Practitioner Mr. Bai Yingjie of Harbin City Died from Persecution

Mr. Bai Yingjie was persecuted so extensively that he became critically ill in the Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp. After he was released at the end of 2004, officers of the local police station and staff members from the residential district office harassed and threatened him in his home. Under the long-term persecution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), he passed away on August 30th, 2007.

Mr. Bai Yingjie, 56-years-old, was a worker of No. 2 Chemical Factory. After he learned Falun Gong in 1996, he benefited both mentally and physically. Many of his diseases, such as tracheitis, hypertension, and tympanitis (or called otitis media), vanished. Before he started practising he helped his wife with her small business during his spare time where he would often short change customers on the weight of produce. He would also quarrel with the customers. After he started to practise Falun Gong his attitude totally changed and his bad temperament improved.

After the CCP launched the persecution of Falun Gong, he went to Beijing to appeal against the persecution. As a result, he was detained for 15 days. In July, 2001, he was reported to police by a taxi driver for putting up posters exposing the persecution. Consequently, he was sentenced to one year in a labour camp.

On August 30th, 2002, When Mr. Bai and his wife visited his neighbour, he was taken into custody. On October 24th, 2003, his family was notified that he was sentenced to three years in a labour camp, but the sentencing followed no official procedure. For the first week he was taken to the Wanjia Forced Labour Camp for so-called "training." Then he was transferred to the Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp.

In the labour camp, the guards tried to brainwash him. Mr. Bai persisted in his belief of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," so the guards hit him with electric batons and tortured him. Meantime, he was forced into slave labour until midnight each day. Due to the persecution, he again developed hypertension. His blood pressure was 260/180. He also developed serious heart problems. Even so, he was never allowed to take a break from his work. When he could physically no longer work, he was still made to accompany the others and could only rest when everyone had finished their work at midnight.

On December 1st, 2004, Mr. Bai became critically ill due to the persecution he suffered. To shirk responsibility for his deteriorating condition, the authorities ordered his family and workplace to pick him up.

During his detention in the labour camp, his salary from his workplace was stopped. After he was released, officers of the local police station and staff members of the residential district office came to his home to harass and threaten him into writing a statement. All of this brought about huge pressure on Mr. Bai and his family. Consequently, his health took a turn for the worse and he passed away on August 30th, 2007, the sorry result of prolonged physical and mental persecution.

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