Two Falun Gong Practitioners from Anhui and Shandong Provinces Died from the Persecution

Practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhonglin Died as a Result of Imprisonment

Dafa practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhonglin, 67, was arrested at his home in Anqing City, Anhui Province on June 20th, 2006. The police confiscated, without a legal warrant, family property and stole the 1,000 yuan¹ that Mr. Jiang had in his pocket, the only money he and his family had.

During his detention, the guards did not allow Mr. Jiang to sleep for several days and nights. In addition, he was forced to do heavy labour. Soon the old diseases that he suffered from before he started practising Falun Gong recurred. The police refused family visits, despite the fact that his family applied for permission to visit several times. The police did not tell Mr. Jiang's family about his health condition.

On November 30th, 2006, Mr. Jiang was sentenced to three years in prison and the term was commuted for five years. Mr. Jiang weighed 75kg (165 lbs.) before he was arrested and was in full health. He weighed only about 45kg (99 lbs.) when he was released and could only take in liquid food. He was so weak that he could not climb stairs.

Later, Mr. Jiang could only drink water. He was bedridden and suffered pain over his entire body. He was spitting blood and lost consciousness several times. Mr. Jiang passed away on May 22nd, 2007 at home.

Anqing City Communist Committee: 86-556-5332800
Administration: 86-556-5333560
City Government: 86-556-5316000 or 5317000
City Discipline Inspection Commission: 86-556-5513288

Practitioner Ms. Liu Junling Died as a Result of Torture in Detention

Ms. Liu Junling, a practitioner from Niuxibu, Laixi, Shandong Province, started to practise Falun Gong in 1997. In the evening of May 11th, 2005, Ms. Liu was arrested by police because she had hung a Dafa banner exposing the persecution. Some of her property was confiscated and she was detained for two weeks. Then, Ms. Liu was taken to Zibo 2nd Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong, without any legal process. She was tortured by camp guards, which resulted in her vomiting blood three times. After she was released on April 17th, 2006, she continued vomiting blood. The hospital diagnosis was lung and colon cancer. Ms. Liu passed away on September 12th, 2007.

Note

1. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/9/10/162428.html