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Accounts of Two Practitioners Denied Medical Treatment by the Prisons in Which They Are Being Persecuted
By a practitioner in Heilongjiang Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Bai Shijun and his wife
are from the Songling area of Daxing'anling area in Heilongjiang Province. On
January 19, 2005, they were distributing truth clarifying materials
in Linhai County, Xinlin. Somebody reported them to the police, who then
illegally arrested and detained them. In October 2005, Mr. and Mrs.
Bai were each sentenced to four years in prison. That same month, Mr. Bai was
detained and persecuted at Tailai Prison in Heilongjiang Province. Now he is
being detained in the No. 3 Squad of the No.2 Brigade. On April 24, 2006, Bai Yulong, Mr. Bai Shijun's son, received a phone call
from Tailai Prison. He was told that his father's health was very precarious and
that he should be prepared to take his father home for medical treatment. When
Bai Yulong went to the prison to see his father, he found him panting heavily
after taking only a few steps. Mr. Bai, who used be very healthy, has now
developed serious kidney failure, heart problems, and other sicknesses. His
whole body is swollen. When Mr. Bai Shijun was detained, he showed symptoms of many kinds of
illnesses. Because of this, he could hardly fall asleep during the night or move
about during the day to build up his health. Other cell mates complained to the
police about him. Lin Xiaohai, one of the prison guards, assaulted Mr. Bai
without even asking any questions or giving any reason. As a result, Mr. Bai's
health suddenly became much worse. The prison had to call his family. When his
son, Bai Yulong, came to the prison, the head of the No. 3 Squad told him that
he needed to go through the necessary formalities to take his father out of the
prison temporarily for medical treatment. He needed to submit a 1,000 yuan
medical examination fee and also a 2,500-yuan guarantee that his father would
return to the prison. Then they told Bai Yulong to go home and wait to hear from
the prison. On May 1, worried about his father's condition, Bai Yulong went to visit him
in the prison again. He discovered that the prison had not submitted his
father's health report to the next level as part of the process of applying for
temporary leave from the prison for medical treatment. He was again told to
return home and wait for news. On May 8, Bai Yulong and other relatives went to
the prison again to visit Mr. Bai Shilong, but their request was turned down.
The prison officials presented a document from the Provincial government saying
that, because of an epidemic inside the prison, the family was not permitted to
see Bai Shijun. When his relatives questioned the police about Bai's condition,
the police told them that he was not receiving any medical treatment in any
hospital but was being detained in a cell. By May 8, the prison still hadn't reported Mr. Bai Shijun's
seriously bad health to their superiors so that he could leave the prison
temporarily for medical treatment. When his family members negotiated with the
prison, the prison made lots of excuses and said that they were going through
certain formalities that prolonged the process. All Bai Shijun's family could do
was to wait anxiously. According to the law, if a person who is detained in
prison shows symptoms of sickness while being detained, all the costs for
medical examinations and treatment should be borne by the prison where the
person is detained. However, the prison wanted Bai Shijun's family to pay those
costs. Bai Yulong has already lost his job because the place where he used to
work has closed. He doesn't even know how to support himself, let alone how to
save enough money to help his father. It's been a month since the prison notified Bai Shijun's family members to
apply for his temporary leave from the prison for medical treatment, but nothing
has happened. We are really worried about his health condition. In addition, Mr. Yi Fuquan, a practitioner from Shuangcheng, is being
detained in the No. 2 Brigade in the No. 8 District in the prison. Due to the
persecution, his left hand muscles have withered and he cannot use his hand to
do any work. His family asked to take him out of the prison temporarily for
medical treatment, but their request was refused. Mr. Pan Hong Dong, a
practitioner from Qiqiha'er, was persecuted to death on May 15, 2005, at Tailai
Prison. His body showed many bruises. There were bloodstains at the corners of
his mouth and in his ears and nostrils. On his chest, there were a round
bruises. Many bloodstains could be found on his back and leg. Tailai Prison of Heilongjiang Province: Warden: 86-452-8229203 Discipline Inspection Commission, Supervision: 86-452-8225504 Secretary of Discipline Inspection: 86-452-8229207 Procuratorate, branch office at Tailai Prison: 86-452-55120398 Tailai Prison: 86-452-82345377, 86-452-8237256, 86-452-88229376,
86-452-82255147, 86-452-8237274, 86-452-8237943 Wanden Zhao Rubin: 86-452-8229203 Secretary of Discipline Inspection: 86-452-8239203 Yang Xiuhong, the head of No. 8 district of the jail: 86-452-8238143(Office),
86-13514679200(Cell) Li Weiming, the head of No. 2 Brigade Wang Jingkai, the head of National Security Squad of Longling Area of
Daxing'anling Li Depsheng, the deputy head of National Security Squad of Longling Area of
Daxing'anlingNational Security Squad of Longling Area of Daxing'anling:
86-457-3323451(Home), 86-13945702250(Cell) May 20th, 2006 |