Suspicious Circumstances Surround the Death of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Xu Chunhua

Name: Xu Chunhua
Gender: Male
Age: 60s
Address: Liuwentun Village, Qilihe Town, Yi County, Liaoning Province
Occupation: Farmer
Date of Death: February 23rd, 2010
Date of Most Recent Arrest: Unknown
Most Recent Place of Detention: Unknown
Province: Liaoning

On February 23rd, 2010, a shepherd discovered a body in a well near Liuwentun Village and reported it to the Qilihe Town Police Station. Authorities have identified the body as that of Mr. Xu Chunhua. The cause of death is still under investigation.

Mr. Xu disappeared three months ago. Someone said that he had been arrested and imprisoned at the Yi County Detention Centre. On December 28th, 2009, a family member of Mr. Xu visited the detention centre, but guards told him that no such person was in the centre. The family asked others to check for the whereabouts of Mr. Xu, and was told that, "the person practising Falun Gong was sent to a forced labour camp." The family asked the detention centre for the name of the forced labour camp, but were told that no such person was ever in the detention centre.

Mr. Xu Chunhua was a practitioner in Liuwentun Village, Qilihe Town, Yi County, Liaoning Province.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2010/2/26/218863.html