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Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Liu Wenbin from Xiantao City, Hubei Province Dies of Persecution (Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Liu Wenbin, 54, was an official from the Light Industry Bureau Supply
Company of Xiantao City. He used to suffer from various diseases, including
arthritis and dermatitis. After he started to practice Falun Gong in August
1995, his illnesses all went away. Therefore, he often told whoever he met that
Falun Gong is great. After talking with Liu, a good number of people took up the
practice of Falun Gong. Because he set a strict standard for himself and
volunteered his time to help others learn Falun Gong, he was recommended to
become the volunteer contact person of Xiantao City in 1996. After the peaceful appeal of 10,000 practitioners in the Central Government
Compound in Beijing on April 25, 1999, deputies of authorities often approached
Liu Wenbin. No matter who came to talk to him, he would tell them the benefits
he received from practicing Falun Gong. He also gave them Falun Gong books,
advising them to follow the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" in
their lives. On July 20, 1999, out of jealousy, Jiang's regime started to persecute Falun
Gong and instigate people's hatred towards Falun Gong. As the volunteer contact
person, Liu Wenbin was considered a key object by the authorities. Whenever
there was an issue related to Falun Gong, the local "610 Office,"* the police
department, the national security brigade, the police station and his work unit
would find him to ask questions. During the past several years, he has suffered
various forms of persecution. Twice he was arrested. Due to the long-term
persecution, he developed liver ascites and died on January 7, 2003. In 2000, policemen Zhou Guohuai and Li Liming began to monitor Liu Wenbin.
They harassed him, telling him not to practice Falun Gong anymore. They also
asked Liu to write materials slandering Falun Gong, but he firmly refused. Later
Zhou Guohuai deceived Liu into coming to the Light Industry Bureau, and then
sent him to a detention center where he was jailed together with criminals. The
criminals beat and insulted him. Zhou Guohuai interrogated him, forced him to go
through brainwashing and asked him to write materials stating how he was going
to give up Falun Gong. Liu continued clarifying the truth to the criminals and
police. However, the evil kept on doing evil. They detained him for nearly two
months before releasing him around November 2000. In 2001, Jiang's regime staged the so-called "Tiananmen Self-Immolation"
incident to frame Falun Gong. The police in Xiantao City then colluded with
Liu's work unit and asked him to stop practicing. Liu clarified the truth to
them. However, they turned a deaf ear. Soon afterwards his work unit dismissed
him from the party and fired him from work. One morning in May 2002, Liu was practicing the exercises with some fellow
practitioners outside when the police came in several vans and abducted them.
They were sent to Longhuashan Police Station. Liu's family searched everywhere
and later found out he was detained there. He was tortured again for a whole
night. His family came to talk to Zhou Guohuai and explained to him that Liu was
very weak. Zhou said, "I'm not afraid of him dying here." Later Liu was released
but the police kept harassing him until he passed away. The following people have participated in the persecution of Liu Wenbin: The above-mentioned policeman, Zhou Guohuai, was formerly the deputy chief of
political security brigade, and now is the instructor of the national security
brigade. Zhang Changding, the former deputy chief of the police department, was a key
person in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. He was sentenced to prison in
2002 for unknown reasons. Zhu Chongde, deputy chief of the police department, took over the persecution
of Falun Gong practitioners after Zhang Changding was sent to prison. Peng Bangting: now captain of national security brigade. Other policemen involved in the persecution of Liu Wenbin included Li Liming
and Zeng Qingwen. * "610 Office" - an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with
absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other
political and judiciary systems. Posting date: 4/20/2004 |