Three Falun Gong Practitioners in Beijing Died from Persecution

Three Falun Gong practitioners in Chaoyang District, Beijing have died from persecution. Ms. Zhou Xiuzhen started to practise Falun Gong in 1997. Her high blood pressure and heart disease were cured but she was continuously harassed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour and was tortured in the detention centre and forced labour camp.

During the "Two Conferences" in 2006, the Beijing 610 Office¹ issued an order that every district, town and street neighbourhood committee try all means to abduct, monitor and harass Falun Gong practitioners. Accordingly, Jin Liandong in the Jinzhan Town 610 Office and Tao Yongqiang, a police official of the West Village security office were designated to persecute local Falun Gong practitioners. They promised that any informant who reports on Falun Gong activities would be rewarded.

Owing to the long-term persecution and being under such great pressure, Ms Zhou suffered an acute brain hemorrhage on May 25th and passed away three days later.

Wang Huilan, in her sixties, who had suffered high blood pressure and heart disease and could not take care of herself, had her health restored after practising Falun Gong. However, since July 20th, 1999, Li Chunyan, the deputy director of the Jinzhan Town 610 Office and Wang Shijiang, the head of the security office of West Village, frequently harassed her, threatened to cut off her financial resources, and confiscated her pension. As a consequence, the elderly lady was greatly hurt psychologically and physically which resulted in a relapse of her health problems. She died on the eve of the 2001 Chinese new year.

Mr. Zhang Guicheng, 49, improved his mind and body by practising Falun Gong. After April 25th, 1999, he and his family suffered frequent harassment by the police. His wife was forced from her home and finally sentenced to three years of forced labour. Under great pressure, Mr. Zhang died on November 27th, 2004.

Liable persons in Jinzhan Town:

Wang Baojun: Secretary of Work Committee, 86-10-64904424 (home), 86-13601039258 (mobile phone)

Wang Jingcheng, director, 86-10-64320791 (home), 86-133501125028 (mobile phone)

Yang Junqing, Standing deputy Director, 86-10-64333530 (home), 86-13901356529 (mobile phone)

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.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/8/8/135074.html