(Minghui.org)
Summary of Key Persecution Facts:
Name: Li Jinpeng (李津鹏)
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Address: Room 802, Building 16, Beiwaxili, Haidian District, Beijing
Occupation : Owner of a Refrigeration Company
Date of Death: August 15, 2013
Date of Most Recent Arrest: December 16, 2007
Most Recent Place of Detention: Tianjin Chadian Prison (天津茶淀监狱)
City: Tianjin
Persecution Suffered: Electric shock, sleep deprivation, forced labor, brainwashing, illegal sentencing, beatings, imprisonment, torture
Defense Attorney: Cheng Hai (程海)
Mr. Li Jinpeng was imprisoned twice for a total of 11 years for his belief in Falun Gong. While incarcerated, he was severely tortured and mistreated, which had dire consequences on his health. Mr. Li passed away on August 15, 2013, at the age of 47 just six months after being released from his last incarceration.
Mr. Li Jinpeng
Before starting his own refrigeration company, Mr. Li was employed at the Beijing Cultural Relics Department. He began practicing Falun Gong in 1996 and benefited physically and mentally from the practice.
Tortured in Chadian Prison
In June 2000, Mr. Li Jinpeng was detained for 15 days because he practiced Falun Gong exercises in Zizhuyuan Park of Haidian District, Beijing. On October 20 of the same year, he was sentenced to six years in prison for printing Falun Gong informational materials.
Mr. Li was sent to Chadian Prison in Beijing, where he was shocked with electric batons, deprived of sleep, beaten and forced to stand for long periods of time.
Torture Re-enactment: Electric Shock
Mr. Li developed severe cirrhosis and retinal detachment as a result of the torture. He was released on October 19, 2006.
Groundless Charges
On December 26, 2007, a banner appeared on a building in Haidian District with words, “Heaven Will Eliminate the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] – Quit the Party for Your Safety.” It had a big impact on the public and caused panic among Party officials, who immediately launched an investigation, calling this a major crime.
The Haidian Police Department, the 610 Office, and the Wanshou Temple Police Station targeted Mr. Li because he lived in the vicinity. Under the presumption of guilt, Mr. Li was arrested and incarcerated in the Haidian Detention Center.
The police used interrogation through torture to elicit a “confession.” However, Mr. Li firmly denied all charges. He went on a hunger strike to protest the groundless charges and the fabricated evidence, and was taken to an emergency care center when his health began to deteriorate.
Illegal Sentencing
Mr. Li used to be very healthy. However, as a result of prolonged mistreatment and torture, he developed liver disease, edema and lost much of his eyesight. Even though he was in critical condition, the police did not allow any family members visit him and refused to release him.
Local authorities sentenced Mr. Li to two and a half years of forced labor on January 21, 2008. They took him to a forced labor camp, but the labor camp rejected him because of poor health.
After being detained for one year and four months in police custody, Mr. Li was given a five-year prison term.
According to Mr. Li's attorney, 48 police officers were involved in framing Mr. Li.
Earlier report: Falun Gong Practitioner Li Jinpeng Again Facing Illegal Trial in Beijing
Category: Deaths
