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No Way for His Family to Obtain Justice, Mr. Qi Tingyuan's Remains Have Not Been Cremated for Two Months
(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Qi Tingyuan, a Falun Gong practitioner and retired
teacher from Laiwu City, Shandong Province, was tortured to death over two
months ago. His family members have approached the relevant authorities and
sought justice for him, but the authorities have shirked their responsibility
and even threatened his family. Police officer Lu from the Laiwu District Police
Department ranted, "The head of the police department has given orders not
to even meet with you. You're crazy. Don't come here again. Qi Tingyuan was
willing to die. Even a hen is more important than a Falun Gong practitioner. It
does not matter if we torture a practitioner to death. It is useless to appeal
for him. In Laiwu City you will not get anywhere appealing for him." Mr. Qi Tingyuan's family had to go to the Shandong Province Procuratorate
and the Shandong Province Police Department in pursuit of justice. On
instructions from their superiors, Laicheng District Police Department officers
in Laiwu City ordered Mr. Qi's family to go to the police department on November
17 and demanded that they agree to have Mr. Lai's remains cremated quickly. One
of the persons in charge threatened the family that, if they did not agree to
have the remains cremated, the funeral home fee would be deducted from their son's
salary. The authorities also said, "Qi Tingyuan was short-lived, and if you
do not cremate his remains, we will." Mr. Qi Tingyuan, 67, was a retired teacher from the Ezhuang Coal Mining
Company of Shandong Province, Xinwen Coal Mining Administration. He was arrested
on October 15, 2007, and taken to the Laiwu City Hospital for emergency
treatment on the evening of November 5. The doctor issued a notice that he had a
terminal illness. The hospital diagnosed Mr. Qi as having organ failure and
esophageal bleeding. They also said that he had severe internal injuries. As
soon as the police found out that Mr. Qi Tingyuan was near death, they forced
his family to sign a paper to certify that Mr. Qi had been released. On the
morning of November 6, the head of the security section, Yang Leping, and a
group of officers from the police and justice departments held a secret meeting
at the Liangpo Police Station and sentenced Qi Tingyuan for "involvement in
illegal religious organizations to undermine the implementation of the law"
and "suicide to escape punishment." Qi Tingyuan passed away in the
Central Hospital of the Xinwen Coal Mining Administration on the morning of
November 11. When he was in a coma, he had blood in his stool and bled from his
mouth. His medical record indicated that he had liver, heart, and kidney
failure. He was given a blood transfusion for his anemia and upper esophageal
bleeding. His lips were ulcerated, his tongue was black and shortened, and his
lower back and the backs of his arms bore obvious scars from serious injuries. January 19, 2008 Posting date: 3/4/2008 |