Crimes Committed in the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp in Chongqing City

Below are crimes committed by guards in the Second Section, Seventh Ward of Xishanping Forced Labour Camp in the Beipei District, Chongqing City, in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

1. Planned "Transformation¹"

In February 2006, a plan was put in place to achieve the "transformation" of detained Falun Dafa practitioners in the Second Section, Seventh Ward of the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. Section Head Lei Kejin (male) transferred practitioners Mr. Gu Xianglin, Mr. Wu Qun, and Mr. Kang Hong from the strictly controlled Third Group to the strictly controlled Second Group, so that only practitioner Mr. Bai Tianshi was left in the Third Group.

After breakfast on February 15th, 2006, cell leader Fu Yaqiang (male, a drug addict) had the cell gate closed and threatened Mr. Bai Tianshi, "Are you going to write the Three Statements² today?" Mr. Bai replied, "No." Fu shouted, "If you do not write them, you will suffer today!" Several other drug addict prisoners picked up Mr. Bai, and tied his ankles to the bed posts, draping him backwards with his buttocks resting on a stool. Fu shouted again, "Are you going to write them?" Mr. Bai replied, No!" Fu said, "Since you refuse to write, I will have you experience the 'native airplane!'"

Fu Yaqiang and Gou Changhua (male, also a prisoner) pressed down hard on Mr.Bai's knees. Enduring a great amount of pain, Mr. Bai said to them, "Falun Dafa practitioners are all good people. You should not do this, because whoever mistreats good people will be met with retribution." Those prisoners refused to listen. They were tired of pressing down with their hands, so Fu and Gou stood on top of Mr. Bai's thighs. Mr. Bai could not bear such extreme pain and was covered with sweat. Two other prisoners, Huang Xiaodong and Fan Shuanshuan, were holding Mr. Bai's shoulders to prevent him from moving. Fan said many times, "If you write the Three Statements, we will stop torturing you." Fu shouted while he stood on Mr. Bai's thigh, "If you refuse to write them, we will torture you to death, and at most it would be counted as a suicide." He jumped on top of Mr. Bai's thigh, causing even more severe pain.

The torture lasted until lunch. After lunch, the prisoners were very tired and wanted to take a nap. They put Mr. Bai down and forced him to sit up straight, not allowing him to fall asleep. Huang Xiaodong soaked his feet in cold water and poured a cup of cold water down his collar. It was still winter, and snow was falling outside. Huang Xiaodong also brought a chopstick and forced Mr. Bai to hold it between his knees, with the tip of the chopstick pointed at his chin. If Mr. Bai fell asleep, the chopstick would poke his chin. Huang Xiaodong threatened, "The chopstick is not allowed to be tilted or fall on the floor, otherwise you have to suffer more."

At 2:00 p.m., after those prisoners took a nap, they dragged Mr. Bai Tianshi near the bed and tortured him in the same position as they did that morning. They also had two prisoners stand on his thighs. Mr. Bai still refused to write the Three Statements, so Huang Xiaodong poked Mr. Bai's feet and the backs of his hands with a needle. The torture lasted until 6:00 p.m. As the result of this day-long inhuman torture, Mr. Bai could not stand up and his legs became numb. Two people had to help him just to use the toilet.

The camp administration ordered prisoners to force the "transformation" of detained practitioners. On the night of February 15th, 2006, prisoners forced Mr. Bai to sit up straight on a small stool with his back against the wall and both legs straight out in front of him. Huang Xiaodong brought another pan of cold water, soaked Mr. Bai's feet in the water, and poured a cup of cold water down Mr. Bai's collar. Prisoners beat Mr. Bai violently, and Huang Xiaodong poked Mr. Bai with a needle all over his body. Another prisoner named Fan punched Mr. Bai's ankles with a wooden rice shovel, causing a great deal of pain. The torture lasted until midnight. The prisoners were too tired to keep going. Mr. Bai could not move and was carried onto the bed by four prisoners.

The next day, the camp administrators intentionally assigned a drug addict prisoner named Liu Dong from another cell, who did not participate in the torture, to persuade Mr. Bai to write the three statements to avoid further torture. He talked for a whole morning to Mr. Bai, who ended up writing the three statements. A short while later, the camp administration reduced Fu Yaqiang's term by six days and three days for each of the other prisoners who participated.

2. Prisoners Pushed Mr. Gu Xianglin's Head into a Chamber Pot

In August 2006, practitioner Mr. Gu Xianglin, who was detained in the Strictly Controlled Group, was washing the chamber pot in the toilet. Prisoners Huang Xiaodong and Gou Changhua said that he did not wash it clean enough and immersed Mr. Gu's head in the water inside the pot repeatedly for several minutes. Mr. Gu still refused to give inl and refused to write the Three Statements, often being beaten or cursed by prisoners. He was tortured severely. He was released in September 2006, and his current situation is unclear.

3. Mr. Li Dongming's Head Injured

In October 2005, practitioner Mr. Li Dongming refused to write a paper to defame Falun Dafa. Prisoners Yu Ning and Jiang Zeng brutally beat him, punching his chest and kicking his body. Mr. Li fell down to the floor and could not move, and his upper body was covered with bruises. His eyesight and hearing were severely damaged. He could no longer stand steadily, and his reflexes also became dull and slow.

Note

1. "Reform or Transform" Implementation of brainwashing and torture in order to force a practitioner to renounce Falun Gong. (Variations: "reform", "transform", "reformed", "reforming", "transformed", "transforming", and "transformation")

2. "Three Statements": Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write "Repentance Statement," "Guarantee Statement" or 'Dissociation Statement" as proof that they have given up their belief. In the 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://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/10/25/140996.html