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Practitioner Mr. Lei Ming Contracts Pulmonary Tuberculosis Due to Persecution
By a Falun Dafa Practitioner in Jilin Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioner Mr. Lei Min, 29 years old, from Baishan
City, Jilin Province, participated in broadcasting truth clarification programs
over the Changchun Cable TV network in March 2002. In October 2002, Mr. Lei was
sentenced to 17 years in prison. Mr. Lei is currently incarcerated in Section 7 of the Jilin Prison. Several
inmates brutally beat him on the first day of his sentence. They have forced him
to write the "four statements." Mr. Lei suffered barbarous tortures
such as "flicking the eyeballs" and "squeezing the private
parts." Mr. Lei's protest against this cruel treatment only brought him
more torment. The Strict Control Team's leader Song Yufeng and officer Liu
Tiejun have intensified the persecution against Mr. Lei. These culprits used a special bed to stretch Mr. Lei, inflicting great
physical pain, for seven days and then forced him to sit on a bench from 4:50
a.m. to 7:30 p.m. They also starved Mr. Lei. After five months of persecution,
Mr. Lei's health significantly deteriorated. He could no longer walk properly,
and his weight dropped from 143 to 72 pounds. Then he was sent back to the
regular section of the prison. On February 18, 2004, Mr. Lei was caught reading Teacher's new article.
Despite Mr. Lei's poor health, officers Song Yufeng, Liu Tiejun, and Yu Zhongze
sent him once again to the Strict Control Team. For four and a half months,
officers Li and Wang from the brainwashing branch often brutally interrogated
Mr. Lei, looking for the source of the article. Torture further emaciated Mr.
Lei, who now spits blood occasionally. On July 2, 2004, Mr. Lei was carried back to the regular prison cell. He was
very thin and could not walk or take care of himself. On November 8, 2004, he
was sent to the Jilin Prison hospital for treatment due to heart problems and
pulmonary tuberculosis. He was later transferred to the Changchun Labor Camp
hospital. In late November, the police told Mr. Lei's family to submit the
proper documents to take Mr. Lei Ming home for further medical treatment. At
that time, Mr. Lei's parents were both over 60 years old and in poor health.
They had to cope with their own health problems (hypertension) and handle the
paperwork for their son's probation. After they had finished the paperwork,
however, the police claimed that Mr. Lei's condition had improved and that he
would not be sent home to seek medical attention. No information on Mr. Lei's
current situation is available. In July 2004, the Jilin 610 Office started a new round of brainwashing
imprisoned practitioners. Officer Li of the education branch has assigned groups
of officers to brainwash every practitioner individually everyday from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. If a practitioner refuses to renounce Falun Gong, he will be subjected
to brutal tortures, such as the stretching bed, in the Strict Control Team. The
brainwashing and persecution continue to this day. Relevant addresses and numbers: Jilin Prison, Jilin Province Phone Numbers: Jilin City Chinese Medicine Hospital: Phone Numbers: Jilin City Central Hospital |