The Persecution of Practitioners in Meizhou Prison, Guangdong Province

Meizhou Prison in Guangdong Province persecutes Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners who refuse to renounce their faith are subjected to prolonged, vicious torture that inflicts great psychological and physical harm.

Mr. Zhuang Zepeng, a practitioner, was sentenced to eight years. His legs were disabled. In Meizhou Prison, he was sent to the "strict discipline team" and was assaulted by other inmates. His face was badly injured, and his body had multiple wounds. Mr. Zhuang has not given up his belief in Falun Gong, and he is still imprisoned.

Practitioner Mr. Peng Huisheng was arrested and taken to Puning Detention Centre on March 18th, 2004. He was sentenced to four years in Meizhou Prison. He remained steadfast in his belief and didn't succumb to the prison's brainwashing.

In August 2005, Warden He ordered five inmates, including Xu Mingyi, Huang Zetong, and Liu Huihai, to assault Mr. Peng Huisheng. Mr. Peng sustained injuries to his head, face, and neck. Warden He watched this beating. Instead of stopping it, he turned a blind eye, permitting the inmates to continue. Those five inmates dragged Mr. Peng to the toilet and threw him on the floor. They then fiercely kicked Mr. Peng in the chest and legs, popping the buttons off his shirt. His head, face, neck, chest, and legs had multiple serious injuries. Mr. Peng has not yet fully recovered from the beatings. After the beating, Mr. Peng had difficulty eating and walking, and could not urinate for several days.

Later on, seeing that Mr. Peng could not be brainwashed, Warden He ordered three inmates--Liu Huihai, Huang Zetong and Zhu Haitong--to repeatedly strike and kick Mr. Peng in the head and chest in the dark. Mr. Peng's head bled heavily, and his chest was injured.

In May 2006, the director of the prison, Liao Fu; the deputy director of the prison, Yao; the director of the 610 Office¹, Wu; the deputy director of the 610 Office, Ye; and Warden He selected a dozen criminal inmates, including Xie Zhenguo and Huang Dadong, to torture Peng Huisheng. Mr. Peng was not allowed to move when sitting and was not allowed to sleep for over a month.

On March 17th, 2008, Mr. Peng should have been released, but he was transferred to a detention facility at Sanshui Law School on a joint mandate from Meizhou Prison, Puning 610 Office, and Chengdong Police Station. Mr. Peng was finally released on May 20th, 2008.

Practitioner Mr. Jun was sentenced to six years in Meizhou Prison. He was intimidated, berated, and assaulted many times. He was also tortured by being forced to sit without moving and was deprived of sleep. Mr. Jun was able to walk out of the prison in a dignified and upright manner.

Another practitioner of unknown name was sentenced to Meizhou Prison. He maintained righteous thoughts and actions and did not compromise. Correctional officers ordered inmates Xie Zhenguo and Xu Mingyi to beat this practitioner many times. They also tied him up. This practitioner was sent to the strict discipline team on several occasions and suffered brutal torture. He sustained severe injuries from the beatings, and his condition was serious.

Because practitioner Mr. Xie Hanzhu did not cooperate, he was intimidated and assaulted many times by Wen Xianshu. Mr. Xie was also subjected to the sitting torture and sleep deprivation.

Mr. Zheng Zeqiang was sentenced to three and a half years. Correctional officers ordered criminal inmates Xie Zhenguo and Xu Mingyi to beat Mr. Zheng, and to force him to stand still. Mr. Zheng was emaciated upon his release.

Mr. Lin Zepeng was sentenced to three and a half years. Correctional officers ordered criminal inmates Xie Zhenguo and Chen Yongping to intimidate and assault Mr. Li, who suffered great psychological and physical torment.

Mr. Fu Yangdong was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Because he refused to be brainwashed, correctional officers ordered criminal inmates to persecute him. He went on a hunger strike in protest. He is still detained in Meizhou Prison.

Mr. Li Liangxi was sentenced to seven years. He refused to be brainwashed and was tortured by criminal inmates, including Huang Dadong. Mr. Li is still in Meizhou 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.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/10/20/188070.html