Mr. Yu Changshun Tortured and Left Paralysed Four Times; His Daughter Unable to Attend College

Name: Yu Changshun
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Address: Unknown
Occupation: Manager of the Dalian branch of a Beijing insulation materials company
Date of Most Recent Arrest: July 6th, 2012
Most Recent Place of Detention: Dalian Forced Labour Camp
City: Dalian
Province: Liaoning
Persecution Suffered: Forced labour, brainwashing, imprisonment, torture, detention

Mr. Yu Changshun from Dalian in Liaoning Province used to suffer from headaches, dizziness and had rheumatism in his legs. When he heard that Falun Gong can bring one great health benefits, he started to practise. His illnesses soon disappeared and his overall health was much improved.

Mr. Yu was arrested for the fourth time by the local police in July 2012. He has been tortured and left paralysed each time. His daughter lost the opportunity to go to college because of her father's arrest.

First Arrest: Left paralysed in Dalian Forced Labour Camp

Mr. Yu was arrested by police on July 7th, 2001, while on a business trip in Shenyang City. He was working for the Dalian Jinzhou District Xinhe Electronics Company at the time. He was brutally beaten and lost consciousness. Officers tortured him by forcibly pulling off his toe nails. Over 20,000 yuan¹ in cash was taken from him and has never been returned. Mr. Yu was sentenced to three years in the Dalian Forced Labour Camp, where he was tortured until he became paralysed and was unable to take care of himself. Mr. Yu's family was called to the labour camp on November 17th, 2003, to take him home. Mr. Yu studied the Falun Gong teachings and did the exercises after he returned home, and soon miraculously recovered.

Second Arrest: Left paralysed in Dalian City Development District Detention Centre

On August 2nd, 2006, when Mr. Yu was leading seven employees to do business in Shiligang, Wanli Township in the Dalian City Development District, he was arrested by officers from Wanli Police Station. His sales products were confiscated along with the cars they were driving. The cars were not returned to him until two years later. He was held in the Dalian City Development District Detention Centre and was beaten so severely that he became paralysed again. He was unable to move his back and legs, and could not take care of himself. Despite his condition, the police still took him to the Dalian Forced Labour Camp, where he was sentenced to two years. Xu Yungang, an officer from the Political and Security Section of the Development District Police Department, helped to carry Mr. Yu on a stretcher into the labour camp. Officials at the camp disregarded his poor health and put him in solitary confinement in the 5th Team.

Mr. Yu was transferred to Benxi Forced Labour Camp in August 2007, but officials at the camp refused to accept him. He was then returned to Dalian Forced Labour Camp, where he was constantly monitored by several cameras.

After Mr. Yu was released, he studied the Falun Gong teachings and practised the exercises again and soon regained feeling and movement in his back and legs.

Third Arrest: Left paralysed in Fushun City Luotaishanzhuang Brainwashing Centre

Officers from Zhongchang Police Station in Jinzhou District and the domestic security division arrested Mr. Yu on June 29th, 2011, when he was working as a manager for the Dalian branch of a Beijing insulation materials company. After being held for 100 days at the Sanli Detention Centre, Mr. Yu was taken to the Luotaishan Brainwashing Centre in Fushun City in Liaoning on October 12th.

Mr. Yu's 18-year-old daughter was accepted at a good university in Beijing at the time and was planning to celebrate with her father. However, her father was suddenly arrested and she had to give up hopes of going to the university because she could not afford the tuition fees. She went everywhere trying to rescue her father.

On October 31st, 2011, Mr. Yu's daughter went to the Luotaishan Brainwashing Centre to visit her father. By then, Mr. Yu was bedridden as a result of torture. One of his legs was swollen and he couldn't lift anything with his right arm. Within just a few months his hair had turned completely white and he had lost a lot of weight. Officials at the brainwashing centre still claimed that Mr. Yu's condition was not severe and refused to release him.

Fourth Arrest: Left paralysed in Dalian Correction Centre

Officers from the Dalian City Police Department and Jinzhou Xin District Police Stations arrested several practitioners on July 6th, 2012. Mr. Yu was one of them and was sentenced to two years of forced labour. He is currently detained in the 3rd team at Dalian Correction Centre (formerly Dalian Forced Labour Camp).

Mr. Yu has a 70-year-old father and a disabled brother who need his help. His daughter cannot afford to go to university.

After several months of persecution, Mr. Yu cannot walk or take care of himself. The officials at Dalian Correction Centre still refuse to release him. They keep delaying his treatment and claim to be waiting until China's 18th National Congress has finished before handling his case.

Related article:
“Mr. Yu Changshun Sentenced to Forced Labor Again and His Daughter Unable to Go to School”
http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/9/19/135494.html

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.