The Persecution of Mr. Dai Jun from Heilongjiang Province

Mr. Dai Jun, 31 years old, from Mishan, Heilongjiang Province, worked in Beijing as a security guard for the Third Construction Company of Beijing. He started the practice of Falun Gong in 1995. Since July 20th, 1999, he has been arrested twice for appealing for Falun Gong. The authorities of a police station in Beijing confiscated, without a receipt, much of his personal property including his motorcycle, TV, and computer. Mr. Dai Jun's household registration is in Mishan, so the Beijing police notified the Mishan City Police Department and sent him back to Mishan.

After serving a year of forced labour, and a period of being homeless to avoid further persecution, Mr. Dai Jun ended up in Jixi City. He was arrested again for printing and distributing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution on April 25th, 2002. He is now being held at Mudanjiang City Prison in Heilongjiang Province.

Officers from the Political Security Section of the Jixi Police Department brutally beat him and even called for assistance from the Criminal Team of the Jiguan District Branch Police Department. They tortured him around the clock: using the “Tiger Bench¹” torture, force-feeding him with spicy mustard extract, exposing him to cold air, stabbing and burning his feet, cuffing his hands behind his back, kicking and beating him with batons, etc. In order to prevent him from escaping, the police bound his feet with sticks and handcuffs, which caused him much difficulty in walking. After three days of brutal torture, they sent Mr. Dai to the detention centre. Mr. Dai often feels dizzy and nauseous. Sometimes his limbs go numb and immobile, and his vision is blurred. Mr. Dai suffered many rounds of beatings from vicious personnel at the Jixi Detention Centre. (for other details, please see: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/8/27/51788.html)

Mr. Dai Jun was sentenced by the intermediate court of Jixi City to six years of imprisonment. The authorities held him at Hada Prison on November 9th, 2003, and then transferred him secretly to Jianshanzi Prison in Mudanjiang City.

Note

1. "Tiger Bench": Prisoners are forced to sit on a small iron bench that is approximately 20 cm (6 inches) tall with their knees tied together. With their hands tied behind their backs or sometimes placed on their knees, they are forced to sit straight up and look straight ahead without movement for long periods of time.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/3/28/151697.html