Cases of Criminal Persecution in Huludao City Labour Camp

Dafa practitioner Mr. Wu Guoliang was a school teacher from Huludao City. Since his detention in the Huludao City Labour Camp, he was often forced to do outdoor work that exceeded his physical capabilities. The heavy labour lasted over eight hours each day. This excessive work exhausted him physically. He was also forced to sit on a stool for extended periods even when he was critically ill. Due to the torture, Mr. Wu was extremely weak and did not have even enough strength to walk. In December, when he was on the verge of death, he was sent to a hospital. He was diagnosed with terminal tuberculosis. In order to avoid responsibility, Huludao City Labour Camp officials released him on bail for medical treatment. He was skin and bones when his family picked him up and he died a few days later. He was 35 years old when he died.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Chen Dewen was 40 years old when he died. He was from Chencun Village in Huludao City. He had been held at the labour camp since December 1, 1999 and was frequently beaten. The police often beat him and electrically shocked him because he refused to wear the prisoner's uniform. He held a hunger strike to protest the torture, and was force-fed a saline solution. The police used an entire bag (about 1 kg) of salt to force-feed four people. Chen Dewen coughed all day long from the force-feeding but still refused food and water before he died. Later, the criminals lied, saying that Chen Dewen died of heart problems. Several people who knew the situation questioned the criminals, "Why did you electrically shock him if he had heart problems?" The criminals could not come up with an answer.

Zhu Mingkui was tortured with four electric batons simultaneously under his armpits, back, genital area, and feet. He was beaten so badly that he had multiple wounds around his body and had no bowel and bladder function for 2-3 days. His lips were torn, because they had tied his lips together by aluminum wire so that he would not scream. Policeman Zhang Fusheng claimed, "We will keep torturing you until you transform."

Dafa practitioner Deng Wenxing was tortured by Zhang Fusheng and others. They used four to five electric batons simultaneously. Deng's neck had a large blister from the electric shock. His face was swollen and so badly deformed that no one could recognise him. He was continuously tortured and abused for 24 hours. On the third day he was again tortured for two hours. He was not allowed to sleep during the entire time. After 26 hours of torture and abuse, Deng had wounds on his feet, legs, back, armpits, and face, virtually his entire body.

Dafa practitioner Wang Haiqing was forced to perform 150 squats, and was then forced to lay down on the floor with hands cuffed behind his back and legs stretched out. A child's chair with a person sitting on it was placed on top of his legs, which immobilised him, and wooden planks were used to raise his foot. They then shocked him with five electric batons. Seeing that torture didn't work, the police lifted his body. Five electric batons were simultaneously targeted at his armpits, the bottom of his feet and his back. He had wounds all over his body.

In the beginning of January 2003, Huludao City Labour Camp organised all of its police force to persecute steadfast Dafa practitioners, using the most vicious means. Police officer Liu Guohua, the division head of the First "Strict Control" Division, screamed, "Use three police officers to deal with one Dafa practitioner. If there are not enough police, use armed police; if still not enough, use the army." Police officer Wang Weizhen, a team leader of the First "Strict Control" Division, screamed, "Let me tell you, in this life the Communist Party struggles against people, against the earth, against the sky, and against the gods."

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/10/19/59132.html