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Mr. Cheng Fengxiang Near Death After Being Secretly Sentenced to 11 Years for Broadcasting the Truth About Falun Dafa on Chinese TV By a Falun Dafa Practitioner from Hebei Province, China
(Clearwisdom.net) The Qiaoxi Courthouse in Xingtai City, Hebei Province
secretly sentenced Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Cheng Fengxiang from Hebei
Province to eleven years in prison for his role in helping broadcast the truth
about Falun Dafa on Chinese television. In protest, Cheng Fengxiang started a
hunger strike, which has continued for over 150 days. He now suffers from back
and chest pain, ice-cold hands and feet, and abnormal kidney, heart, and stomach
functions. With serious dehydration and an inability to absorb the force-fed
food, he is now on the verge of death. On the evening of January 28, 2004, the director of the Yongnian County
Politics and Law Protection Agency, Chen Jushan, along with some officials from
Handan City, led a group of policemen to abduct Cheng Fengxiang. He was
illegally detained in the police station basement of the First Brigade. Brigade
leader Yang Qingshe ordered his subordinates to torture Cheng in an attempt to
extort a confession. First Brigade Assistant Leader Liu Boying soaked a wooden club with water,
and brutally beat Cheng Fengxiang with it, until the club snapped. Cheng lost
consciousness from pain several times during the beatings. Wounds to his private
parts are still visible today. Second Brigade policeman Wang Ailin used a plastic bag to cover Cheng
Fengxiang's head to suffocate him. He used handcuffs to hang him up so that his
feet were suspended above the ground, and then beat him mercilessly. Handan City policeman Xu Zhaoliang ruthlessly beat Cheng Fengxiang, causing
the eleventh rib on the right side of his chest to break. The fracture has not
yet healed. He was forced to sit on an iron chair for 7 to 8 days. Wooden slats
were placed over his legs, and two people jumped up and down on the boards. Cheng Fengxiang has been tortured to the verge of death many times. He also
suffered many kinds of punishment, such being deprived of sleep for 14 days,
having boiling water poured on his head and hallucinogenic drugs injected into
his body. His hands are still perpetually cold, numb, and stiff. On February 11, lawless personnel sent Cheng Fengxiang, who was nearly dead,
to the Fengfeng Mine Area Detention Center. Two months later, he was handed over
to Xingtai City First Detention Center. On May 28, he began a hunger strike to
protest the persecution. He went eight days without water, and the lawless
personnel began force-feeding him. Cheng Fengxiang often pulled the tube out of
his stomach. Later, a Qiaoxi Court began prosecuting him. Cheng Fengxiang did not
cooperate, and tore up the indictment in front of everyone. As the trial
progressed, the bodies of Cheng Fengxiang and two other practitioners began to
deteriorate from their prolonged hunger strike. The Qiaoxi Court could no longer
hold them in court, so they took them to a hotel for brainwashing. The
provincial "610 Office" spent a lot of money to hire people to do the
brainwashing, but their efforts were futile. In August, the extremely weak Cheng Fengxiang was transferred to the Yongnian
County Hospital. At first, the hospital would not accept him. Only after five
days did they finally take him in. At that time, his blood sugar level was a low
1.2, he had blood in his excrement, his heartbeat was faster than normal, and
his ears, stomach, and mouth were swollen and festering. Twenty days later, Cheng Fengxiang was taken to the Handan Brainwashing Class
for repeated force-feeding. Several persons from the Qiaoxi Courthouse came to
the Handan Brainwashing Class and carried Cheng Fengxiang out, and into the
courthouse. They were determined to conform to the provincial government's
policy on "dealing with special cases," and secretly sentenced him to
eleven years in prison. Currently, Cheng Fengxiang's family members are petitioning all levels of
government to obtain his release. No official has been willing to release him.
Hopefully, people of justice around the world can help rescue Cheng by calling
the numbers listed below. Relevant phone numbers: Yongnian County Police Station Director General Wang Baoshi: 86-310-6816888,
86-310-6822404 ext.222 (Office), 86-13903104169 (Cell) Politics and Law Protection Agency Leader Chen Jushan: 86-13930062689,
86-310-6822404-5832 (Office) Brigade Leader Yang Qingshe: 86-13832051111 County 610 Office Director Liu Baohu: 86-310-6813610 Politics and Law Committee Secretary Lu Qunliang: 86-310-6823865 (Office),
86-310-6821166 (Home), 86-13513106888 (Cell) Qiaoxi Courthouse Presiding Judge: Gong Zibing Handan City "610 Office" Leader Cao Zhixia: 86-310-3158028 (Home),
86-13803101111 (Cell) Handan City "610 Office" Assistant Director Zhao Hongjian:
86-310-7413517 (Office) Posting date: 11/24/2004 |