Li Yonggang - 李永刚
Chinese name:
李永刚
Gender:
Male
Age:
69
City:
Chifeng
Province:
Inner Mongolia
Occupation:
Date of Death:
January 16, 2023
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
Most recent place of detention:
Case Description:
After struggling with years of mental disorder due to the persecution for practicing Falun Gong, a Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia resident passed away on January 16, 2023. He was 69.NNMr. Li Yonggang was a volunteer coordinator of a local Falun Gong practice site. On July 20, 1999, the day when the persecution started, the police arrested him and treated him as a key target for the persecution. NNAs Mr. Li remained silent during the interrogation, the police bent his fingers backward until they reached the back of his hand. They also squeezed his testicles, making them extremely swollen. His face was so swollen and pale that others couldn’t recognize him. His abdomen was also swollen and bruised. NNThe police later accused Mr. Li of buying Falun Gong books for the local practitioners and attempted to extort him at least 200,000 yuan, an amount they claimed to be equal to the back taxes he owed for selling the books. As he couldn’t afford to pay the money, the police lowered the amount of 50,000 yuan. His relatives chipped in and helped him pay it. NNDue to the torture, financial extortion and on-going harassment, Mr. Li became mentally disoriented in 2002. Yet the police continued to harass him and extort him another 80,000 yuan over the years. Whenever he recovered a bit, the persecution would cause his condition to deteriorate again. Succumbing to the mental pressure, Mr. Li passed away in January 2023.
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