Exposing the Evil Nature of Jiang's Regime with the Ordeals I Suffered under the Persecution (Part Four)
February 27, 2004
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By Yu Ming, a Dafa Practitioner in China
Continued...
(Clearwisdom.net) It is inconceivable to those whose human rights are
maintained and respected throughout the world, in societies that are ruled by
law, and especially after Jiang announced to the world media that China is
enjoying "the best period of human rights," that there are still large areas
where people are severely assaulted and abused in a dark and evil arena.
Furthermore, in my experience at some of the worst forced labor camps in
Tuanhe (and others) that the police denied us access to information regarding
the laws that regulate forced labor camps. Those sentenced to the labor camps
had no idea what their personal rights were, nor the respect that they must be
accorded under the law. If someone wanted to know about the regulations, the
police would use various means to remove their requests. Even after release from
the forced labor camps, the victim's family members dared not complain to the
police. This happened with all the police and forced labor camps all over China.
One day, as some newly arrived detainees were shouting questions and answers,
in protest, I shouted that I was illegally detained. The police rushed up to me,
and without allowing me to explain myself, dragged me out to the office. Here, I
was pressed to the ground and four or five electric batons were applied to
various parts of my body at the same time. The strong electrical current caused
my heart to palpitate. I felt as if my heart would burst as I began to lose any
feeling and almost passed out. I was breathing very hard so that I wouldn't
suffocate. My face, neck, arms, legs, and other exposed parts of my body were
covered in blisters from the electric shocks. The police never did explain why
they acted so savagely towards me. Later, I sent an appeal, in accordance with
China's laws, to the National People's Congress and the Law Court in Beijing
City, in which I denounced my treatment in the forced labor camp. As of today, I
still have not received any reply. I do not know if the police confiscated the
letter or mailed it.
(3) Sent to the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp, Beijing City.
*Various Savage and Brutal Offences at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp*
On March 1, 2001, I was sent to the Second Brigade, Third Squad, of the
Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp, Beijing City. Here, I was immediately deprived of
sleep; forced to stand under the hot sun and not allowed to move; made to do
extra heavy physical labor; severely assaulted by inmates who were ordered to do
so by the camp officials to force me to abandon my belief in "Zhen, Shan, Ren"
(Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance); coerced to abandon my personal ideologies
and beliefs; pressured to write materials abusing my Teacher and Dafa, which in
essence was meant to justify the punishment I received. I was not allowed to
speak my mind or appeal for my rights. I remained steadfast as I knew my
constitutional rights to freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and my legitimate
personal human rights, and did not compromise them. A few perpetrators of the
Second Brigade and the police were planning some violent actions towards me. The
people involved include Cao Hui (at that time he was the monitor of the Third
Squad), Guo Jianxin, Jia Qishu, Ma Yuehui, and others. I warned them that I
reserved the legitimate right to self defense so they dared not harm me.
In fact, within a month of arriving at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp, there
were many occasions when I saw Falun Gong practitioners severely and savagely
assaulted.
- In the Second Brigade, Practitioner Lu Changjun was tied up with wide
plastic tape by staff members Zhang Wenlong, Ju Chongfeng, and Zhang Qingshan.
Lu's head was lowered to his knees and then tied down. He was forced into a
tiny space under a wood plank bed, and then several people sat on the bed,
which exerted tremendous pressure and crushed Lu's vertebrae. He is now a
paraplegic. Lu's family filed a lawsuit and Zhang Wenlong was only sentenced
to three years in jail. In reality, the perpetrators of this assault were the
duty policemen Liu Xincheng, the leader, and assistant of the Brigade, Jiang
Wenlai, and Ni Zhenxiong respectively, of the Second Brigade as well as all
the officials at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp. Were it not for the urging of
the police, those inmates would not dare to assault people in this way. The
wide tape that was used had been banned from use at the camp. The police must
have supplied the inmates with the tape, as it was impossible for the inmates
to obtain it by themselves. During the assaults on Lu Changjun and others,
everyone could clearly and distinctly hear their screams and cries. Even those
in the other brigades on the ground-floor (Second Brigade was in the first
floor) heard the screams and they shouted: "What are you doing up there?!" The
general office and the police hostel was only a few meters away, separated
only by a staircase. It cannot be denied that the sound of the beatings and
abuse could be heard, as there were always police officers on duty, standing
in front of the staircase. But with so many Falun Gong practitioners being
abused and beaten, especially when Lu Changjun was assaulted till his
vertebrae were broken, no police officers went to stop the assaults. Until
today, not a single policeman has been disciplined or punished for his illegal
treatment of the practitioners.
