Shenyang City Dafa Practitioner Dong Xinran in Coma Due to Torture

Falun Dafa practitioner Dong Xinran was abducted by police in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province on March 31, 2004. Dong Xinran's wife received notice on June 4, 2004 from the Liaoning Province Prison Hospital that her husband was in critical condition. The notice had been issued by the hospital on June 2. When Dong Xinran's wife arrived at the hospital on the morning of June 5, his body was emaciated and he was unconscious, with sporadic twitching and body movements. There were signs of darkened blood clots on and around his teeth and gums. His condition remained critical.

The prison hospital had notified the Tiexi District Detention Centre to address the patient numerous times after Dong Xinran's condition became critical, yet the detention centre officials refused to believe it. Finally they sent someone to check on Mr. Dong and this person reported that, "Dong could easily last another month without eating." On the afternoon of June 5, 2004, Dong Xinran's relatives urgently contacted the Tiexi District Detention Centre and the Political & Judiciary Committee but the responsible deputies claimed, "We are not involved anymore. We have transferred the case to the court, and are awaiting sentencing." Finally, they coerced the relatives into signing a "Guarantee Paper" as well as paying 5,000 Yuan (1) bail and 3,000 Yuan for the medical bills before releasing Mr. Dong on bail for health reasons. That evening, his relatives sent Dong Xinran to the Shenyang City No. 8 People's Hospital for treatment. Dong Xinran still remains in a coma as of this moment. Due to being unable to urinate, his kidney and abdominal cavity have accumulated fluid.

Tiexi District Detention Centre telephone: 86-24-25205437

Tiexi District Public Security Bureau Branch Office telephone: 86-24-25850233 (Zhang Yu, Sun Jianping).

(1) Yuan is the unit of Chinese currency; 500 Yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/7/10/79115.html