Bai Mingku, 50 years old, is the chief of the Political and Judiciary Committee in Jiaohe City. He also works at the Jiaohe City Police Department. Before 1999, Bai used to work at Jiaohe City Water Resources Bureau. Since he started working at the Political and Judiciary Committee, he has been actively involved in the persecution of Falun Gong. Bai is the key perpetrator in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Jiaohe.
Using the Beijing Olympics as an Excuse to Arrest Dozens of Falun Gong Practitioners
Bai Mingku arrested practitioner Ms. Shi Xiuzhen and tortured practitioner Zhang Ming before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
On the afternoon of March 18th, 2008, Bai Mingku and four policemen from the Xinzhan Town Police Station broke into Shi Xiuzhen's house in Changjia Village, Mingzhu Street, Jiaohe City. They beat Ms. Shi, took away her Falun Gong books, TV set, satellite receiver, two mobile phones, ID card, and bank deposit books. They took Ms. Shi to Jiaohe Police Department and tortured her. Bai also tried to arrest Shi Xiuzhen's husband Liu Zhaofu, who works at the Broadcasting Bureau in Jiaohe. Liu escaped and was forced to leave home to avoid detention. He was fired by his workplace and Ms. Shi Xiuzhen was sentenced to 7 years.
On March 20th, 2008, policemen from the Chang'an Street Police Station arrested Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Ming. They searched her house and detained her at Jiaohe Detention Centre. Zhang Ming refused to answer any questions. The next day, Ms. Zhang was sent to the police department. Bai Mingku and other policemen tied her to a bed and tortured her. Bai said to her, "Expose me on the Minghui website [Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net]. I don't care." Ms. Zhang was brutally tortured and then was sentenced to four years.
During that time period, Falun Gong practitioners Zhang Guosheng, Chang Guiyun and Liu Baochun were also arrested and badly tortured. Bai Mingku was involved in all of these cases.
Ms. Ren Hongxia Tortured with Hot Pepper Mixture
On October 26th, 2004, Ma Jinki and Zhang Yashuang, police officers from Yong'an Police Station, broke into practitioner Ms. Ren Hongxia's house and took her to the police station. They kicked her legs violently in the process. That night, they sent her to Jiaohe Detention Centre.
On the afternoon of October 28th, policemen took Ms. Ren back to Yong'an Police Station. They tied her to a chair and tied her hands behind her back. One policeman held her neck, one blocked her mouth with a towel, and another policeman force-fed a mixture made up of hot pepper stems, which are many times more spicy than the hot pepper itself, through her nose.
They applied this torture to Ms. Ren every 15 minutes. They stretched out her arms and kept pouring the mixture into her nose and mouth. She was in excruciating pain, and her clothes were soaked with sweat.
The policemen continued to torture Ren Hongxia until past midnight. Bai Mingku kicked her in the chest. Ren Hongxia could not fall asleep because her stomach was burning, and the policemen refused to give her water. The next day, Bai Mingku took Ms. Ren back to the detention centre.
Due to the extreme pain caused by the torture, Ms. Ren's mind became unclear. Her nose kept running. Later, when another practitioner Sun Shujie washed Ms. Ren's clothes for her, the hot pepper mixture on the clothes burned Sun Shujie's hands. One can imagine how much pain Ms. Ren endured when it was poured into her nose. Ms. Ren could not get up the next day. Her face and chest turned black and had many blisters. Her room mates cried upon seeing Ms. Ren's face. The pain did go away until ten days later. The skin on her face and chest peeled, and her nose still has problems even now.
Due to the torture, Ren Hongxia's tuberculosis, which was healed by practising Falun Gong, came back.
Practitioner Ms. Zhang Guosheng Brutally Beaten
On October 28th, 2005, several policemen including Li Guoliang, Yao Shusen, Guo Bucai, and Du Laishun from Yong'an Police Station broke into practitioner Zhang Guosheng's house in Jiaohe city and took him to Yong'an Police Station.
At the police station, policemen stripped Zhang Guosheng and beat him until he passed out. That night, Bai Mingku beat Mr. Zhang again.
On October 29th, Bai Mingku ordered Yu Ruxin, a policeman from Yong'an Police Station, to beat Zhang. Zhang's leg was injured, and he could not walk. After beating him, Yu Ruxin threatened Mr. Zhang and said, "If you practice Falun Gong again, I will find some people to beat you every day."
Practitioner Liu Huihai Arrested and Sentenced to Labour Camp
On February 8th, 2006, policemen from Qianjin Police Station in Jiaohe City broke into practitioner Liu Huihai's house and detained him in Jiaohe Detention Centre. The policemen also stole 3,400 yuan1 from him.
Mr. Liu was beaten by the policemen and sent to the hospital. The next day, Liu Huihai's 70-year-old father went to the police station, asking to see his son. Policemen refused his request and denied that they beat Liu Huihai. Mr. Liu's father simply didn't believe it, because 44-year-old Liu Huihai was very healthy and didn't have any kind of health problems prior to being sent to the hospital.
Mr. Liu's father went to the police station many times, but he never got see his son.
Liu Huihua is currently jailed at the Jiaohe Detention Centre. He went on several hunger strikes to protest the persecution. He was force-fed, and has been sentenced to a labour camp.
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/2008/9/2/185186.html
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