|
Hunan Province Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. He Xuezhao Dies from Persecution; Police Arrest His Wife
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Hunan Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. He Xuezhao from Chenzhou,
Hunan Province was tortured by the police until he could not walk and was at the
brink of death. He was released around February 2005 on medical parole. Agents
from the Zixing 610 Office in Chenzhou City and from his work unit
continued to harass and monitor him. He Xuezhao passed away on January 13, 2006.
Zixing police have recently arrested his wife. Her current whereabouts are
unknown. He Xuezhao was about 42 years of age. He was a teacher at the School for
Children of Workers at the Liyujiang Electricity Plant in Zixing City, Chenzhou.
He persisted in practicing Falun Dafa after the persecution began in July 1999.
Since Jiang Zemin's group and the Chinese Communist Party started persecuting
Falun Gong, agents from the Communist regime never ceased to torment He Xuezhao.
Mr. He was illegally held at the Chenzhou Detention Center three times for a
total of 390 days. He was extorted out of 30,000 yuan and his
private property worth about 12,000 yuan was confiscated. At least 84,000 yuan
of his salary was withheld. After July 20, 1999 Mr. He was illegally detained for ten days for doing the
Falun Gong exercises in public. In January 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal
for justice for Falun Gong and was illegally sentenced to one year of forced
labor. He Xuezhao was held at the Xinkaipu Labor Camp in Changsha City, Hunan
Province, with an extended six-month sentence. Before the 2002 Chinese New Year,
Mr. He was illegally arrested by Chenzhou 610 Office agents and was sent to a
brainwashing center. He was released after holding a hunger strike for eight
days. In March 2002, the police arrested He Xuezhao from work and took him to a
hotel basement. A dozen police officers headed by Peng Yanshou and two deputy
heads from the Liyujiang Police Department and from the Yanganlu Police
Department took turns torturing him. They didn't allow him to close his eyes for
four days and four nights. They handcuffed him with his arms behind his back.
One person lifted his handcuffed hands above his head, and another person pushed
his head down. Five days later, He Xuezhao broke free with the power of his
righteous thoughts, but he had to stay away from home to avoid arrest. On November 7, 2002, He Xuezhao was again arrested at a Dafa materials
production site. The arresting police officers were from the Beihu District. He
was held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Chenzhou City. On November 3, 2003,
after an unlawful trial, the Beihu District Court in Chenzhou City sentenced Mr.
He to eight years in prison. He was sent to the Jin City Prison in Hunan
Province in early March 2004. He Xuezhao was tortured to the brink of death at the Jin City Prison. He was
diagnosed with tuberculosis and pleuritis. He was very weak, could hardly walk,
and his speech became slurred. In February 2005, Mr. He's family went to the authorities and requested his
release. The prison authorities reluctantly released him on medical parole, but
the Zixing City 610 Office agents disapproved and forced his family to pay a
15,000 yuan "guarantee fee" and write a guarantee statement. After He
Xuezhao returned home, agents from the Zixing 610 Office and from his work unit
harassed him frequently and ordered factory workers living below him to monitor
him around the clock. By then, He Xuezhao and his family were devastated from the relentless
persecution. His health continued to decline rapidly and he passed away on
January 13, 2006. Right now, He Xuezhao's body is in the Chenzhou City Mortuary. His wife was
taken away by Zixing City police and her current whereabouts are unknown. We
call for people of conscience to pay attention to this matter and confront the
wicked Communist officials for their lawless actions. Agencies and organizations responsible for the death of He Xuezhao: Chenzhou City 610 Office and Zixing City 610 Office in Hunan Province |