(Clearwisdom.net) Note: The following is a shortened version of a longer and more detailed article that appeared on the minghui.ca website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net).
Practitioner Mr. Zhang Liuqing is in his 60s. He lived at Group 9, Liuan Village, Hesheng Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City. He retired from the Wenjiang District Repair Factory due to illnesses. After the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999, Zhang Liuqing was arrested, threatened, savagely beaten, and illegally detained. He was forced to leave his home on February 3, 2002, and his pension was cut off. Mr. Zhang was reported and arrested on July 5, 2002, and was detained at Wenjiang Detention Center the next day. He was savagely tortured during detention in an attempt to extort a confession. Zhang Liuqing was secretly sentenced to nine years of forced labor on April 14, 2003, and he was detained at Zigong City. His wife traveled a long distance to visit him, but the guards refused to let her see him. Mr. Zhang was later transferred to Wumaping Prison in Leshan City.
