(Minghui.org) A Yingkou City, Liaoning Province resident was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on July 29, 2020, for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Ms. Yu Zhihong, 56, was arrested at home on September 18, 2019. She has been detained at Yingkou City Detention Center since and denied family visits. To date, her family hasn’t received any documents from the court regarding her verdict. The details about her case remain unknown at the time of writing.
Ms. Yu Zhihong
Prior to her latest arrest, Ms. Yu was arrested two other times and served a 3.5-year term in prison. She and her 19-year-old son, Mr. Wang Zhiyuan, were arrested on September 23, 2009, for seeking justice for her husband, Mr. Wang Shenlun, who had been arrested three months earlier, on June 10, for practicing Falun Gong.
The elder Mr. Wang was sentenced to 5 years in Dalian Prison by the Bayuquan District Court on November 18, 2009. He was released on June 9, 2013, after his term was reduced by one year.
Ms. Yu and her son were sentenced to 3.5 and 1.5 years, respectively, by the same court on July 28, 2010. Ms. Yu served time in Liaoning Women's Prison and was released on March 23, 2013.
When her son was held in Bayuquan Detention Center, he was repeatedly beaten and verbally abused. Sometimes the guards removed his comforter while he was sleeping. They also poured cold water onto him when he was taking a shower in the winter, dumped his food on the ground, and didn’t allow him to drink water. Other abuses Mr. Wang suffered included long hours of standing, restricted restroom use and sleep deprivation.
The guards forced him to clean the restroom but did not provide him gloves. His hands were infected by the bacteria and became swollen. Even six months later, the back of his hands still had bruises.
The filthy and humid living conditions caused him to develop scabies all over his body. It was so itchy that he could not sleep at night. Before he was released on March 23, 2011, an inmate spent the several thousand yuan on his account without his permission.
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