Li Guochen Taken to Brainwashing Centre the Day of His Release from Labour Camp

Practitioner Li Guochen from Changchun City, Jilin Province was arrested by the local police in March 2008 and put in the forced labour camp for 1½ years. On June 8th, 2009, Mr. Li was taken to the Xinglongshan Brainwashing Centre by the police and the local 610 Office¹ personnel on the same day that he was released from the labour camp.

Mr. Li, 36 years old, lived in Fengchan Village in Changchun City. At around 9:00 p.m. on March 17th, 2008, while he was driving on Weixingchun Road in Yingjun Village, Erdao District, the village Political and Security Director and the officers of Yingjun Police Station arrested him and seized his car. The police tortured him and interrogated him. They beat and tortured him during the entire night, leaving bruises all over his body and face, and breaking one of his teeth. On April 3rd, the police took him to Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp to serve a 6-month term.

Mr. Li's mother was suffering from schizophrenia and could not care of herself, his father had a heart disease, his wife was out of work, and they had a 5-year-old child. The family relied on Mr. Li's taxi income for support. After his arrest, the family was in a dire situation.

On June 8th, 2009, expecting his release and return after many months of waiting, Li's family went to wait in front of the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp. It was past 9:00 a.m. when they still did not see him. The concerned family members went to ask the police and were told, "We cannot release anyone without the signature of the 610 Office. The family members went to the 610 Office and found out that they were going to take Mr. Li to a brainwashing facility. That afternoon, a group of police officers took Mr. Li to the brainwashing facility from the forced labour camp.

Mr. Li's wife was very angry. She told the police, "Mr. Li's parents both suffer from serious illnesses. They need his care. Since he had been put in the labour camp, I had to find work and tend to the household at the same time. The hardship was incredible. I need my husband to share the burden, and our child needs his care and affection. Mr. Li followed Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be a good person. He did nothing against the law. He was arrested, put in the forced labour camp, and was further persecuted after his release. The treatment of the police towards the people is illegal. They are trampling on human rights and the law. They will be held responsible and face all consequences."

The police did not know how to respond and said, "This is the decision of the higher authority, (610 Office). They still would not let Mr. Li go. Under the family members' strong request, they let his family stay for a while to take care of him.

The participants who put Mr. Li in the brainwashing facility are:
City National Security Squadron
City 610 Office
Yutan Township 610 Office personnel
Yutan Township
Fengchan Village Office

Related article: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2008/4/8/96187.html

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.ca/mh/articles/2009/6/14/202694.html