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Non-Practitioner Witnessing Six Days of Brainwashing Sessions By a kind-hearted person from Hunan Province
(Clearwidosm.net) Two years ago, I heard from a friend, a policeman
involved in the persecution of Falun Gong, about how the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) persecutes Falun Gong practitioners. Before that, I had only heard about
Falun Gong and the crackdown from the CCP-controlled television media, but I did
not know any details. After listening to my friend, however, I understood how
brutally the persecution was conducted and how the CCP and its followers had
done such a thing to destroy people's humanity. He told me how Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and forced to attend
brainwashing "classes" and to pay fines. For those practitioners who
went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, the police would not only extort money
from them, but also extort money from their family members and relatives.
Referring to mental persecution, he talked about how in a brainwashing class,
the police would use enticements to break down the practitioners. The
practitioners were forced to watch propaganda videos, and to read and study
material that slandered Falun Dafa. They were also forced to write three
statements to break from Falun gong. Brainwashing centers have become
another form of forced labor camps in China. The police used an isolation approach to question Falun Gong practitioners.
They would book a room in a hotel and torture the practitioner without letting
any other people know. The persecution was carried out in secret and took place
at anytime. My friend told me of an incident where a Falun Gong
material-production site was destroyed in 2002 and described how those arrested
were tortured. I felt very sad after listening to this story and had tears in my
eyes. I said to him, "You have to control yourself in this kind of
environment. Be a person with humanity and conscience. Don't be a dog in your
job. You have to hold onto your dignity." My friend was reluctant and said,
"Yes, I hate my dirty job. What we did was not what normal people would do.
We've already become hatchet men and tools. The CCP uses the Chinese law as a
veneer to cover itself in front of foreign countries. We are serving the law,
but at the same time, carrying out things against the law. I think we'll have
bad luck soon by doing these inhuman things." This year, I obtained some inside information that several Falun Gong
practitioners had been arrested and forced into a brainwashing center around the
time of the third CCP Chenzhou Conference. Confirming the location and time, I
took six days of vacation and observed the brainwashing myself. On October 23, the first day of the conference, four Falun Dafa
practitioners, two males and two females, were arrested and forced to stay at
the Party Academy located at Beihu Region of Chezhou City. Persons in charge of
the event were officials from Su Xian and Beihu regions and the county 610
office, police from the National Security Bureau, and four security
guards. They told the Falun Gong practitioners, "You are coming here for
study and it is free of charge, unlike the $30 fee per day of the previous
class." I heard the practitioners interrupting them immediately and
shouting, "Stop it!You are a bunch of liars!" The 610 officials then asked for the practitioners' names, but none said a
word. They sought their names by asking other practitioners and had a response
of "I don't know him/her." This brainwashing "class" was
formed by using taxpayers' money, tens of thousands of Yuan in room, board and
equipment. After the class ended, the 610 officials took the leftover stuff
home, such as thermos bottles. They arranged for one practitioner per room with
one or two guards. The doors would not be closed at night during sleep hours. No
visits were allowed for the practitioners. Anti-Falun Gong posters were posted
in the hallway with a lock blocking the entrance; this was no different from
jail. During the daytime, the 610 officials and security guards tried to
brainwash the practitioners and forced them to write the "three
statements." However, the practitioners did not cooperate with them at all.
They practiced the exercises, silently read Master's articles, and sang songs
composed by other practitioners. From my observations over several days, I saw that the practitioners firmly
held onto their faith. They were kind and dignified. They were different than
regular people. From conversing with the 610 officials, I learned that the four
practitioners were either arrested or deceived by the police from the National
Security Bureau. They arrested several practitioners from their workplaces. For
the ones who were not working, the police had the residential committee head
knock the door and break into the practitioners' homes. The 610 officials
treated the practitioners very badly. They told the security guards, "Don't
be too nice to them. Handcuff, beat or torture them if they do not give up Falun
Gong." However, the practitioners were not moved at all. I really respect
their determination. On October 25, I heard some 610 officials saying, "The provincial 610
officials will come tomorrow for an inspection. You (practitioners) should not
practice and sing. If you do, you'll be sent to the labor camp." In the
hallway, I saw there was a "transformation" list. It said that they
had achieved their goal two weeks ahead of schedule. Actually, four
practitioners were arrested, but their report said five. One had signed the
three statements and went home, indicating progress they could report to their
higher-ups. The provincial 610 officials only stayed for 10 minutes. After they
left, the brainwashing session was quickly ended on October 29. Later, I met with my police friend and told him about my experience. He said
to me, "More and more countries are coming out and supporting Falun Gong,
and the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong will hardly remain. According to a
secret document, the persecution has to be conducted underground. However, from
inside information, it's said that there were different opinions within the CCP.
It would be impossible to have such a large scale persecution as was conducted a
couple years ago. They keep the persecution secret, because they fear the
exposure of their evil acts. Some of them, who used to mistreat Falun Gong, went
onto the Internet to write an apology for their wrongdoings after they learned
the truth." This conversation made me think. I realized that I had spent the most
significant six days of my life. It could be the turning point of my life. I do
not even know why I did it and what made me do it, but one thing is for sure: I
understand more about Falun Gong and have witnessed history. I now want to
become a Falun Gong practitioner. Posting date: 12/21/2006 |