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Older Man from Heilongjiang Province Dies Following Beating in Police Custody
(Clearwisdom.net) On August 15, 2007, Clearwisdom.net published a report
on Shan Zhenchang, a older man in his sixties, from Shuangyashan City,
Heilongjiang Province, who was severely beaten by city policeman Du Zhanyi, and
was in critical condition. The authorities didn't want to bear the
responsibility for his impending death, so they released him. In June 2008, Mr.
Shan died as a result of the severe beating. On August 1, 2007, Mr. Shan Zhenchang distributed Falun Gong
truth-clarification flyers in Beixiu Public Park of Shuangyashan
City and was reported to the authorities. He was illegally arrested
and taken to a detention center. The next day, Shuangyashan policemen Du Zhanyi
and an officer surnamed Dong, who were specially assigned by the 610
Office, took Mr. Shan to the 610 Office inside the police station, where
he was severely beaten. Du Zhanyi questioned Mr. Shan, "Do you believe, as everybody is saying,
that I am the one who beat Ji Songshan to death?" Mr. Shan replied, "I
did not witness it." Du began hitting Mr. Shan's head, then viciously beat
his legs, causing numerous injuries to his body. He then forced Mr. Shan to the
ground and kicked him with great force, which resulted in critical injuries. Mr. Shan said, "I am an old man and yet you still beat me severely.
Considering that Ji Songshan was a young man, you were certainly capable of
beating him to death." Upon hearing this, Du Zhanyi stopped beating Mr.
Shan. That afternoon, Mr. Shan was transferred to the city detention center and
detained for six days. On the sixth day, Du Zhanyi and Dong realized that Mr.
Shan was in critical condition, and sent him to the People's Hospital. The examining doctor found injuries to Mr. Shan's head, dangerously high
blood pressure at levels over 200, injuries to his chest and blurred vision.
However, the hospital authorities left Mr. Shan on the floor of the front
entrance of the hospital. Du Zhanyi and Dong informed their superior officer
that Mr. Shan was on the verge of death and asked to release him. They gave Mr.
Shan 15 yuan and ordered him to take a taxi home. Mr. Shan suffered tremendously, both physically and psychologically as a
result of this abuse. He passed away in June 2008. His death provides additional
evidence of the crimes committed by policeman Du Zhanyi. Additional practitioners persecuted in Shuangyashan City: Mr. Ji Songshan, 27, was arrested and detained on June 18, 2003, then
tortured to death by the police department's 610 Office personnel immediately
after his detention. Mr. Pan Xingfu, a talented college student and steadfast practitioner, was
sentenced to a prison term for browsing overseas websites about the truth of
Falun Gong. He was tortured and died soon after. Mr. Li Ruqing, a man in his sixties, benefited from practicing Falun Gong and
began to clarify the truth in his hometown. He was reported to the authorities
and subsequently arrested. After being detained in the Mudanjiang Prison for
less than two months, he was beaten to death. Ms. Deng Chunying, a 28-year-old beautician, was arrested by Du Zhanyi and
other officers from the police department's 610 Office, who beat her so severely
that she was disabled. Due to her injuries, she lost all feeling below her
waist. Additionally, she was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. |