Dafa practitioner Mr. Ma Zhitang from Jianli County, Jinzhou City, Hubei Province was arrested at his home on four different occasions by local police officers. On July 22nd, 2007, as a result of such trauma and persecution, Mr. Zhitang passed away due to the recurrence of previous illnesses.
Mr. Ma Zhitang, 60, made a living by selling mechanical parts. He began Falun Dafa cultivation in 1998. Before he started cultivating, for over ten years he had suffered from many diseases, including high blood pressure, heart disease, irregular heart rhythms, and gallstones. He was always short of breath and could not lie down flat. After he began practising Falun Dafa, all of his diseases miraculously disappeared.
Since the persecution began, Mr. Ma has been arrested multiple times by the Chinese Communist Party, forced to write the three statements1, and been fined more than 6,600 yuan2 without being given receipts. In March 2001, he was arrested and taken to the Jianli County Party School's Brainwashing Centre for fifteen days without cause, and was later detained in the Rongcheng Police Station for five days. He was released only after paying a fine of 3,000 "yuan." In 2002, his house was broken into, and after authorities found several leaflets exposing the persecution in his home, he was detained in the First Detention Centre of Jianli County for six months, and was released after being forced to pay an additional 3000 yuan. In September 2003, he was again arrested by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members and imprisoned in the Jianli County Party School's Brainwashing Centre for more than twenty days.
During the first imprisonment, Mr. Ma was prohibited from practising the exercises or studying the Falun Dafa teachings, and his previous diseases recurred. Even though his condition was getting worse, the criminals blocked information about Mr. Ma's health from his family. All of the food and money that Mr. Ma's family brought for him was taken by the corrupt prison guards. Due to the long term persecution, his health deteriorated severely and he passed away unjustly on July 22nd, 2007. His wife, his 83 year old mother, and a middle-school-aged child are living at his home and are without any source of income.
Mr. Chen Huatang, 75, a practitioner from Bianhe Town, Jianli County, had severe health problems and was told by the hospital that he had only a few months to live. After beginning Falun Dafa cultivation however, his face returned to a youthful, red colour, and his hair turned black again. In early 2001, he was imprisoned in the Jianli County Detention Centre for several months, and was later sent to the Jianli Party School's Brainwashing Class for two more months. In September 2003, he was again sent to the Jianli County Party School's Brainwashing Centre, and was then sent to the Tangxunhu, Hubei Province Brainwashing Centre. He was persecuted until his black hair turned white, and he passed away after his previous illnesses recurred.
Jiang Changhong, deputy chief of the Jianli County 610 Office3, (86-13339749209 - Mobile) has been a constant mastermind and perpetrator in the persecution of Dafa practitioners in Jianli County. He has been involved in the arrests and sentencing of many Dafa practitioners over the past few years. On May 14th, 2006, older Dafa practitioner Hu Nianxian, was arrested and taken to the Tangxunhu, Hubei Province Brainwashing Centre where he was persecuted to death. Jiang Changhong was the primary coordinator responsible for Mr. Hu's death.
Note
1. "Three Statements": Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write "Repentance Statement," "Guarantee Statement" or 'Dissociation Statement" as proof that they have given up their belief. In the statement, the practitioner is forced to admit remorse for practising Falun Gong, promise to give up Falun Gong, and never again associate with other practitioners or go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong.
2. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.
3. "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.
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/8/11/160621.html
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