Torture Committed against Falun Dafa Practitioners at the Changshou Detention Center, Chongqing City
(Clearwisdom.net) The Changshou Detention Center, Chongqing City, is
located in Duzhou Town. It sits on the top of a cliff with only one way to come
and go. It is closely guarded and there are submachine guns pointed toward the
courtyard from the watchtowers. The director of the detention center is Zhang
Jie, in his late 30s or early 40s, and the political instructor is surnamed
Chen. Guards who torture practitioners are Chen Jian (promoted to deputy
director for being ruthless in the treatment of prisoners), Zhou Jian, Li
Heiguan (a nickname meaning "evil guard"), and Chen Xiaobi (female). Since 1999, the guards at the Changshou Detention Center have closely adhered
to Jiang Zemin and his followers' dictates. They have brutally tortured several
hundred Falun Dafa practitioners. Practitioners are held in a tiny, dark, damp
cells and not allowed to go to the courtyard or any other place. Detention lasts
from one month to longer than a year. A 69-year-old steadfast practitioner refused to cooperate with the
persecution, so the guards held him in the cell with death row prisoners, where
he was brutally beaten and tortured. Practitioners are not allowed to take
showers or wash their clothes. They may not go to the bathroom outside their
cell. When released, many practitioners have boils all over their bodies, which
are itchy and fester, and other related illnesses. Many can't walk when they are
finally released. The guards spend most of their time eating, drinking or playing Majiang, also
known as Mahjong, a Chinese game that is considered gambling. They have
organized a group of inmates to control other inmates and torture practitioners. Each cell holds over 20 people and the guards choose who is to be responsible
for the cell. The lead inmate uses other inmates' money to hire criminal inmates
who enforce his rules. Each cell has four to eight such "enforcers." There is one toilet in each cell. Everyone in the cell is given a total of 20
minutes to eat and use the toilet. So quite often some people do not get to go
to the toilet. They have to get the lead inmate's approval first. Some
practitioners have to wait for more than 20 days to use the toilet once. Because
inmates rarely get fresh vegetables, bowl movements are difficult. The food in the prison is very poor. For breakfast, prisoners get only a tiny
portion of rice with some cold water and a bun. The few ounces of rice tastes
terrible and has many ants in it. No one gets fresh vegetables. Old pumpkin,
winter squash, or cabbage quite are often served. And inmates have to pay for
salt. Since inmates never get enough food, they will eat any food that they can
find, including the leftovers that are thrown into a toilet. However, they face
severe punishment if they are found doing so. There are many insects and pests in the detention center. The inmates are
bitten all the time. The lead criminal inmates extort money or even just take other inmates'
money. The detention center uses a cash card to record the balance for each
inmate's account. The inmates' relatives or friends are asked to replenish that
account every week. The lead inmate holds all the cash cards for all the inmates
in his cell. The guards pretend not to know it and keep telling prisoners to
take care of their own cash cards. Some guards even directly ask the lead
inmates for money or other things. Each week the lead inmate takes three yuan
for himself from each card. He either demands they money from the inmates or
uses their cards to buy good food or cigarettes for the guards. Some inmates do
not even know how their money was spent. The detention center does not allow an inmate's family to bring food or
personal things for their family member in detention. All daily necessities have
to be bought in through the guards. The guards charge a huge markup. For
example, a bar of soap that generally costs one yuan is sold for five yuan to
inmates. The largest cell in the detention center is about 30 feet wide, with boards
on the long side of the wall to form a big wide bed. Normally there are at least
a dozen, and sometimes as many as 30, people imprisoned in a cell this size. The
lead inmate and his "enforcers" occupy more than half of the big bed
and force others onto the other half. Inmates are forced to lie on their sides.
Sometimes it is so packed that the " enforcers" have to press them
together so that they can all fit on the bed. To save room, some inmates are
forced to sleep on the floor. Sometimes six people share a single sheet. The criminal lead inmates and their enforcers allow no inmates but themselves
to use soap or a toothbrush. They steal inmates' clothes and belongings. One
lead inmate has taken nine quilts from others. The prison gives inmates a total
of 20 minutes to eat, clean the dishes, use the toilet, and wash their clothes.
Inmates have to wash the clothes of the lead inmate and his enforcers first.
Since there is no drying rack in the cell, inmates are forced to wave the lead
inmate's clothes or bed sheet in the air to dry. Therefore, the cell is always
damp. In the summer, inmates are forced to fan the lead inmate and his
enforcers. Besides being beaten and having money extorted by the guards, Falun Gong
practitioners suffer abuse from the lead inmates in particular. New inmates have
to "beimu" 50 times, bending with their legs straight and hands
touching their feet. Then the lead inmate or other inmates jump down from the
bed and hit the victim's back with their elbows. Another torture is the
"prison bath." The person is striped and the tormentors repeatedly
pour big bowls of cold water over him. The lead inmate also drags the inmates by
their hair and smashes their heads against the stone wall. He either does this
either or tells his enforcers to do it for him. Then he reports to the guards
that this inmate is trying to commit suicide. Other inmates are coerced to lie.
