Mr. Shi Changlin Dies from Persecution in Liaoning Province

Mr. Shi Changlin lived in Houyang Village, in Yi County, Liaoning Province. He began practising Falun Gong in December 1999. On February 7th, 2002, Houyang Village Security Chairman Li Wenhuan deceived Mr. Shi into going to the village office. An officer waiting there asked him, "Are you still practising Falun Gong?" Mr. Shi did not answer him directly, but instead he explained the facts about Falun Gong to the officer. He was thus detained for 15 days in the Yi County Detention Centre.

On the evening of February 18th, 2003, officers from the Chengguan Police Station, Chen Nailian, Yang Chengwen, Li Baoyou and three others, intruded into Mr. Shi's home by climbing over the yard fence and kicking open his door. They ransacked his home, arrested him, and took his DVD player, two lamps, and incense burner. They threw Mr. Shi over the fence (the yard gate was never opened), climbed out, then carried him into the vehicle.

After being detained in the Yi County Detention Centre for three months, Mr. Shi was sentenced to two years of forced labour and taken to the Wangtun Labour Camp in Jinzhou City. While he was detained doing forced labour, Mr. Shi refused to give up his faith, and he was tortured cruelly. The guards tied him with ropes and forced him to sit on wooden boards for a long time. He vomited and passed out due to the mental and physical abuse.

In the autumn of 2004, Mr. Shi was released, but he was very weak. Only seven days after returning home, he witnessed his older brother and sister-in-law's arrests by Yi County Domestic Security agents. He felt severely threatened and would shudder whenever his door opened.

In the summer of 2008, there was a large-scale arresting spree during the pre-Olympics season that included Yi County. This terror caused Mr. Shi Changlin extreme pain and tension. His weak body could not bear such huge mental pressure any longer and he died on the morning of July 15th, 2008.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/11/4/189161.html