Persecution Suffered by Li Peiyi before His Death

Mr. Li Peiyi, 68, was from Lixiao Village, Linquan County, Anhui Province. He and his wife were introduced to Falun Dafa in 1998. After practising, their diseases disappeared without medical treatment. They were sentenced to forced labour after they went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa in September 1999. The forced labour camp refused to accept them because of their age. The 610 Office (1) of Linquan County took them home and released them only after the authorities had extorted 7000 yuan (2) from their family members. They were taken to a brainwashing centre in 2001. They were held in the detention centre in Linquan County because they refused to give up practising Falun Dafa. After they suffered inhuman persecution there, they were sent to the mental hospital in Fuyang City for further persecution. Later, the authorities came to their home to harass them many times. Mr. Li's wife was persecuted to death in 2002.

Li Peiyi was persecuted to the verge of death in August 2003 and was sent to the local police station in an ambulance. When the local police station notified the village leader to pick him up, the authorities asked the leader to write a Guarantee Statement (3). Seeing that he had lost consciousness, the village leader wasn't willing to write the statement on behalf of Mr. Li. Li Peiyi survived after he was taken home and treated by a doctor. Mr. Li Peiyi lost his memory due to the severe persecution. He often cried. The local police station sent people to his house twice to disturb and intimidate him, and also tried to force him to write the guarantee statement despite his condition. Li Peiyi died in April (or maybe as early as February 28) without yielding to the authorities.

Note:

(1) "The 610 office" is 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.

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

(3) "Guarantee Statement": A statement to declare that one is remorseful for practising Falun Gong and guarantees not to practise Falun Gong again, not to go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and never again associate with any Falun Dafa practitioners.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/1/105256.html