(Clearwisdom.net) The police in Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province,
cruelly torture detained Falun Gong practitioners, and they also instigate the
inmates to do the same. These torture methods include, but are not limited to
the following: using a plastic bag to suffocate the practitioners, slamming
their heads against the wall, scraping their rib cages, whipping them with a
bamboo stick, and piercing their fingertips.
Practitioner Ms. Zhang Min lost her precious life after being force-fed
highly concentrated salt water, which caused her to choke as her lungs had been
severely damaged by previous beatings. Practitioner Mr. Song Ruiyi passed away
soon after his release from jail because of the torture he suffered in prison.
For example, at the instigation of policeman Lin Zhong, the inmates choked him
with a towel. The following photos show re-enactments of these torture methods.
They are based on descriptions supplied by the victims who have been released,
and they demonstrate the abuses Falun Gong practitioners have suffered at the
hands of police officers and criminal inmates.
1. Slapping the Face
Police officers Li Baihe, Su Qiang, Li Zichen, Han Yunjie, Long Deqing, and
others arbitrarily slap practitioners' faces regardless of their age or gender.
Several female practitioners' faces swelled up and they experienced ringing in
the ears for many months after getting slapped numerous times (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
2. Kicking
Police officers Zheng Jun, Lin Zhong, Quan Limin, and others knock
practitioners to the ground and violently kick them with their heavy leather
boots. Some female practitioners were kicked until they bled, and some
practitioners' internal organs were injured. Most of them experienced pain in
their rib cages for many days. Several male practitioners were hit and kicked
until they lost consciousness. Then when they regained consciousness after an
emergency rescue, they were made to suffer the same torture all over again (Fig.
2).
Fig. 2
3. "Chopping" with the Edge of a Leather Belt
The police fold a thick and wide leather belt and then use its edge to
"chop" practitioners' hands. Female practitioners' hands swell and are
in pain for several days after this torture (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3
4. Suffocation with a Plastic Bag
The police put a plastic bag over the practitioners' heads and temporarily
suffocate them while asking, "Will you renounce Falun Gong?" One
female practitioner almost died from this choking torture (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4
5. Whipping with a Leather Belt
Some police officers use a leather belt to whip practitioners' hands, faces,
and heads. They do not even spare young female practitioners. Practitioners'
hands and faces swell up immediately from this type of torture, and they almost
pass out due to the unbearable pain (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5
Some police officers pull down the male practitioners' pants and fiercely
whip their buttocks, causing their buttocks and hip areas to swell up with
purple and black bruises. They are in pain for many days afterwards (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6
6. Knocking the Head Against the Wall
Police officer Han Yunjie and others from the Yilan County Political Security
Section knock female practitioners' heads against the wall. This type of torture
causes a big lump on the head, dizziness and blurred vision. Some practitioners
bleed while others pass out (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7
7. Scraping the Rib Cage
Police officer Li Baihe and people from the Yilan County Criminal Detectives
Section pull up practitioners' shirts and use their fingers, small spoons,
ladles, tweezers, iron boxes, or bamboo scrubbing brushes to scrape or scratch
practitioners' rib cages. This causes their chests to turn purple and black. The
pain is so unbearable that after such torture, one young female practitioner
convulsed uncontrollably and could not lie down for several days (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8
8. Whipping with a Bamboo Lath
The police use the handle of bamboo scrubbing brushes to forcefully hit both
sides of practitioners' hands and their heads and faces. They also use a bamboo
lath of one-inch width to fiercely hit practitioners' heads. After this torture,
practitioners' hands and faces become swollen and bruised (Fig. 9 & Fig.
10).
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9. Pressing Handcuff against the Hand
The police use a handcuff to cuff one of the practitioner's palms and then
press it against a tabletop. The cuff cuts into the hand causing horrendous pain
and leaving permanent scars (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11
Police officer Li Baihe and others use a handcuff to cuff practitioners'
fingers. Then they twist the fingers while forcefully hitting the fingers and
the back of the hand with a small ladle. A young female practitioner who
suffered this torture had many scars on her hands afterwards and could not move
or use her right hand for many days as it was numb (Fig. 12 & Fig. 13).
Fig. 12 |
Fig. 13 |
10. Pricking the Finger Tips
Police officer Li Baihe and others use un-wound paper clips to prick the
practitioners' fingertips until they bleed. They also break a plastic ruler in
half and use the sharp edge to cut practitioners' fingers. Some police use
toothpicks to puncture the practitioners' fingertips or the area under the
fingernails until they draw blood (Fig. 14).
Fig. 14
11. Force-Feeding in a Barbaric Way
Practitioners who go on hunger strike suffer this torture. Police officers
Lin Zhong, Zheng Jun, and others instigate inmates to cuff the practitioners'
hands behind their backs and push them onto the ground or squeeze them into a
torture chair (the chair could not be demonstrated due to our limited
resources). Then they pull the practitioners' heads up by the hair and pinch
their noses, while others grab onto the cheeks and use chop sticks, the handle
of a tooth brush, a screw driver or other dirty objects to force open the
mouths. Finally, they viciously insert bottles of highly concentrated salt water
into the practitioners' mouths. Several practitioners' teeth were damaged and
their mouth's bled due to the forceful prying. Their mouths also bled due to the
rough insertion of the bottles. The concentrated salt water stung and caused
severe pain inside the practitioners' injured mouths. The practitioners' arms
and legs also got cut and bruised from the iron torture chair and their clothes
were soaked from the concentrated salt water and their blood. It is a grotesque
scene. Some practitioners choked as the salt water went down into their lungs,
while others twitched uncontrollably and almost died due to the suffocation.