- Falun Gong practitioner Chen Gang was surrounded by more than twenty
people and beaten in a frenzy, then tied up, forced under a bed, and beaten on
the head, legs, and body with the hard soles of boots till his whole body was
swollen and unrecognizeable. He was unable to walk for several days and was
almost paralyzed. Later, when Chen Gang complained on many occasions to the
forced labor camp staff and the Department in charge of forced labor camps,
not only was he ignored, but his sentence was extended by an extra six months.
- Wei Rutan, Duan Peichen, Cui Xiangjun, and others were tortured by the
hired hatchet man Guo Jianxin and others. They stabbed needles into the legs
and arms of the victims and then twirled the needles in the wounds; they
poured boiling water on the heads and bodies of the victims; they tied the
practitioners up and forced them under wood plank beds and then beat them on
their heads and legs with the plastic soles of boots. When Duan Peichen
protested, his head was smashed against the sharp edge of a metal radiator. He
fell and lay in a pool of blood. Zhang Jiuhai was beaten by the gang, tied up,
and forced under the bed as both his legs were stepped on. He was also forced
to sit on the "tiger bench"* (implement of torture) then tied up and paraded
through a group that abused and beat him. The hair of a 30-year-old
practitioner had tuned almost completely gray hair and much of it had fallen
out. University students had their mouths stuffed with rags, as they were tied
up and forced under the bed, had their legs stepped on; had toothbrushes
forced between two tightly closed fingers and the brushes were rotated until
the skin of their index and middle fingers was shredded, the bone was exposed,
and there was profuse bleeding (this form of torture called "key opening the
lock"). The pitiful screams of the victims could be heard for quite a
distance.
- Yang Shuqiang was assaulted by Pang Yu and others of the Third Brigade at
the forced labor camp. He was taken into a toilet and beaten till his eardrum
was perforated and blood and pus oozed out of his ear. His sides and legs were
seriously injured. It appeared that his legs were fractured , as he could not
walk for many days. He did not receive any medical attention or care. Jiang
Yongjun was beaten, abused, and kicked by the forced labor camp officers Mo
Haitao, Jin Haoyou, Pang Yu, and others, tied to the planks of a bed, and
forced to drink ice water. Eventually, the torture caused him to become
incontinent and lose his sanity. He was taken to a committee called the
"Assisted Transformation League" and then publicly paraded in order to
humilate him, a method commonly used in the cultural revolution. The
authorities spread a fabricated rumor that Jiang Yongjun became insane as a
result of practicing Falun Gong. This was done to dmonize Falun Gong, decieve
the public who did not know the truth, and justify the authorities
persecution. Many other practitioners were deprived of sleep, shocked with
high voltage cattle prods, physically assaulted, and beaten. When practitioner
Gong Chengxi first arrived at the forced labor camp, he was attacked by the
hatchet-men in a frenzied assault. They bashed his head against the wall and
beat his face until his lips were torn and bleeding.
The afore-mentioned cases are only the tip of the iceberg! Among the more
than one hundred persons sent to the camp, at least fifty percent of them were
tortured by having their heads tied to their knees, then forced to sit in a
wash-basin under a low wood plank bed while being beaten continuously on their
bodies and faces with the hard soles of boots.
All these bloody cases, all the beatings, and the persecution, can be
verified with the Falun Gong practitioners that were the victims. All of the
assaults were instigated by the police. Otherwise, how could so many Falun Gong
practitioners have suffered continuous abuse since the end of 1999, when the
Falun Gong practitioners were first sent to the forced labor camps.
(To be continued)
*tiger bench: Practitioners are forced to sit on a small iron bench that is
approximately 20 cm (6 inches) tall with their knees tied together. With their
hands tied behind their backs or sometimes placed on their knees, they are
forced to sit straight up and look straight ahead. They are not allowed to turn
their heads, close their eyes, talk to anyone or move at all. Several
inmates are assigned to watch over the practitioners and force them to remain
motionless while sitting on the bench. Usually some hard objects are inserted
underneath the practitioners' lower legs or ankles to make it harder for them to
tolerate this abuse (see illustration on )Part 1: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/2/23/45389.html
Part 2: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/2/24/45429.html
Part 3: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/2/26/45356.html