Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners In Bijie City, Guizhou Province

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel in Bijie City, Guizhou Province closely followed Jiang Zemin [former leader of China and instigator of the persecution] since the persecution began on July 1999, brutally persecuting Falun Gong practitioners and committing countless crimes. Included here are some details of the persecution suffered by local Falun Gong practitioners:

Mr. Ye Fenglin, 45, was an armed forces department official in Linkou Town, Bijie City. In October 2001 he was taken to Zhongba Forced Labour Camp of Guizhou Province for a three-year term. At the labour camp, he was subjected to brutal and merciless beatings because he resisted the forced brainwashing and was steadfast in not giving up cultivation. On June 27th, 2002, at 7:30 a.m., he was tortured to death while being held in the sixth team of Zhongba Forced Labour Camp of Guizhou Province. His autopsy result showed that his liver had extravasated blood, that one of his ribs was broken, and that there was no food in his stomach and intestines.

Ms. Zeng Mianzhi, 80, was a retired senior government official. She was sentenced to custody outside of prison for seven years because she firmly resisted the fabricated charge imposed on her by CCP personnel. She died on December 24th, 2006, from long term abuse and police harassment. Her daughter, Ms. Han Wei, was also sentenced to four years of imprisonment for practising Falun Gong, and is still imprisoned at Yangai Prison in Guizhou Province.

Mr. Wu Kunyao and his wife Ms. Guo Xiang are both Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Wu Kunyao, about 34 years old, and a former staff member of the Bijie Regional Chinese Medicine Hospital, is a good person, widely recognized by those at the hospital. Because he firmly cultivated Falun Gong, he resisted the fabricated charges imposed on him by the CCP when he was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. He suffered mental torture in the prison for a long time. In 2005 he returned home. Mr. Wu Kunyao's wife, Ms. Guo Xiang, about 30 years old, is a former staff member of the Financial Division of the Bijie Institute. She was sentenced to three years of forced labour because she persisted in practising Falun Gong. When they were arrested, their approximately one-year-old daughter was left at home with relatives. Due to the intense pressure of the persecution, they gave in to the authorities and were released ahead of time because they were forcibly "reformed¹."

Mr. Zhang Zhengxiang, about 40 years old, is the former president of Bijie Regional Qianxi County Agricultural Bank. Mr. Zhang Zhengxiang is widely-recognized as being a good leader. Because he persisted in practicing Falun Gong, he was not released until he had suffered five years of imprisonment. His wife Ms. Li Ping is a 37-year-old housewife. When they were arrested, their 8-year-old daughter was left at home with her grandfather.

Ms. Zhao, whose age is unknown, is Ms. Li Ping's mother. She was imprisoned at a forced labor camp for three years for practising Falun Gong. She died soon after returning home.

Ms. Jiang Zuqun, about 40 years old, is a former staff member of the Bijie Municipal Water Company. She was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by the CCP because because she firmly cultivated Falun Gong and was steadfast in resisting the charge forcibly imposed on her. Ms. Jiang Zuqun's husband died a few years ago. Their only son was attending a university when she was sentenced to prison.

Ms. Wu Daorong, whose age is unknown, is a farmer. She was released after being imprisoned at a forced labour camp for three years for practising Falun Gong.

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")

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/4/2/175636.html