67 Year Old Practitioner Chen Zhengheng Died Due to the Persecution

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Chen Zhengheng was the former Human Resources Department Head of Longhui County, Hunan Province. On July 10th 2005, shortly after his wife was arrested, Mr. Chen suffered from illness and passed away.

Mr. Chen was 67 years old. Before retirement, he was the Human Resources Department Head of Longhui County, Hunan Province. He started to practise Falun Gong in 1998. His wife Ms. Huang Jinlian is over 60 years and is a retired teacher. She used to have severe heart disease, but after she started to practise Falun Gong in 1998, all of her illnesses disappeared.

Ever since July 20th 1999, when the persecution of Falun Gong started, the Longhui County 610 Office (1) director Yuan Ping and some other officials have been persecuting Mr. Chen's entire family. The local police have detained Ms. Huang three times. They forced her to pay 6,000 yuan (2) for a conditional release. Mr. Chen once gave up the practise due to the pressure of the persecution. Later, he made a Solemn Declaration announcing that what he said against Dafa under duress was null and void and he started practising again.

On June 27th 2005, National Security Bureau Head Zeng Fanglong instigated policeman Long Jiliang, together with some policemen from Taohuaping Police Station, to ransack Mr. Chen's home twice. They also arrested Ms. Huang and took her to the Police Department, claiming someone reported her to the police for Falun Gong activities. Although they did not find any evidence when they ransacked the house, on June 28th they still sent Ms. Huang to a detention centre. Mr. Chen was visiting his hometown at the time.

After Mr. Chen returned from the trip, he was very upset and in deep grief upon finding that his wife had been arrested. His old illness recurred, and he was sent to hospital. A medical rescue failed, and he passed away on July 10th 2005. The officials did not release Ms. Huang until Mr. Chen was dying.

Related phone numbers:

610 Office: 86-739-8246610
Longhui Police Department, Nie Chuanli: 86-739-8236216 (Home), 86-13807393738 (Mobile)
Wang Zhengrong (in charge of National Security Bureau): 86-13973972990, 86-13789193399 (Mobile)
National Security Bureau: 86-739-8232090
National Security Bureau Director: 86-13973553339 (Mobile), 86-739-8632164 (Home)

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.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/8/24/109051.html