When Mr. Zhu was released from the prison on December 29, 2008, he was too weak to walk out of the prison by himself, but the guards wouldn't let his family inside the prison. An inmate who was also just released put Mr. Zhu on his back and carried him out of the prison. Mr. Zhu died six months after his release.

When a defense attorney submitted evidence of fabricated evidence being used against his client, the CCP simply suspended the license of the defense lawyer.

Yet another highly illegal mock 'trial' of Falun Gong practitioners in Jiamusi City.

Mr. Zhu Hongbin Dies Six Months after Being Injected With an Unknown Drug in Daqing Prison (Photo)

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhu Hongbin, formerly an employee at the Seventh Oil Extraction Plant of Daqing City Petroleum Bureau, died on June 18, 2009, after being brutally tortured during his illegal detainment in Hongweixing Prison in Daqing City.

Mr. Zhu, after being released from prison

While being detained in Hongweixing Prison, Mr. Hong was injected with an unknown drug which caused him to lose consciousness. When he regained consciousness, he experienced severe memory loss, including the loss of short term memory.

On December 29, 2001, when Mr. Zhu was in his office, former CCP Secretary of Seventh Oil Extraction Plant, Liu Dianlin and former CCP Secretary of the 1st Mine of the 7th Oil Extraction Plant, Nie Xiaohui, and policemen Li Kun, Gao Xiaodong, and others from the Plant Police Station used the excuse of paying a "follow-up visit" to check on Mr. Zhu. They wanted Mr. Hong and others to write a guarantee statement and repentance statement, which Mr. Hong refused to do.

Li Kun searched Mr. Zhu's body and found that he was carrying truth clarification materials with him. Li led some people to ransack Mr. Zhu's home and took away Falun Gong materials and books, and used them as "evidence" to illegally sentence Mr. Zhu to seven years in prison.

When Mr. Zhu was in prison, the guards deprived him of food, sleep, and use of the restroom. Five days later, they forced a feeding tube in through Mr. Zhu's nose, down his throat and into his stomach, though there was no need for such measures. A guard once forced a bowl of milk powder down into Zhu's lungs, causing ulceration in his lungs, which then led to heart trouble.

The prison guards constantly incited inmates to beat Mr. Zhu, especially when their superiors came to inspect the prison. Because Mr. Zhu refused to wear the prison uniform, they grabbed Mr. Zhu's head and slammed it against the wall or the ground repeatedly until he passed out.

The prison guards also hung Mr. Zhu on the wall for three days with his hands and legs spread apart. When they took Mr. Zhu down, his arms and legs were so swollen that he was unable to walk normally for several days.

When Mr. Zhu was released from the prison on December 29, 2008, he was too weak to walk out of the prison himself, but the guards wouldn't let his family go in to pick him up. An inmate who was also just released put Mr. Zhu on the back and carried him out of the prison. Mr. Zhu died six months later after his release.

A few days before Mr. Zhu died, his family received several anonymous phone calls to inquire about his health. When asked to identify himself and state the purpose of his call, the caller would not say anything

Three Falun Gong Practitioners in Wuhan Secretly Given Harsh Sentences

The court in Hongshan District, Wuhan City secretly had three Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison. Ms. Chen Man got seven years, Ms. Hu Huifang got four years, and Mr. Zhou Xiaojun got six years. Ms. Chen and Ms. Hu were sent to a women's prison in Wuhan on July 15, 2009. When family members made inquires about their relatives, they were told that they could not see Ms. Chen or Ms. Hu unless they got approval from the 610 Office.

Chen Man was arrested on February 11, 2008. Her 71-year-old mother, Zhou Yulian, was not able to take care of herself and had to rely on friends and neighbors to help her. In an open letter, her mother said, "Since 2007 my daughter has taken care of me at home. My daughter was a tutor for school children. On February 11, 2008, she tutored a class in Chailin Hotel in Wuhan and was arrested by plainclothes police officers. Several days later, I was told that she had been arrested by officers from the State Security Brigade of the Public Security Bureau. There were no legal documents to support this arrest, and I was not informed by the authorities until May of 2008, when I finally received a notice about the arrest."

On February 19, 2008, a group of police officers from Qingshan District went to Ms. Hu Huifang's home and arrested her by force. On February 28, 2008, the officers arrested Mr. Zhou Xiaojun, the owner of the Ancient Tang Dynasty restaurant. Ms. Chen and Ms. Hu were taken to the First Detention Center, and Mr. Zhou was taken to the Second Detention Center in Wuhan.

On April 10, 2009, a hearing was set at Hongshan District Court in Wuhan City for the three practitioners. The local government, the 610 Office, the local Public Security Bureau, and the District Court jointly prevented any of the practitioners' family members from attending the hearing.

