Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Agents from Hulan District in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province: "They Will be Imprisoned As Long As They Are Still Alive"

Since June 2006, the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province has become even worse, under the orders of Luo Gan. Luo, the Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Political and Judiciary committee, has committed many major crimes against Falun Gong. Falun Dafa practitioners have been arrested and sentenced continuously. Many practitioners were arrested at home because they were on a blacklist.

On December 22nd, 2006, four practitioners from Hulan District were arrested. Among them were two practitioners with disabilities. Mr. Jin Chengshan cannot take care of himself due to his quadriplegia, while Mr. Cui Xin cannot walk because of a condition in his legs and feet. However, both of them are being detained in the back of Harbin City Police Hospital. Practitioners with severe physical disorders from being subjected to torture are detained and further mistreated there.

Although there are many lesions all over Mr. Jin Chengshan's body because of pressure ulcers, the CCP agents will not release him. In addition, Mr. Jin, his wife Ms. Jiao Xiaohua, and Mr. Cui Xin will soon be tried in court. Their cases are being supervised by agents of Hulan District Court. It is being said that as long as Mr. Jin and Mr. Cui are still alive, they will be sentenced to imprisonment. Release on bail for medical treatment will not be allowed.

Reportedly at present, practitioners detained in Harbin City Women's Prison who have been severely mistreated are watched and monitored very closely. There is a special ward for patient prisoners and prisoners with disabilities, and practitioners there are forced to undergo brainwashing. Practitioners' applications for release on bail for medical treatment are highly restricted.

Those practitioners' family members keep going to Hulan District Police Department to ask for their release. They are told that no one is allowed to handle these cases. Only the directors of the Harbin City Police Department and the 610 Office¹ can take charge of these practitioners' cases. Some agents say that they are not willing to take charge of practitioners' cases. A sympathetic agent said, "I could help you if you killed a person or committed arson, but I can't help on Falun Gong issues and don't dare to help. If you do not write the 'Four Statements²', you will be severely sentenced."

There is no mercy in this persecution. The order "if they are still alive, they will be sent to prison" comes directly from Beijing. The agents under Luo Gan go directly to Hulan District and enforce the orders to persecute Falun Gong. If hundreds of Falun Gong fliers are found at a practitioner's house, the practitioner will be sentenced to at least three years in prison.

Note

1. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

2. "Four Statements": Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write the "four statements" as proof that they have given up their belief. Created by the 610 Office, they consist of "a letter of repentance," "a guarantee" to never again practise Falun Gong, a "Dissociation Statement" to declare a dissociation with Falun Gong and promise not go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and a list of names and addresses of all family members, friends and acquaintances who are practitioners.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/2/24/149614.html