Agents from the Shapingba 610 Office in Chongqing Abuse Mr. Lei Zhengxia and His Wife

Li Hong, Shapingba 610 Office¹ head, the District Domestic Security Division head in Chongqing and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel arrested retired teacher Mr. Lei Zhengxia and terrorized his wife Li Weiqun. The arrest took place because the couple told them that Falun Gong is treated unjustly, and that reports on the TV, in newspapers and other media defaming Falun Gong are untrue. The couple suffered a brutal beating. Lei Zhengxia sustained two broken ribs. He haemorrhaged internally and was in critical condition.

Mr. Lei Zhengxia, 62 years old, is a retired teacher from the Xiaolongkan Vocational Middle School in Chongqing. His wife, 53-year-old Li Weiqun, is a retired staff member from the Fengmingshan Middle School in Chongqing. Their 12-year-old daughter Lei Qiaofeng is a sixth-grader in an elementary school.

At about 2:00 p.m. on January 14th, 2008, Shapingba District Domestic Security Division head Li Hong, Xinqiao police station political head Ou Lichang, policewoman Liu Beiping, a 610 Office agent (female) and two other Xinqiao policemen abruptly intruded into Lei Zhengxia's home. As soon as they barged in, policewoman Liu Beiping took Lei's 2008 calendar with the words "Falun Gong is Good" off the wall. Li Hong, Ou Lichang and others broke into the bedroom, locked the door from inside and started the search, taking photographs as they ransacked the place.

From the kitchen, Li Weiqun saw them breaking in. She tried to stop them, saying, "What do you want? What crime have we committed?" The two policemen rushed forward and pulled Ms. Li outside. Li Weiqun's daughter was frightened and cried, "Don't take my Mum! Don't take my Mum!" The woman from the 610 Office said hurriedly, "Don't worry, don't worry!" While dragging Ms. Li, the two police officers said, "We will teach you a lesson!" Ms. Li shouted loudly, "Let me go!" The two policemen pulled Ms. Li about 20 metres to a corner of the residential compound. Ms. Li fell to the ground. Because there were too many bystanders, policewoman Liu Beiping was afraid of triggering the people's anger. She instructed the others to halt the violence. The two policemen had to let go, and Ms. Li ran back into her home.

Lei Zhengxia was napping in his bedroom. He got up and opened the door to see what was happening. Li Hong stuck Lei Zhengxia's face and head, throwing three fierce punches, flinging Lei Zhengxia's eyeglasses away. Li Hong pushed Lei Zhengxia to the ground, fiercely kicked his mid-section and back four times, and dragged him into a police car.

Li Hong shouted, "I am going to turn your home upside down! I am going to search every inch! Take away everything! I vow not to rest!" They confiscated five Falun Gong books and other Falun Gong materials. They also walked off with a dozen DVDs, a DVD player, four MP3 players and other personal belongings.

That night, under Li Hong's direction, local Xinqiao policemen Lu Hongfei and Shi interrogated Lei Zhengxia. Lei Zhengxia replied, "Falun Gong teaches us to follow Truth-Compassion-Forbearance, to be good people; what's wrong with that?" He demanded to be taken to the hospital for an evaluation of his back and mid-section where Li Hong had kicked him. It was extremely painful for him to stand, and he could not straighten his body. Li Hong shouted, "You deserve it!" Li Hong, Shi and two other police officers took Lei Zhengxia to the Beiheling Detention Centre in Shapingba District after midnight.

That same night around 9 o'clock, local Xinqiao police officials dispatched cars carrying four husky fellows who rushed into Lei Zhengxia's home and again attempted to arrest Li Weiqun, but no one was home. They tried to arrest her for several days following, but were unsuccessful. Xinqiao police also searched Lei Zhengxia's younger sister Lei Jiqiu's home twice, in complete violation of the Chinese Constitution, but didn't find anything.

During Lei Zhengxia's detention, persecutor Li Hong instructed two district 610 Office personnel (one of them surnamed Zhang) to interrogate Lei Zhengxia and shouted at him, "Without my authorization, there is no way for you to get out!" Police said Mr. Lei Zhengxia and his wife had distributed Falun Gong materials on DVDs to the middle school. They said that this had "too big an impact," so they had to "take care of the two" in a malicious manner.

While Lei Zhengxia was in the detention centre he repeatedly told the guards and the on-site medical doctor that his back and midsection hurt from the ruthless beating. The detention centre officials didn't care, not until the afternoon of January 25th, 2008. Then they took Lei Zhengxia in shackles and handcuffs to the Chongqing Tumour Hospital for an examination. They concealed the diagnosis and returned Lei Zhengxia to detention.

On January 26th, 2008 Lei Zhengxia's abdomen was in severe pain after dinner. The on-site medical doctor couldn't deal with the situation. They put Lei Zhengxia in shackles and handcuffs again and went to the Tumor Hospital for another exam. Lei Zhengxia couldn't walk due to excruciating pain. He sat in a wheelchair, and the "cooperating attendants" pushed him. When no one was looking, they kicked Lei Zhengxia from the back and aggravated his misery.

The doctor's diagnosis suspected acute peritonitis, and acute perforation of the stomach and intestines. A nurse gave Lei Zhengxia an injection to stop the pain, and Lei was taken back to detention. That night Lei Zhengxia vomited 13 times, in great pain. On January 27th, 2008, shortly after 8:00 a.m. Lei Zhengxia suddenly lost consciousness and fell down.

The detention centre officials feared being held responsible for his condition. They sent Lei to the Tumour Hospital for emergency care. The diagnosis revealed two broken ribs and acute perforation of the stomach and intestines, just like the doctor had diagnosed previously. He needed immediate surgery. The stomach surgery took place on January 27th, 2008. Mr. Lei was sent home on February 6th, 2008.

Related article: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2008/2/16/94405.html

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://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/3/26/175206.html