Mr. Su Guohua Dies from Effects of Persecution in 2003 in Hebei Province

Mr. Su Guohua, 73, lived in Liujiayuan Village, Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. The Metropolitan Public Security Bureau's First Division, which is the 610 Office¹, and the local Judicial Department arrested him many times. The authorities once handcuffed Mr. Su to a big tree and then shocked him with electric batons. Because of the torture, the long-term persecution and the constant harassment, Mr. Su left this world in December 2003.

Before practising Falun Gong, Mr. Su had had many illnesses, such as high blood pressure, coronary disease, diabetes, tracheitis, asthma, gastritis, and arthritis. He needed to go to the hospital all the time and thought that he would need to take medication for the rest of his life. None of his illnesses could be cured, and he had to walk using crutches. He was seriously ill for so long that he had given up hope.

In 1995, Mr. Su began practising Falun Dafa. After practising for half a year, he experienced major improvement in both mind and body. All of his illnesses miraculously disappeared. He no longer needed crutches and could even ride a bicycle. Mr. Su became energetic again and could even help his son by doing some farm work.

Between 1997 and 1999, Mr. Su promoted Dafa in Zhuozhou City. He also did a lot of the preparation in organising experience-sharing conferences. His hard work enabled many people to learn Dafa. The supply of Dafa books and videos never met the demand, so Mr. Su rode his bike to Beijing to purchase these Dafa material. He always went and returned on the same day despite being elderly and despite the bad weather. When Mr. Su returned in the evening, he would deliver Dafa books and videos to new practitioners' homes.

In July of 1999, the Chinese Communist regime launched its persecution of Falun Gong. Mr. Su went to appeal in Beijing. The 610 officials arrested Mr. Su many times. They beat and cursed him, handcuffed him to a big tree, used electric batons to shock him, extorted money from him, and fined him. Mr. Su always refused to sign any repentance statement², so the authorities constantly harassed him. The vicious torture and persecution took Mr. Su's life in December 2003.

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. Repentance Statement: In this statement the practitioner is forced to admit remorse for practising Falun Gong, promise to give up Falun Gong, and never again associate with other practitioners or go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/12/22/117058.html