Mr. Lu Zhen Dies in Custody in Shandong Province Prison

Mr. Lu Zhen, 33, was a college graduate, and lived in Xirulai Village, Mengyin Town, in Mengyin County of Shandong Province. He was arrested in early March 2004 and was subjected to numerous tortures in brainwashing sessions. The forced labour camp rejected him because he did not pass the health check-up. In December 2004, he was sentenced to eleven years in prison and sent to the Shandong Province Prison.

Recently, the Linyi and Mengyin 610 Office¹ spread rumours that Mr. Lu Zhen had mental problems, but they never officially notified his family. He had been brutally abused in prison because he firmly persisted in practising Falun Gong. On June 22nd, 2009, his family was notified that Mr. Lu suddenly died in the early morning of June 22nd, from heart disease. His body is being stored in the Shandong Province University Affiliated Hospital, and there are several obvious bruises on his neck and hip areas.

We call on international human rights organizations to investigate the true cause of Mr. Lu Zhen's death, punish those responsible, and stop the persecution.

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/2009/6/28/203562.html