Only 88 Pounds and Is Extremely Frail (Clearwisdom.net) The Ganjjingzi District Court in Dianlian City sentenced Mr. Xu Zhibin to
fourteen years of imprisonment in September 2002 because he practiced Falun
Gong. The court announced its verdict despite having no witnesses, no evidence, and
no oral representation. When his family members asked Hu Xiaoping, the
department chief, on what grounds the verdict was based, she replied, "This
is discipline. No one can talk about it." Xu Zhibin is now detained in
Wafangdian Prison, Liaoning Province. Xu Zhibin has been very weak since August 2003. The police still insist that
he remain in prison. The whole process, from being sentenced to being sent to
the Wafangdian Prison, was carried out secretly. With great difficulty, the
family members finally discovered his whereabouts. They haven't received a copy
of the written judgment yet, even though a year has passed. When the family members went to visit him on October 20, 2004, they could see
that Xu Zhibin was extremely weak. He was as thin as a skeleton. His legs were
numb. Two people had to assist him out, because he could not walk properly. Xu Zhibin has been illegally arrested six times since July 20, 1999, and has
suffered brutal torture. He is about six feet tall, yet he only weighs about 88
pounds. However, he has never given up his belief in "Truth, Compassion,
and Forbearance." His family members are now strongly requesting his
immediate and unconditional release. Phone numbers of those responsible: Chang Guayue, director of the prison: 86-411-85676618, 86-411-85676688 Pu Shengjun: 86-411-85676666, 86-411-85676999 November 3, 2004 Posting date: 11/12/2004 |