The defense lawyer pointed out that the prosecution files submitted by Hongshan District Procuratorate were not legal, because two different prosecution documents were both using the same batch number. The reason why there are two different prosecution documents for one case was because one was from Hongshan District Procuratorate and the other was from the Public Security Bureau in Wuhan City. The differences in the contents of these documents indicated that the "evidence" was all fabricated. Also, to have the homes of the defendants under surveillance without an official court order was illegal. It was also a complete violation of the law to keep Ms. Chen Man, Ms. Hu Huifang, and Mr. Zhou Xiaojun in brainwashing sessions set up by the 610 Office, calling this a "surveillance" measure.

Based on Criminal Law 300, the defense lawyer indicated that the evidence against the defendants was insufficient to prosecute them of any crime. Arresting people arbitrarily, sending them to a brainwashing center, and setting up brainwashing activities were all in violation of the law.

The prosecutors from Hongshan District Procuratorate had nothing to say to justify the charges. The hearing was then terminated. However, on April 16, 2009, the court arbitrarily sentenced Chen Man to seven years, Hu Huifang to four years, and Zhou Xiaojun to six years. When their families asked for the written judgments so that they could appeal, the court refused to provide them.

When faced with the undeniable use of falsified evidence and unlawful conduct, the CCP simply suspended the license of the defense lawyer who had spoken up. Furthermore, CCP authorities notified the detention center not to let the defense lawyer, Li Xiongbing, even see Ms. Chen Man. The Appeals Court in Wuhan did not respond to Ms. Chen's appeal. Instead, on July 17, 2009, it notified the families that the women has been sent to a women's prison in Wuhan.

Court Hides Time and Location of Trial

On July 7, 2009, Xiangyang District Court in Jiamusi City tried Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Yu Yungang, Mr. Fu Yu, Ms Liu Xiufang, and Mr. Wu Zhigang for using a "small loudspeaker" to clarify the facts to people.

Early in the morning, vehicles and personnel from the Jiamusi City 610 Office, Jiamusi Police Department, Xiangyang Police Station, and plainclothes agents gathered on the sides of the road in front of Jiamusi City Detention Center. Chen Wanyou and Zhang Yunlong from the police department were among them. A week earlier, Jiamusi Suburban Court played the same trick and set up a "court" in Jiamusi Detention Center to try practitioner Huang Weizhong.

Jiamusi Xiangyang District Court did not even dare to tell these practitioners' families the time or location for the trial ahead of time, for fear that other Falun Gong practitioners might go there to form a field of righteousness and justice, and that lawyers with a sense of justice would step forward to defend the practitioners. They were even more fearful that the consciences of personnel in the CCP's legal system might be aroused. On the morning of the day before the court session, Fu Yu's mother and his relatives went to the court in person to ask what time the trial would begin, but they were abruptly rebuffed by the presiding judge, Zhao Yubin, who told them, "It's not decided yet. You have no right to come to ask about it." He then impatiently ordered them to leave. However, at around 9:00 p.m. that evening, the court suddenly notified the families of Yu Yungang, Fu Yu, Liu Xiufang, and Wu Zhigang that a trial would commence at 9:00 a.m. in Jiamusi Detention Center the next day.

The session lasted over two hours, and most of the time was taken up by Fang Baosen from the Jiamusi Xiangyang District Procuratorate Office and another prosecutor. The latter, name unknown, stuttered and sweat as he read the proceedings. Seeing this, the presiding judge Zhao Yubin offered some ideas, telling him to read only the important details.

As there were no defense counsels present, the practitioners were only allowed to reply "yes" or "no". At the end, Zhao Yubin only allowed each practitioner to say two sentences, calling this their "response." When the trial began, there were about twenty people in attendance, but towards the end, there were only three policemen left. During the session, someone from the Political and Judiciary Committee of Jiamusi City also showed up for a while. In the end of the session, Xiangyang District Court did not pronounce judgment. The trial ended with a notice that "judgment will be passed at a later date."

Mr. Fu Yu's mother openly made public the deceptive conduct of the court in keeping the trial a secret so that lawyers from Beijing could not attend. This made Zhao Yubin very nervous and scared. He quickly ordered the police to take the family members away. The courage of Fu Yu's mother greatly encouraged the practitioners being persecuted. After the trial, although the family members had already left the courtroom, they could still hear Mr. Fu Yu, Ms. Liu Xiufang, and Mr. Yu Yungang shouting, "Falun Gong is good!"

Before the trial, the court said that one family member representing each practitioner would be permitted to enter the courtroom. However, none of Ms Liu Xiufang's family members were allowed in, because officials claimed that there were enough people inside already. Her daughter-in-law immediately went to the city to reason with the authorities of Xiangyang District Court and exposed their deceptive practices. In the end, the authorities had to make a phone call to the detention center, but the detention center said the trial was already over.

Before and during the session, whenever someone walked by the detention center, the police and plainclothes agents questioned them and check their bags and pockets. The police tried to pull two female practitioners into a police car, but they did not cooperate; instead, they stood up to the police and exposed the persecution.

Mr. Yu and Mr. Fu have been on a hunger strike to protest the persecution, and they are both very weak at the moment. During the trial, Yu Yungang still had a force-feeding tube inserted in his nostril.