(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yao Jiaxiu was arrested and taken to the Longquanyi Women's Prison in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province on July 17, 2008 where prison guards and cellmates frequently physically and verbally abused her.
When Ms. Yao first arrived in the sixth prison ward, guard Zhao Wenjuan incited inmates Sun Xiaohong and Wang Yongzhen to push Ms. Yao to the floor and cut her hair. They took off her clothes and forced her to put on the prison uniform.
Guards Zhu Yan and Wen Xiujun urged inmates Sun Ju (imprisoned for murder), Zhou Yan (drug addict), and others to take off Ms. Yao's clothes and paint criminal marks on her body. Once Ms. Yao was pushed down on the floor to get her hair cut, Sun Ju choked her neck. Ms. Yao was in great pain and later on suffered from dizziness. Guard Zhu Yan forbade her to lie down and rest. The abusers handcuffed her for the entire afternoon.
Because Ms. Yao practiced the Falun Gong exercises in August 2008, the prison guards made Tian Suxiang (also imprisoned for murder) sting her feet and hands with needles and hit her in the chest. They poured water over her head and then whipped her hands with bamboo sticks.
Because Ms. Yao was seen sitting in the lotus position in June 2009, guards Yu Aiping and Shuang Kangying had inmates including Zhou Yan drag her to the guard office. They removed the bedsheet she was wrapped in. Guard Wen Xiujun painted criminal marks on Ms. Yao's bra and underwear. Wen Xiujun then photographed her and said she would post these photos on the Internet. Guard Yue Hong then had inmates handcuff Ms. Yao, drag her back to the cell, and tie her to a metal bed for a day.
Another time, guard Zhu Yan handcuffed Ms. Yao from behind. She had to rely on others to feed her. Because she slept on the upper bunk, she could not get up to her bed. Three days later they handcuffed her in front of her chest for a month.
Guard Zhu Yan had Zhou Yan cover Ms. Yao's mouth with dirty towels on June 28, 2009. Zhou Yan held Ms. Yao's head and banged it against a wall while she was handcuffed, saying she would torture her to death. Ms. Yao lost consciousness.
Prison guard Can Hong double-handcuffed Ms. Yao to the hallway gate for sitting in the meditation position and made her stand for ten hours between May 17 and 19, 2010. Guard Zhu Yan then handcuffed Ms. Yao for six more days.
The prison guards who grossly abused and mistreated Ms. Yao:
Head of the prison ward: Yue Hong (transferred to the Fifth Ward)
Deputy heads: Wen Xiujun, Yu Aiping
Team Leaders of the Sixth Ward: Zhao Wenjuan, Zhu Yan
Other individuals involved in the persecution of Ms. Yao:
Inmates imprisoned for murder: Tian Suxiang, Sun Ju
Drug addict inmate: Zhou Yan
Wang Yongzhen, Wang Jing, Sun Xiaohong
