Mr. Lei Zhengxia and his wife Li Weiqun were abused by the police, because the couple told some students the truth about the CCP's propaganda against Falun Gong. Mr. Lei sustained two broken ribs and hemorrhaged internally, and had to take surgery in a hospital.
610 Office Agents in Chongqing City Abuse Mr. Lei Zhengxia and His Wife
Because Mr. Lei Zhengxia and his wife Li Weiqun told some students that the "Tiananmen self-immolation" was staged by the CCP as propaganda and that reports by state-run media defaming Falun Gong were untrue, the couple suffered a brutal beating by CCP agents in Chongqing City. As a result, Mr. Lei sustained two broken ribs and hemorrhaged internally in critical condition.
Mr. Lei Zhengxia, 62 years old, is a retired teacher from Xiaolongkan Vocational Middle School. His wife, 53-year-old Li Weiqun, is a retired staff from Fengmingshan Middle School. Their 12-year-old daughter Lei Qiaofeng is a sixth-grader in an elementary school.
At about 2:00 p.m. on January 14, 2008, Shapingba District Domestic Security Team head Li Hong, Xinqiao police station political head Ou Lichang, policewoman Liu Beiping, a 610 Office agent (female) and two other Xinqiao policemen abruptly intruded into Lei Zhengxia's home. As soon as they barged in, policewoman Liu Beiping took Lei's 2008 calendar with the words "Falun Dafa is Good" off the wall. Li Hong, Ou Lichang and others broke into the bedroom, locked the door from inside and started the illegal search, taking photographs as they ransacked the place.
From the kitchen, Li Weiqun saw them breaking in. She tried to stop them, saying, "What do you want? What crime have we committed?" The two policemen rushed forward and pulled Ms. Li outside. Li Weiqun's daughter was frightened and cried, "Don't take my Mom! Don't take my Mom!" The woman from the 610 Office said hurriedly, "Don't worry, don't worry!" While dragging Ms. Li, the two police officers said, "We will teach you a lesson!" Ms. Li shouted loudly, "Let me go!" The two policemen pulled Ms. Li about 20 meters to a corner of the residential compound. Ms. Li fell to the ground. Because there were too many bystanders, policewoman Liu Beiping was afraid of triggering the people's anger. She instructed the others to halt the violence. The two policemen had to let go, and Ms. Li ran back into her home.
Lei Zhengxia was napping in his bedroom. He got up and opened the door to see what was happening. Li Hong stuck Lei Zhengxia's face and head, throwing three fierce punches, flinging Lei Zhengxia's eyeglasses away. Li Hong pushed Lei Zhengxia to the ground, fiercely kicked his mid-section and back four times, and dragged him into a police car.
Li Hong shouted, "I am going to turn your home upside down! I am going to search every inch! Take away everything! I vow not to rest!" They confiscated five copies of Zhuan Falun and a dozen other Dafa books, several dozen copies of the "Minghui Weekly" and other Falun Gong materials, and three copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. They also walked off with a dozen DVDs, music and TV programs, a DVD player, a "Falun Dafa is Good" calendar, a picture of Master Li, an incense burner, four MP3 players and other personal belongings.
That night, under Li Hong's direction, local Xinqiao policemen Lu Hongfei and Shi interrogated Lei Zhengxia. Lei Zhengxia replied, "Falun Gong teaches us to follow Truth-Compassion-Forbearance, to be good people; what's wrong with that?" He demanded to be taken to the hospital for an evaluation of his back and mid-section where Li Hong had kicked him. It was extremely painful for him to stand, and he could not straighten his body. Li Hong shouted, "You deserve it!" Li Hong, Shi and two other police officers took Lei Zhengxia to the Beiheling Detention Center in Shapingba District after midnight.
That same night around 9 o'clock, local Xinqiao police officials dispatched cars carrying four husky fellows who rushed into Lei Zhengxia's home and again attempted to arrest Li Weiqun, but no one was home. They tried to arrest her for several days following, but were unsuccessful. Xinqiao police also searched Lei Zhengxia's younger sister Lei Jiqiu's home twice, in complete violation of the Chinese Constitution, but didn't find anything.
During Lei Zhengxia's detention, persecutor Li Hong instructed two district 610 Office personnel (one of them surnamed Zhang) to interrogate Lei Zhengxia and shouted at him, "Without my authorization, there is no way for you to get out!" Police said Mr. Lei Zhengxia and his wife had distributed Falun Gong materials on DVDs to the middle school. They said that this had "too big an impact," so they had to "take care of the two" in a malicious manner.
While Lei Zhengxia was in the detention center he repeatedly told the guards and the on-site medical doctor that his back and midsection hurt from the ruthless beating. The detention center officials didn't care, not until the afternoon of January 25, 2008. Then they took Lei Zhengxia in shackles and handcuffs to the Chongqing Tumor Hospital for an examination. They concealed the diagnosis and returned Lei Zhengxia to detention.
On January 26, 2008 Lei Zhengxia's abdomen was in severe pain after dinner. The on-site medical doctor couldn't deal with the situation. They put Lei Zhengxia in shackles and handcuffs again and went to the Tumor Hospital for another exam. Lei Zhengxia couldn't walk due to excruciating pain. He sat in a wheelchair, and the "cooperating attendants" pushed him. When no one was looking, they kicked Lei Zhengxia from the back and aggravated his misery.
The doctor's diagnosis suspected acute peritonitis, and acute perforation of the stomach and intestines. A nurse gave Lei Zhengxia an injection to stop the pain, and Lei was taken back to detention. That night Lei Zhengxia vomited 13 times, in great pain. On January 27, 2008, shortly after 8:00 a.m. Lei Zhengxia suddenly lost consciousness and fell down.
The detention center officials feared being held responsible for his condition. They sent Lei to the Tumor Hospital for emergency care. The diagnosis revealed two broken ribs and acute perforation of the stomach and intestines, just like the doctor had diagnosed previously. He needed immediate surgery. The stomach surgery took place on January 27, 2008. Mr. Lei was sent home on February 6, 2008.