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Dafa Practitioner Liu Xiaodong Tortured to Death at Beian Prison, Heilongjiang Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Liu Xiaodong, 33, was an employee at the Hailun City Credit Union in
Heilongjiang Province. He was an excellent employee and everybody praised him
for his good performance and noble character. On January 20, 2003, Mr. Liu was arrested at work by the local police. After
being held in a jail for 4 days, he was transferred to a detention center, where
he was chained to an iron chair inside an iron cage. Every day the police
tortured him using various means. They did not give him any food to eat, nor did
they allow him to use the restroom. They also tried to force him to sign
materials slandering Dafa. In order to protest the persecution, Liu Xiaodong
went on a hunger strike. During Mr. Liu's 8-day hunger strike, detention center director Qu Wanhai
beat him in person. Qu also ordered the police to hit Liu Xiaodong on his
temples, neck and the back of his head. The police also force-fed him with
concentrated salt solution for 4 days in a row. The salt accumulated in Mr.
Liu's kidneys, causing both of them to fail. Even under this situation, the
police still kept beating him. His eyes were so swollen that he couldn't even
open them. Later Liu Xiaodong passed out during the beating. His eyes, face and the back
of his head turned black and purple. Only then did the detention center send him
to the hospital for emergency rescue. After learning about his suffering, Mr. Liu's family members went to the
detention center to argue with the police. However, they were detained by the
police. When Mr. Liu's brother saw Liu Xiaodong covered with wounds, he
videotaped the wounded body as evidence for future use. But the police found
out, snatched his camcorder and tapes and illegally detained him. When his wife
tried to stop the police from beating him, she was also arrested and detained. People of the "610 Office" said that they would bear no
responsibility should Liu Xiaodong die. His death would simply be considered a
suicide. Liu's father requested that he be released on medical parole. Not only
did the police not honor this request, they even sent Liu Xiaodong to Beian
Prison. Mr. Liu's family again asked for his release, but the authorities simply
turned a deaf ear to them. In January 2004, Liu Xiaodong could not move at all.
Still the prison did not allow him any medical care. Later when they saw he was
dying, they managed to have him sign a paper saying the prison would not be
responsible for his possible death. On January 8, 2004, Liu Xiaodong died in Beian Prison. 2004-8-2 |