Information from Hulan Prison in Heilongjiang Province

(Clearwisdom.net) As of now more than 100 Falun Dafa practitioners are incarcerated at Hulan Prison in Heilongjiang Province. The prison is composed of 15 wards, plus a training team, a hospital, and a health department. The 14th ward is the patient ward.

Fifty-nine-year-old Mr. You Dabing is a practitioner from the Hulan District in Harbin City. He was sent to the Second District of the 9th Ward at Hulan Prison in 2003. Political instructors Zheng Hua and Liu Kai had prisoner Chen Xuejun beat Mr. You mercilessly. Liu Kai even dragged him and hit his head against the wall. Mr. You was forced to stand for more than ten hours a day for four days, and monitored day and night by other inmates that prevented him from moving around at will and speaking with other practitioners. Mr. You's teeth became loose due to the mistreatment, and his legs swelled, causing him unbearable pain. All of this was done in an attempt to force him to sign a guarantee statement. Then Mr. You was forced to perform slave labor, and he became so ill that he was sent to the hospital for a few months. In January 2006 prisoner Chen Xuejun beat Mr. You to the floor because he exchanged a few words with practitioner Mr. Zhang Guangli.

Zhang Guangli is a practitioner from Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province. He was illegally arrested on August 15, 2006, while distributing flyers in Xiaoling Township. On March 16, 2006, Mr. Zhang was sent to the training team in Hulan Prison. On March 17, 2006, prisoner He Yan beat practitioner Qi Fengchen. Mr. Zhang and practitioner Sun Yanhui said, "Don't beat others." Then they too received severe beatings at the hands of prisoners He Yan, Di Zigang and Yang Hongpo. Mr. Zhang's face was swollen from the beating, and he had black eyes and bruises all over his body. He reported the assault to officer Xu Ruye, but Xu refused to act. Later on Mr. Zhang refused to write a guarantee statement and was forced to stand for a month. During that time there was one week in which he was forced to stand 24 hours a day. The prison guard deprived him of sleep. Both of his legs were swollen from standing, he had scabies all over his body, and he was forbidden visitors. After five months of persecution Mr. Zhang was imprisoned in the 9th Ward of Hulan Prison.

Qi Fengchen is a practitioner from Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province. He was arrested in 2004 and sent to the training team in Hulan Prison on March 16, 2005. On March 16, 2005 prisoner He Yan beat Mr. Qi. That night he received another beating at the hands of prisoner Zhong Weinong. Mr. Qi refused to write a guarantee statement and was forced to stand for a month. His legs were swollen from standing. He went on a hunger strike in protest and was sent to the patient ward on August 11.

Li Guanghou is a practitioner from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. He refused to write a guarantee statement and was forced to stand for a long period of time, deprived of sleep, and subjected to the torture method known as "push hands and legs." Those who have been subjected to this torture method lose consciousness and walk unsteadily. In January 2006 Mr. Li was locked in a confined cell for one month and wasn't allowed to see visitors.

Wu Qingshun is a practitioner from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. He refused to write a guarantee statement and was forced to stand for more than 40 days. He is still unable to walk and currently denied family visits. On August 11, 2006, Mr. Wu was sent to the patient ward. The tortures executed in the training team was carried out at the orders of Team Chief Zhang Honglian and other corrections officers. They utilized the prisoners to torture practitioners. The "little white dragon" (a white, hard plastic tube) was used to lash practitioners and other prisoners in the training team.

Zhang Jian is a practitioner from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. He was sent to the training team in Hulan Prison on March 2, 2005. At that time officers Xu Ruye and Zhao Jun ordered prisoners Ren Zhiqiang, He Yan, and Yang Hongpo to torture Mr. Zhang and practitioners Zhang Guangli, Qi Fengchen, and Zhang Xiaoping. On March 6 a prison guard ordered Mr. Zhang to write a guarantee statement, but he refused. The prison guard told the other inmates to prevent Mr. Zhang from sleeping before 10 p.m. And to interrogate him all day long. On March 8 an officer ordered prisoner He Yan and other inmates to bring Mr. Zhang into a house, where they beat him severely. Then they dragged him out and forced him to stand for many long hours. Mr. Zhang's legs swelled and he was unable to walk. On March 10 the inmates were told to keep Mr. Zhang from sleeping for three or four days, and four inmates watched over him in shifts. Several practitioners went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution of Mr. Zhang. The guards separated them into different wards, and Mr. Zhang was sent to the 9th Ward on August 3, 2005. While performing forced labor Mr. Zhang refused to work overtime and received a brutal beating. A prison guard beat him and forced him to stand for many long hours.

Thirty-four-year-old Tang Jinghui is a practitioner from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. In April 2005 Mr. Tang was sentenced to three years for distributing truth-clarification materials and sent to the training team in Hulan Prison, where he suffered inhuman torture and beatings and was forced to stand for 10 days. On January 14, 2006, Mr. Tang was sent to the 3rd District of the 9th Ward. On March 16, Mr. Tang and some other practitioners did the Falun Dafa exercises and meditation in the dormitory at night. On March 17, the guards had a talk with him, but he practiced the exercises again that night. On March 18, on the orders of political instructor Zheng Hua, ward guard Long Feng and a group of four or five people took Mr. Tang to the office and beat him to the floor. They cursed him and kicked him. Mr. Tang's left leg was injured and he walked with a limp. His head was swollen and his teeth were loose, he was often dizzy and his head hurt. On the morning of March 19, Mr. Tang went on a hunger strike and refused to perform forced labor. Ward guard Nie Xianzhong ordered prisoner Zhang Fu to drag Mr. Tang by his arms across the floor for more than ten meters. Mr. Tang's pants were removed and the cement floor wore holes in his shoes, socks, and underwear.

Liu Yu is a practitioner from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. He was arrested in 2004 and then imprisoned in the training team at Hulan Prison. On June 23, 2004, Mr. Liu was sent to the 2nd District of the 9th Ward and forced to work overtime at night, which led to inflammation of his trachea and lungs. The ward guard ignored Mr. Liu's condition. They continued to subject Mr. Liu to forced labor even after he spit up blood. His health continued to deteriorate and he died in April 2005. One of his acquaintances said that Mr. Liu was healthy and strong when he was arrested and weighed about 198 pounds. Before his death, however, he was reduced to skin and bones and had a feeble grip. In the hospital ward he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, which was listed as the cause of death.

Names and jobs of Hulan Prison guards:

The 9th Ward
Head of the Ward Li Gang, in charge of the prison related work
Political instructor Wang Lian Yun, in charge of political matters
Deputy political instructor Liu Lingfeng, in charge of brainwashing
Deputy Head of the Ward Suen Yuqi, in charge of production

The First District of the 9th Ward
Political instructor Liu Kai, in charge of the prison related work
Team Chief Chen Ziliang, in charge of producing product
Zhang Liang
Wang Hongzhong

The Second District of the 9th Ward
Political instructor Wang Meng, in charge of the prison related work
Director of the Production Team Ma Enjie
Subdivision Nie Xianzhong, in charge of producing product
Secretary Long Feng, specializes in transforming
9th Ward Office: 86-451-57307105
Four other officers: Shi Tong, Zhou Guohua, Zhang Linjun and Xu yanhong.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/11/6/141869.html

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