Liaoning Province Authorities Claim Mr Cui Zhilin Commits Suicide Yet Forensic Exam Shows Evidence of Brutal Beating

Mr. Cui Zhilin was a 43-year-old resident of North Fuxin City. On September 18, 2002, Mr. Cui was abducted by the Fuxin City "610 Office." He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and was detained at the Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou City. In spite of the detention, he kept on practising Dafa. On August 5, 2004, his family was suddenly informed that he had jumped out of a building. When his family arrived, Cui was found lying in the reposing room, but the prison authorities could not show any evidence that Cui had committed suicide by jumping out of a building.

At the strong insistence of his family, forensic doctors were called in to check the body. That was when his family first found that Mr. Cui's body was full of injuries caused by beating, and he had been reduced to only skin and bones. His nose, ears, and mouth were all stuffed with cotton balls, and there was a big hole in the back of his head. In one location, his gums were rotten. Large areas on his back were bruised. Signs of frequent electric shock were apparent on his armpits, ribs, inner side of the legs, the whole lower legs, and especially on his ankles. One piece of flesh on his elbow had fallen off. His private parts were swollen. His body had apparently been treated or cleaned with medical fluids prior to the examination.

The prison authorities threatened Mr. Cui's family members and did not allow them to take pictures. Later, they paid the family 7,800 yuan to settle the issue.

Unit and police officers who should take responsibility for the death:

Direct unit: the Nanshan Jail, Jinzhou City.

Police officer: Liu Jiandong, police number 2165615

Pan Zhiyong: police number 2565111

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/8/16/81885.html