Then that victim's prison term is extended. The lead inmate sets the rules of the cell. The most important rule is to
always be honest to the lead inmate. Once a new teenage inmate was brought into
the cell. After he was tortured, a group of enforcers jumped on him and beat him
cruelly. Then the lead inmate asked him, "Did anyone hit you?" He
answered no. The lead inmate said, "You are dishonest. I saw someone
beating you just now. Did anyone hit you at all?" He kept asking until that
person acknowledged the rule. If an inmate tells the truth to others, even if he
manages to be transferred to another cell, the lead inmate of his previous cell
will use the money from inmates' cash accounts to bribe the guards and the lead
inmate of the cell to beat him. Many criminal inmates have fractured ribs or internal injuries from the
brutal beatings. However, the tortures in the prison are not to be exposed to
the outside. When the government's inspection team is scheduled to come to the
detention center, the lead inmates are called for a meeting or invited for a
good dinner with the guards to prepare for the inspection. The lead inmates then
go back and warn all the other inmates that if they dare to do or say anything
against the prison, there will be severe punishment after the inspection team
leaves. Inmates are not allowed to talk in the cell. They are not even allowed to
move during newspaper reading time. They are required to memorize prison
regulations. If they fail, they will be beaten, forced to work, or deprived of
sleep. Some illiterate inmates did not sleep for a week until they were finally
able to memorize the regulations. If they fall asleep, they will be beaten or
kicked. More than 100 torture methods are employed at the Changshou Detention Center. Not a day goes by without someone being beaten in each cell. The lead inmate
does not allow the victim to cry or others to speak for him. Otherwise there
will be more cruel torture. Beating methods include using a quilt to cover the
person and repeatedly hitting the person's heart. Another method is "eating
headache noodles," which is dragging the person by his hair and knocking
his head against the wall. To do the "big bang" they force the victim
to lie on the floor and then jump from the bed to land on the victim with both
feet. It goes on. For the "sticking moth," the person is forced to
stand facing the wall with both hands on the wall. Other tortures are even more
vicious and brutal and are carried out under the guards' orders. Other tortures include the death bed, the "teaching
chair," force-feeding, and "horse-riding cuffing." On the
"dead person's bench," the victim is forced to lie on an iron bed with
his limbs handcuffed to four posts. He can't eat. If he moves his arms or legs,
the handcuffs will cut into his flesh, causing great pain. After over ten days,
his hands and feet are so swollen that the handcuffs can't be seen any more. For
the "teaching chair," the person is forced to sit on a chair in a dark
and foul smelling restroom. Insects bite him and his entire body swells and
becomes disfigured. When force-feeding is to done, they put the person on the
"death bed" and his hands and feet are cuffed. Then a feeding tube is
inserted through the person's nose, causing many injuries to the person's mouth
and nose. "Horse-riding cuffing" is mainly applied to Falun Gong
practitioners. The practitioners' feet are shackled first, then their wrists are
handcuffed with one hand going between the legs. Even elderly practitioners in
their 60s or 70s are handcuffed in this way. The guards also use their heavy leather boots to step on practitioners' hands
and feet. Or they hold two practitioners' heads and knock them against each
other. They gag the practitioner's mouth with a dirty cloth that is used to
clean the floor. The Changshou Detention Center uses the above mentioned torture methods on
practitioners who shout "Falun Dafa is good" and "Truthfulness,
Benevolence and Forbearance is good." When the detention center runs out of
torture instruments such as the "death beds" or the "teaching
chairs" for practitioners, they handcuff them and take them to the
Changshou Drug Rehabilitation Center to have the drug addicts beat and torture
them. The Changshou Detention Center has imprisoned many Falun Gong practitioners.
The following practitioners are known to have been illegally
sentenced to prison or forced labor after being imprisoned there: Mr. Yang Dingchan, Ms. Zhang Xiuyun, Ms. Chen Xiaohui, Ms. Wu Suhui, Mr. Chen
Yonghe, Ms. Feng Ping, Ms. Wang Qin, Ms. Gao Yunxia, Ms. Zhou Bijun, Ms. Yu
Xiurong, Ms. Liu Xuelian, Ms. Gao Yunqing, Ms. Ye Jinhua, Ms. Yin Shuqin, Ms.
