NEW YORK (FDI) — Five more innocent Falun Gong practitioners
have been confirmed to have died as a result of the ongoing persecution in
China. The confirmed death toll currently stands at 720, though the strict media
blockade in China has undoubtedly prevented more cases from being exposed.
- Ms. Sui Songjiao, 57-year-old lady whose head was thrown against the wall
repeatedly - Ms. Ke Ling, assaulted by 8-9 police and released in critical condition
- Xuan Qinlun, 70-year-old retiree harassed by police until his death
- Niu Lixin, 37-year-old teacher leaves behind 1-year-old
- Mr. Su, health deteriorated under constant police harassment
Ms. Sui Songjiao Dies After Repeated Torture
Ms. Sui, 57, was a farmer from Shanlijia Village in Shandong
Province. At the end of 2002, Ms. Sui was arrested and sent to the Linglong
Brainwashing Center in attempts to have her renounce her faith in Falun Dafa.
Yet she remained determined in her belief, so perpetrators Lin Tao, Song Shuqin,
and Liu Yujiu threatened to send her to a labor camp and to punish her family
members.
Ms. Sui was locked in a bathroom without warm clothing for 20
days, and exposed to sub-zero temperatures. Police officials Liu Yujiu, Liu
Jincai, Liu Cuihua, Lin Shuxi, Yu Yingbin, and Sun Yanqin took turns monitoring
her day and night. They would beat her whenever she tried to go to sleep,
repeatedly grabbing her hair and throwing her head against the wall. The
authorities also constantly harassed her family and extorted huge amounts of
money from them on her account. Having endured relentless torture and immense
mental pressure, Ms. Sui passed away.
Persons Responsible in the Zhaoyuan City “610
Office“:
- Qin Yuxian, director, h: 86-535-8211818, o: 86-535-8258610, m: 86-13906458585
- Jiang Weihua, vice director, h: 86-535-8221659, o: 86-535-8252610,
m: 86-13805456026 - Feng Shugui, vice director, h: 86-535-8215200, o: 86-535-8253610, m:
86-13853581989 - Liu Qinwu, vice director, h: 86-535-8229225, o: 86-535-8213509, m:
86-1300160992 - Zhang Guifen, vice mayor, 86-535-8216006
- Lin Tao, special task team leader, 86-13953500555
Severe Blood Poisoning from Police Torture Kills Woman
Ms. Ke Ling was a practitioner from Henan Province. Because
she went to appeal for Falun Gong, she was taken into custody by the local
police. She was assaulted by 8 to 9 policemen simultaneously, day and night.
With her hands cuffed behind her back, the policemen took turns beating her,
with another policeman stomping on her legs. She was then illegally sentenced to
two years of forced labor and sent to Shibalihe Female Labor Camp in Zhengzhou
City, Henan Province. Several days later, a medical check-up at the labor camp
revealed that Ms. Ke was suffering from severe blood poisoning and was sent home
hastily without any medical care. Ms. Ke passed away shortly after.
70-Year-Old Retiree Passes Away Under Constant Police
Pressure
Mr. Xuan Qinlun, 70, was a retired official from Liangyuan
District in Henan Province. Looking forward to a leisurely retirement, Mr. Xuan
was instead subjected to continuous hounding from the police. The authorities
constantly came to Mr. and Mrs. Xuan's home to extort money and interrogate
them. Mr. Xuan's retirement had in fact become a nightmare. After several years
of living in terror and in constant threat of harassment, Mr. Xuan passed away
in May 2002.
36-Year-Old Teacher Dies After Trying to Escape House Arrest
Mr. Niu Lixin was a teacher in Liangyuan District in Henan
Province. After going to appeal for Falun Gong in late April 1999, the local
police harassed Mr. Niu and his family to the point where his wife and
1-year-old child had to move away. Watched by the police 24 hours a day, Mr. Niu
was a prisoner in his own home. Trying to leave the building in August 1999, Mr.
Niu fell to his death.
Practitioner Passes Away After Enduring a Year of Police
Harassment
Mr. Su was from the city of Shangqiu in Henan Province. Starting
in 2001, the police constantly came to Mr. Su's home to intimidate and
harass him. Once the police knocked on his door and demanded a 5,000 Yuan fine,
equivalent to 10 months of salary for an average urban worker. After an entire
year of constant police harassment, Mr. Su's health could no longer bear
it, and he passed away in 2002.
Posting date: 13/June/2003
Original article date: 1/June/2003
Category: News from China
