(Clearwisdom.net)

Editors' Note: In both Western and Chinese culture, the principle of karmic retribution, that is, being held ultimately accountable for one's own actions, is widely accepted. The fundamental teaching of Falun Gong is the characteristic of the universe, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The universe will reward actions that are in harmony with this principle, while actions such as beating, torturing and murdering people will incur karmic retribution. Stated another way, good deeds will be rewarded with good, while evildoings will meet due retribution. Articles such as this one are meant as a compassionate reminder of this principle to those who would commit wrongdoing. While many of those who persecute Falun Gong are merely "following orders," the universal law requires that they too be held responsible for their actions, and that only by reversing their course of wrongdoing may they escape retribution.

Ma Hongzheng, the Deputy Police Chief in Yichuan County, Henan Province, and the head of the 610 Office, dies from karmic tribulation

Ma Hongzheng, a 40-year-old man, used to be responsible for the Yichuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province Liaison Office in Beijing. He was the head of the 610 Office and deputy police chief.

After July 20, 1999, he cruelly persecuted Falun Gong practitioners from Yichuan County and extorted money from practitioners' families. Under Ma Hongzheng, many practitioners were monitored, illegally arrested, sent to labor camps, or sentenced to prison. As a a result, one died and another was disabled.

On April 6, 2009, Ma Hongzheng was on his way to Yichuan from Beijing. He was going to assume the position of Head of Yichuan County. The car he was in hit the back of a big truck on the Xinxiang section of Jingzhu highway. He suffered a broken neck, while no one else was injured.

On May 6, 2009, Ma Hongzheng died during surgery.

Villagers from Rongcheng City, Shandong Province persecuted Dafa practitioners and incurred karmic retribution

Jiang Yizhong and Zhang Zhixin from Diaojiagou Village, Yatou Town, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province followed the Jiang regime to persecute Dafa practitioners over the years, taking away practitioners' Dafa books and destroying informational materials.

Jiang Yizhong died from lung cancer in 2007. Zhang Zhixin fell from a building after drinking, and it took tens of thousands yuan to help him recover. Later Dafa practitioners clarified the truth to him. He understood that he received retribution because of this, and said that he would not interfere with Dafa practitioners' efforts to clarify the truth any longer.

After illegally monitoring Dafa practitioners, a villager named Liu Erxiang died

Liu Erxiang from Xingtang County, Hebei Province, a male villager over 60 years old, followed the CCP closely after July 20, 1999 when it started to persecute Falun Gong. Liu Erxiang made strong efforts to illegally monitor and follow Dafa practitioners. He followed Dafa practitioners to the fields when they did their farm work.

In 2002, Liu Erxiang's eye started to bleed. He then went blind in both eyes and suffered from dementia. He died in the summer of 2003.