[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 65-Year-Old Hubei Man Dies in August 2016

(Minghui.org) Editor’s note: This is part of a series of death cases newly translated by the English site of Minghui.org. These cases have long been published on the Chinese site of Minghui.org but have not been translated until now.

Name: Yang YunhuaChinese Name: 杨云华Gender: MaleAge: 65City: XishuiProvince: HubeiOccupation: Business ownerDate of Death: August 17, 2016Date of Most Recent Arrest: February 25, 2008Most Recent Place of Detention: Wangcun Labor Camp

Mr. Yang Yunhua founded the first private enterprise, a bus company, in Huanggang City, Hubei Province before the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999. He and his son later started a few more companies, creating job opportunities for the locals and making great contribution to the government’s coffers.

Such a successful businessman, however, was arrested on July 23, 1999 simply for practicing Falun Gong. He was not released until 15 days later. After another arrest months later, he was sentenced to four years in prison on July 20, 2001.

Officers Feng Aiguo and Guo Jianli from the Xishui County Police Department arrested Mr. Yang on January 21, 2006 and held him at the Xishui County First Detention Center. The Xishui County Court secretly tried him on March 27, 2007 and sentenced him to nine years. His appeal was rejected and he was admitted to the Fanjiatai Prison on December 23, 2007.

His business ventures collapsed during his prison term. After he was released in 2015, he was saddened to see that his family and businesses owed more than 100 million yuan in debt. His son was implicated in the persecution and later arrested too. Mr. Yang was deeply traumatized and had a car accident on August 17, 2016. He died on the same day.