Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Jia Junxi From Henan Province Tortured to Death at a Detention Centre

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Jia Junxi, 58 years old, lived in Qianxiaozhuang Village, Fugou County, Henan Province. He was arrested on August 18th 2005 when telling people the truth about Falun Dafa and exposing the persecution. Mr. Jia was tortured to death around August 29th at the county detention centre.

According to witnesses, Jia Junxi was held in solitary confinement on August 28th, where on orders from the guards, four inmates beat him savagely. The solitary confinement cell door remained locked for the following 24 hours; and no one checked on Jia Junxi during this period. On August 30th the perpetrators sent Jia Junxi's stiff body to the county hospital in an attempt to cover up the crime of torture that killed him. The doctor asked, "Why are you bringing in a dead body?" The doctor refused to let the perpetrators bring the body into a ward, so they put Mr. Li's body in the hallway.

Around 6:00 p.m. on August 30th Jia Junxi's family received a death notice from the Fugou County Police Department. His family and some fellow villagers went to the hospital. They saw that Jia Junxi's teeth were clenched, his eyes wide open, one hand held in a tight fist, one leg was half bent, and his body was deformed. They confronted the perpetrators, "Why was he in such a wretched state? How did he die?" The police answered, "Heart attack." His family was suspicious and asked for an autopsy. The police said, "Nothing's going to happen even if you sue us in Beijing."

The police ignored the family's protests and cremated the body later that night. Jia Junxi's wife held the box with his ashes and said, "He left home a healthy person, and now he's a pile of ashes!"

Before his arrest, on August 18th Jia Junxi left home and joined fellow practitioners, 52-year-old Mr. Jia Heshen and his wife, to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. They were abducted in Liuxiu Township in Lutan County by perpetrators from the Lutan County Police Department. Later that night they were sent to the Fugou County Police Department. They were threatened and tortured, and their homes were ransacked.

Jia Junxi was tortured to death and the whereabouts of Jia Heshen and his wife are unknown.

We again call for kind-hearted people to help end the persecution and bring the perpetrators to justice!

Relevant Contact Information for Fugou County, Henan Province:
Miao Deyu, secretary for Fugou County Party Committee: 86-394-6236689 (Home), 86-394-6236689 (Office), 86-1383868888 (Mobile)
Tian Yonghong, head of Fugou County: 86-394-6229555 (Home), 86-13507684096 (Mobile)

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/9/20/110784.html