Zhang Sufang, Ms. Liao Shulan, Ms. Huang Zhenglan, Ms. Kong Fanhui, Mr. Li
Chunyuan, Mr. Cheng Jianbo, Mr. Cheng Huatang, Ms. Li Lianhui, Ms. Huo Yuanli,
Ms. Zhou Hualan, Ms. Huang Shuhua, Ms. Zhang Huilan, Mr. Huang Zhonglin, Mr.
Zhao Zhirong, Ms. Zhang Siyu, Mr. Chen Zongrong, Ms. Wang Jinshu, Ms. Tang
Guoqin, Ms. Yang Daqun, Ms. Zhao Hongxiu, Mr. Bai Jun, Mr. Cao Zhirong, Mr.
Cheng Yiquan, Ms. Wang Gaizhi, Ms. Yu Banglian, Mr. Gao Xiaobo, Mr. Xiang
Ruiqiao, Mr. Li Benran, Mr. Liu Weizhong, Mr. Zhang Quanmin, Mr. Chen Zhongwen,
Ms. Wang Min, and others. Some practitioners have been imprisoned three times. The following practitioners were tortured to death: Ms. Liu Shumei, Ms. Peng Chunrong, Ms. Zhang Sufang, Ms. Yu Xianglan, Mr.
Zhang Haiming, Mr. Lei Dengcai, and many more. The following are the names and contact information of government officials
who have participated in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners: Title and/or Agency Name Phone Numbers, other information Changshou District Governor Sun Wei 86-13808366200 (Cell) 86-23-40244297 (Office) Former Changshou County Party Secretary Jiang Chaozhi Police Department Director You Zhimin Changshou Police Department Director Deputy Director � Ye Heping Wang Daocheng 86-23-40586810 Police id 701301 Changshou Police Department Deputy Director Luo Jian Worked at the Second Division of the
Chongqing City Police Department. Hoped to be promoted by torturing
practitioners. Was killed in a car accident Changshou Detention Center Director Deputy Director Zhang Jie Chen Jian 86-23-40244120 Changshou Detention Center Guards Luo Xuewan, Zhou Jian, Shi Luo, Changshou District Political and Legal
Committee Secretary Wang Dailu Changshou District Political and Legal
Committee -- in charge of Falun Gong issue Hua Changyi 86-23-40251893 Changshou District Procuratorate 86-23-40403841 Changshou District Court 86-23-40244240 Changshou District Court Judges Zhao Rong, Zhao Zhixuan, Zhu Xingshu, Fu
Xueying Zhujiaba Police Station Director Liu Qisheng 86-23-68974385, 86-13708393349 (Cell) Zhujiaba Police Station Political
Instructor Yuan Xiang Zhujiaba Police Station Team Leader of the
Special Team to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners (directly involved in
torture) Zhao Pinghua Zhujiaba Police Station police Hu Guanzhong Police ID 701312 86-23-40704376, 86-13996055863 (Cell) Zhujiaba Police Station Manager Special Team to Persecute Falun Gong
Practitioners in the Chuanwei Factory, China Petroleum & Chemical
Corporation Liu Jiarong Cheng Linkang Chuanwei Factory Security Office 86-23-68974703 Chuanwei Factory Security Office Manager Shi Weizhu 86-23-68974135 Chuanwei Factory 610 Office Li Wei 86-23-68974703 (Office), 86-2368973198
(Home Changshou District Duzhou Town Government
On-duty Office 86-23-40420066 Changshou District Duzhou Town Party
Committee Secretary Committee Deputy Secretary Committee Deputy Secretary Huang Zhengqiao Tang Xianming Huang Maosheng 86-23-64083300 86-23-40243016 Changshou District Duzhou Town 610 Office 86-23-40429280 Changshou District Duzhou Town 610 Office
Director Deputy Director Officer Officer Cheng Yi Fan Chuanheng Liu Xingyi Yang Shulin 86-23-40429281 (Home), 86-13883968967 (Cell) 86-23-40420984 (Home), 86-13193105746 (Cell) 86-13883968961 (Cell) Changshou District Duzhou Town Police
Station Station Director Station Deputy Director Station Political Instructor Policeman � Zhe Kui Yuan Bibo Zhang Zhenquan Zou Yong 86-23-40420281 86-13350386666 (Cell) Changshou District Gelan Police Station Director Political Instructor Yuan Xiaoping Yan Jun 86-23-40811234 Changshou District Guankou Police Station Director Policeman Feng Xiaofeng Tang Bing 86-23-40514892 Bake Town Governor Police Station Police Station Director Police Station - policeman Chen Xiaohong � Li Zhirong Xiong Jinming 86-23-40795799 (Office), 86-13609405967 (Cell) 86-23-70794222 86-13983151328 (Cell) February 2, 2007
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