Wei Yongqing - 魏永清
Chinese name:
魏永清
Gender:
Male
Age:
83
City:
Chengdu
Province:
Sichuan
Occupation:
Former assistant engineer at Xihua University
Date of Death:
August 29, 2023
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
February 3, 2017
Most recent place of detention:
Jiazhou Prison
Case Description:
Mr. Wei Yongqing, formerly an assistant engineer at Xihua University in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, was in a delirious state when he was released in February 2023 from serving a five-year term for practicing Falun Gong. He did not even know to use the restroom and relieved himself anywhere when nature called. He passed away months later on August 29. He was 83.NNMr. Wei was arrested on February 3, 2017 and sentenced to five years with a 20,000-yuan fine by the Pidu District Court on May 31, 2018. Judge Yang Rong deceived him into giving up appealing the verdict by promising that she wouldn’t enforce the term. But only five days after the ten-day appeal window expired, Yang ordered two bailiffs to take Mr. Wei to the Jiazhou Prison.NNAs Mr. Wei refused to renounce Falun Gong, he was pepper sprayed, forced to sit under the sun for long periods of time until his buttocks festered, and shocked with electric batons. The guards also forced him to finish his meals in seconds, a torture invented by the guards in Jiazhou Prison.NNBy the time Mr. Wei was released, he didn’t only struggle with mental trauma and physical conditions, but also faced financial devastation as his pension was suspended. His wife had to rent out their home in the city to make some income, while she and Mr. Wei lived in the countryside, where the village officials closely monitored their daily activities. Mr. Wei took a fall in late August and passed away days later.
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https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/10/12/212454.html
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