Ms. Ma Lida, 21 years old, was ruthlessly force-fed several bottles of the
highly concentrated salt water that caused her to have stomach spasms and her
life has been in imminent danger ever since. Ms. Zhang Min died from this
torture when the salt water went into her lungs and caused her to suffocate. Her
lungs had previously been injured after the police brutally beat her (Fig. 15,
Fig. 16, Fig. 17, and Fig. 18).
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Fig. 15
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Fig. 16
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Fig. 17
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Fig. 18
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12. Carrying a Sword on the Back
The police handcuff the practitioner's hands together behind the back with
one hand over the shoulder and the other against the lower back. The police then
apply a great deal of force to pull the two hands toward one another and
handcuff the two hands together. (This way it looks like the practitioner is
carrying a sword on his back.) Then the police hold onto the handcuffs and step
on the practitioner's back to pull up their arms, as if an archer is pulling
open a bow. The practitioner's arms are stretched until the handcuffs cut into
the flesh and get stuck to the bone. This torture causes unbearable pain as
though the arms are broken. The police also swing the pull the arms to the left
and right so the handcuffs press against the wrist bone to cause more pain. The
arms become numb during this torture and afterwards, practitioners are not able
to move their arms and have no feeling for more than two weeks. At the same time
that the police torture practitioners with this method, they also viciously beat
and kick them, pull their hair, and use electric batons to shock them (Fig.19,
Fig. 20, and Fig. 21).
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Fig. 19
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Fig. 20
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Fig. 21
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13. "Planning" and "Cutting"
The police instigate inmates to force practitioners to squat on the ground
while one inmate after another uses the soles of their shoes to viciously rub
the hollow area on the two sides of the practitioners' buttocks or dig onto the
practitioners' backs. This is a cruel torture method that leaves black bruises
and causes the practitioners' buttocks to become swollen. As a result, the
practitioners cannot walk and have to limp to get around. Necrosis of the
muscles can also occur. Even after the inmates have mercilessly tortured the
practitioners, they continue to rub the injured area until the bone is exposed.
Many practitioners have been tortured this way repeatedly (Fig. 22).
Fig. 22
14. "Bending Stoop"
Inmates are instigated to force practitioners to bend forward while someone
uses his elbow to continuously and fiercely hit their backs. Practitioners
experience severe pain in their chests after being tortured this way. Some
constantly cough and some fall down to the ground from the pain (Fig. 23).
Fig. 23
15. Handcuffing to the Back
The practitioners' hands are cuffed behind their backs with a wooden stick
placed in between. The torturers use the stick to twist the arms around and
apply pressure to the backs, causing the practitioners' arms and shoulders
horrendous pain. The handcuffs also cut into the skin (Fig. 24 and Fig. 25).
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16. "Pasting Wallpaper"
The police force practitioners to face the wall and stand as close as
possible to the wall with their arms up against it for a long time period. The
police also instigate inmates to torment practitioners who are on hunger strikes
with this torture. If the practitioners resist, they are forced to the wall and
brutally beaten. This type of torture causes severe muscle pain, swelling in the
arms, paralysis and pain in the legs and feet. It can also cause dizziness and
confusion (Fig. 26).
Fig. 26
17. Locking up the Throat
The police direct criminals to use their fists and forcefully punch the
practitioner's throat or use their fingers to tightly choke a practitioner's
neck so that the practitioner is in severe pain and can't talk (Fig. 27).
Fig. 27
18. Squatting
The police force practitioners to squat with their feet apart and their
bodies bent down while their arms are stretched out in front of them.
Practitioners are forced to stay in this position for a long time period, which
causes the muscles to ache and the whole body to tremble. Policemen Su Qiang and
Li Zichen used this torture method to torment practitioner Mr. Song Ruiyi and
others (Fig. 28).
Fig. 28
19. Standing on One Leg
The police instigate inmates to force practitioners who are on a hunger
strike to stand on one leg for a long time period. If the practitioners resist,
they are brutally beaten (Fig. 29).
Fig. 29
20. Squatting on One Leg
Police instigate criminal inmates to force practitioners who are on hunger
strike to squat on one leg for a long time period. If the practitioners resist,
they are brutally beaten (Fig. 30).
Fig. 30
21. "Flying an Airplane" (also known as "Flying" or
"Sticking Up")
Policeman Lin Zhong directs inmates to force practitioners to face the wall
and bend their heads down until they cannot go down any further. They then pull
the hands up and force the practitioners to hold them at the highest point
against the wall. Practitioners are forced to hold this position unchanged for a
long time period. Some practitioners were forced to put their heads into the
toilet while in the "flying" position. If practitioners do not obey,
they suffer cruel beatings and other types of humiliation. This torture causes
paralysis of the practitioner's feet and severe pain in the arms. It also causes
dizziness, waist, spine and ankle pain, and can cause the body to tremble (Fig.
31 and Fig. 32).
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22. Choking with a Towel
Policeman Lin Zhong instigates inmates to use a towel to wrap around the
practitioner's neck to suffocate the practitioner. One inmate pulls the two ends
of the towel to tighten it with full strength, while other inmates either
tightly hold onto the practitioner's body to not let him or her move, or they
brutally beat the practitioner. The practitioner is usually choked until his or
her face turns dark-purple and the tongue is sticking out. Mr. Song Ruiyi
suffered this as well as other tortures that included being cruelly beaten. He
passed away soon after his release because of all the torture he suffered in
prison (Fig. 33).
Fig. 33
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