Thirteen Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Tortured by Police in Shandong Province

From January 25, 2009 through the end of February 2009, following instructions from the Public Safety Ministry and the 610 Office in Shandong Province, the Qingdao City 610 office ordered the police in North District to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. They are Ms. Jing Fengli, Ms. Lu Xueqin, Mr. Zheng Xiaoqiang, Mr. Guo Zhiqiang, Mr. Xu Zhifeng, Mr. Li Quanfu, Mr. Liu Lianjun, Mr. Yin Xinxiao, Ms. Liang Lijun, Ms. Sun Liping, Mr. Xiong Xianyong, Mr. Zhang Shouwei, and Mr. Li Tao. Being illegally detained,  These thirteen practitioners have had confessions extorted from them by means of torture and sleep deprivation for two weeks or more. Among them, Ms. Lu Xueqin was tortured so badly that she became disabled, and many times she was in critical condition. The families of these Falun Gong practitioners, with the help of nine attorneys, sued them for this.

Ms. Lu Xueqin was beaten by police officer Min Xing from Liaoyuan Road Station and a long-haired big person from the North District Branch. She was beaten so badly she developed severe thrombosis and lower body paralysis. She fainted and lost consciousness many times.

Mr. Zheng Xiaoqiang was beaten by police officers from Yan'an Road Station and the North District Branch. They used a lighter to burn his mustache and chin, also burning his chin and nose.

Mr. Liu Lianjun's teeth were beaten in by police officers from Hefei Road Station.

Mr. Yin Xinxiao was beaten by Min Xing from Liaoyuan Road Station, the long-haired big person from the North District Branch, and others from Yan'an Road Station. Min Xing did not allow Mr. Yin to sleep for about twenty days.

Mr. Xu Zhifeng was beaten by Liu Jie, Wang Bo and others from Yan'an Road Police Station.

Ms. Jing Fengli was tortured so badly she started bleeding from her lower body and developed other symptoms, including severe heart disease and low blood pressure.