Fanjiatai Prison at Hubei Province Denies Wife's Visit for Four Years

Letter from the 610 Office is a Precondition for Jail Visit

Mr. Liu Shuisheng, a Falun Dafa practitioner, was abducted by the police on March 10th, 2003 and quickly sentenced to prison. Mr. Liu Shuisheng was first imprisoned at Qinduankou Prison, Hubei Province. Recently he was transferred along with some other practitioners to the Fanjiatai Prison, Shayang County, Hubei Province, far away from his home. Both prisons did not allow the practitioner's family members, who are also practitioners, to visit. Ever since then, for more than four years, his wife Ms. Hu Mingxiu has been denied visits.

March 16th, 2007 is a prison visit day. Ms. Hu Mingxiu and Mr. Liu Shuisheng's relatives went a long way to Fanjiatai Prison, Shayang County, Hubei Province. But the guards did not allow them to visit Mr. Liu Shuisheng. When his relatives asked the guards why they did not allow the wife to see the husband, the guards replied that only if she brought a letter from the 610 Office¹ to certify that she was not a Falun Gong practitioner would she be allowed to visit him.

In the four years since Mr. Liu Shuisheng was put in jail, Ms. Hu Mingxiu has raised their child by herself, enduring a lot of hardship. Not only has she never been allowed to see her husband, but also her letters to him are always opened and read by the guards. Her phone calls to him never go through and even the goods that she has brought for him are never allowed to be given to him.

610 Office Document Hidden from the Public

Mr. Hu Mingxiu's family member asked, "Which official document said that Falun Gong practitioners can not visit their relatives in prison? Please show it to us." The guard was speechless. After a while, he answered, "Prisons have prison rules. Relatives coming to visit inmates need to prove their identities first."

His family member asked, "Isn't the Identification Card sufficient identification?" The guard replied, "No. It can't prove that she is his wife."

"The Residence Card can show that. It is sufficient enough then?" The guard replied, "No. It is not enough."

His family member said, "What you said does not make sense at all!" The guard could not answer.

His family member said, "Even death row inmates have the right to be visited. Don't you know that it is violating the law by not allowing an inmate to be visited?" The guard replied, "You go and talk to the 610 Office." Then he called in several other guards to push them out of the office.

Mr. Liu Shuisheng's Family Member Asked: "A Person Paralysed Recovers After Practising Falun Gong. What Crime Has He Committed?"

Mr. Liu Shuisheng's family member told the guards: "Mr. Liu Shuisheng used to be paralysed. He recovered after practising Falun Gong. What crime did he commit?" Another family member said, "Falun Gong practitioners are good people. You put good people in prison and do not allow his wife to see him. You are violating the law. You are committing a crime!"

One guard stood up trying to push them around. A guard whose ID number is 4244511 pushed this family member and held his arms, saying that he would be detained.

Afraid of Exposure

Mr. Liu Shuisheng's family member wrote down the guard's ID number, so a guard tried to grab the piece of paper. He called in a group of guards to help. They pushed Mr. Liu Shuisheng's family members out of the office. These guards started hiding when they saw his family members writing down their ID numbers.

His family members insisted on visiting Mr. Liu Shuisheng and went back into the office. After a while, a guard came and said, "Mr. Liu Shuisheng eats well, drinks well and has a lot of fun here. You don't have to worry about him." One family member said, "If it is that good, why don't you stay in the cell? You can switch with him." The guard said, "Please leave this office. It's lunch time now. Please go out and let us have our lunch." Being nice to the guards, Mr. Liu Shuisheng's family members went outside. The guards immediately locked the door and left through the rear.

According to Mr. Liu Shuisheng's family, these kinds of guards and prisons are everywhere in China. Similar incidents are repeated every day. Whoever claims that China has a "Justified Legal System and Fair Practice by Law" should go to these places to take a look. Actually, in China, even children know that is a lie.

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/2007/4/7/152345.html