After Severe Torture, Elderly Practitioner Zhang Peiyun from Sichuan Province Given Nine and a Half Year Sentence

On February 24th, 2006, the People’s Court of East District in Panzhihua City opened a court session to try Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Peiyun. During the court appearance, it was seen that Ms. Zhang looked very different from before she was abducted. Her weight had decreased to 88 lbs. from a previous 143 lbs. She was very skinny and trembled all over. Her health condition was critical. The court did not dare to open the session at the previously designated place, so they sent her to a conference room in the detention centre. The court sentenced her to nine years and six months’ imprisonment. Ms. Zhang was sent to the Longquanyi Women’s Prison in Chengdu City in March 2006.

Ms. Zhang Peiyun, 60, lived in Zaoziping, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province. Since she started practising Falun Dafa, the illnesses she suffered for many years disappeared. She enjoyed excellent health and was becoming more and more kindhearted. However, for the past six years, this kindhearted elderly woman was repeatedly abducted and detained by lawless officials, simply because she insisted on her own belief.

At noon on July 11th, 2005, when Ms. Zhang Peiyun was walking in Zaoziping, two persons from the National Security Team arrested her and sent her to the Panzhihua City Police Department. When she arrived at the police department, the police handcuffed her to the chair. At nightfall, the police covered Ms. Zhang’s head with a bag, escorted her to Jingu Restaurant and tortured her. She was hung up for nine days and nine nights. In those nine days, she was not allowed to sleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, policewoman Tian Ping poured cold water onto her chest. Her clothing was always wet.

A heavy policeman, about 5.9 feet tall, fiercely beat Ms. Zhang Peiyun’s head, which gave her a very painful headache. Policeman Tian Ping said, "We treat Falun Gong even fiercer than those who commit homicide and arson." Tian Ping pinched Ms. Zhang’s wrists and shoulders, causing her even more pain. When Ms. Zhang was hung up on the third day, the police handcuffed her behind her back and hung her on a window. At that time, she had difficulty breathing. A young policewoman beat her, which caused her mouth to bleed. Ms. Zhang’s wrists turned black due to the hanging. She was not let down until she fainted.

After that, the police shackled Ms. Zhang Peiyun behind her back, locked her onto the back of a chair and forced her to squat. They also shackled her on a death bed for a long time and brutally force fed her, etc.

The long-term torture caused Ms. Zhang Peiyun’s blood pressure to rise and damaged her heart. She fell into critical condition several times. The Panzhihua Detention Centre sent her to the hospital for emergency treatment several times. The detention centre was afraid of taking responsibility should she die and requested that she be released several times. However, the 610 Office in Panzhihua City rejected the requests and decided to sentence Ms. Zhang.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/7/22/133661.html