Family of Practitioner Mr. Wang Bingwen Demand His Release from Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Bingwen from Qingdao City, Shandong Province, has been persecuted in Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp for a long time. After discussion, Mr. Wang's family members decided to go to the forced labour camp to firmly request his release. On February 3, 2005, eleven of his family members went to the forced labour camp. Not only did they request to see their relative, but they also demanded his release.

In the office of the forced labour camp, police rudely rejected the requests of the family. The police could not legitimately answer any of the questions that Mr. Wang's family asked and could only say that until Mr. Wang was "reformed" (1) he would not be able to see his family. They then requested to see relevant official documentation of Mr. Wang's case, but there was none.

The labour camp police tried everything they could to stop the family from exposing their lies. The Wangs were very firm and continued to expose the persecution loudly outside the office. More and more people gathered outside to see what was happening. The family kept explaining the truth about Falun Dafa and the details of the persecution of practitioners by the employees of the forced labour camp. This frightened the officials so greatly that they dispatched 23 policemen to try to stop them from exposing the facts to the public.

An obese policeman, carried Mr. Wang Bingwen's mother outside and threw her on the ground. Another policeman, with the last name of Ji, and who reeked of wine, dragged another member of the family out. The family reprimanded him, saying that he was not worthy of the title "People's Policeman." He shamelessly retorted, "This skin [police uniform] is exactly for people like me." He also rudely said that it was not his duty to answer any questions from the public. Another policeman, wearing glasses, and who was about 50 years old, carried Mr. Wang Bingwen's father out and also threw him on the ground.

Later, the chief of the forced labour camp showed up. He did not have the courage to make eye-contact with Mr. Wang Bingwen's family members. With deceitful measures, he allowed only Mr. Wang's father alone to be in the room, and then shamelessly offered to arrange a visit for Mr. Wang's father, father-in-law and mother-in-law who are not practitioners, and said that other people could not visit Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang Bingwen's family members immediately asked loudly, "Which law or which document contains such a rule? You will not let us in because you are mistreating our relative and you are afraid of being exposed."

The police tried to trick the family by saying that they could visit Mr. Wang if they went out through the back door, but in reality outside the back door was a police vehicle waiting to take them away. Some family members were deceived and went through the door, but Mr. Wang's wife saw through their trap. She firmly refused to exit through the back door and exposed their lie on the spot. "You deceived us this way last time, but once we went there, we were taken away. I will not go! Only if you really arrange a visit will I go." The policemen dragged her towards the door, but she firmly sat on the ground and refusing to cooperate. Finally, the police came and forcibly dragged her into the police vehicle. The police vehicle then went to the back door and the policemen forcibly dragged the other family members, who were waiting for the promised visit, into the vehicle. The policemen threatened to send them to the local police station for detention.

The family members were not afraid of the threats, and firmly resisted going to the police station, while continuing to clarify the truth. The police had no recourse but to send them back home.

The family members did not get to see their detained relative, but the righteous thoughts and actions by so many of Mr. Wang's relatives greatly frightened the corrupt authorities. We hope that more families of illegally detained Falun Dafa practitioners will become awakened, resist the persecution, rescue their relatives, support justice, and end this catastrophe that should never have happened in the first place.

Falun Dafa practitioner, Mr. Wang Bingwen from Qingdao City began a hunger strike in August 2003 in Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp to protest his illegal detention and the persecution and torture he has been receiving for the past 18 months. He is still being force-fed and is now detained in the intensive training division. The Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp and relevant authorities still refuse to release him.

Note:

(1) "Reformed" refers to a practitioner having publicly renounced Falun Dafa.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/2/19/95765.html