Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Rao Chaoyuan Tortured to Disability While His Brother is Tortured to Death

Rao Chaoyuan, 40, lives in Guangdong Province. He is the brother of Falun Dafa practitioner Rao Zhuoyuan, who died from being tortured. After being illegally held for over one year, Rao Chaoyuan was sentenced to eight years in prison in January 2003. Right now he is being held at Sihui Prison in Guangdong Province. One of his legs was crippled after been beaten and subjected to other torture leaving him disabled.

Rao Zhuoyuan, brother of Rao Chaoyuan has been tortured to death

On December 14th, 2000, police tailed Rao Chaoyuan, Huang Jinhua, and several other practitioners while they were on their way to peacefully and lawfully appeal for Falun Dafa. Eight practitioners, including a female practitioner, were arrested at the same time and sent to the Tianhe District Detention Centre. Rao Chaoyuan was held in Room 112. These eight practitioners were illegally tried at 8:30 a.m. December 12th, 2001 at the No. 1 People's Court in Tianhe District, Guangzhou City.

Rao Chaoyuan's trial ended without a verdict. He was held at Tianhe District Detention Centre until January 14th, 2003, when the persecutors illegally sentenced him to eight years in prison. He was transferred to Division 1, Ward 10 at the Sihui Prison, where he is currently being held. With no court verdict, the perpetrators at Sihui Prison sent a notification letter to Rao Chaoyuan's family, telling them about the prison sentence. The address of the prison is Jiguangtang Town, Sihui City, Guangdong Province, Zip code 526237.

On July 18th, 2004, when Rao Chaoyuan's family went to visit him, they saw that one of his legs was crippled from the torture.

Rao Chaoyuan's brother, Rao Zhuoyuan, was tortured to death at around 8:00 p.m. on August 5, 2002, at the No. 1 Forced Labour Camp in Guangzhou City.

Rao Chaoyuan's parents are suffering tremendous pain, as the persecutors from Guangzhou City "610 Office" [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.] constantly threaten them, even though one of their sons has already died and another is being tortured.