Ms. Gu Changqin Cannot Walk or Talk After Long-term Persecution in Liaoning Women's Prison

Ms. Gu Changqin of Gangyaoling Town, Huludao City, Liaoning Province, has been persecuted in Liaoning Women's Prison since 2002. She is now unable to talk or walk.

Ms. Gu, 51, is a medical doctor and used to work at Gayaoling Hospital. She went to Beijing in 1999 to appeal for justice for Falun Gong and was arrested and sentenced to forced labour for three years. She was sent to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Shenyang City. Director Su Jing of the 2nd Division and guards, both male and female, tortured her. Su and several policewomen stood at the door to block the entrance, while the rest hit, beat, kicked, and slapped Ms. Gu and also shocked her with electric batons. For a long time she could not lie flat to sleep and could not breathe normally. Her neck movement was hampered, and her cheeks and face were all swollen. She could only take liquids at each meal, which barely sustained her life. The labour camp sent Ms. Gu back to her hometown in 2000, but she was sent back to the camp on November 11th that same year. On May 30th, 2001, Gu Changqin was in critical condition and was sent back to her hometown again.

In 2002, Ms. Gu was again arrested by the local police and sentenced to six years. They sent her to Liaoning Women's Prison. As a result of the persecution, she was just skin and bones and was almost too weak to eat. She was forced to sit on a narrow bench no more than two inches wide for a prolonged time, which damaged her back so badly that she could not sit up. Gu Changqin went on a hunger strike to protest, but was brutally force-fed, which damaged both her vocal cords and stomach. She could not talk and threw up after each swallow.

Someone had to carry Ms. Gu out on their back each time her family members visited her. Her family went to visit her not long ago and requested her release. The prison authorities said that they could release her, but that they needed to give her an injection first, which would count as a physical examination. They said the family members needed to sign their consent for this procedure. When her family asked what kind of drug would be injected, the prison refused to say. The family members refused to sign, so Ms. Gu Changqin was not released.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/8/16/135710.html