Details Regarding Mr. Yang Jiaye's Death While in Custody in Guangxi Region

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Mr. Yang Jiaye, 41, lived in Lingshan County, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He had a severe case of polio. He could not stand up, and was bedridden. After he started practising Falun Gong in 1997, he was able to stand up and could move normally.

Mr. Yang went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong after the persecution started. In the spring of 2002, he was arrested and sentenced to two years of forced labour for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. Because he was deprived of his right to study the Falun Gong teachings or do the Falun Gong exercises, his physical condition worsened and eventually he had to be released on medical parole. Since he was able to practise Falun Gong again upon returning home, he quickly recovered.

On May 16th, 2008, Mr. Yang rode his bike on the street with a sign saying "Falun Gong is great" hanging on the front, and a loudspeaker playing Falun Gong songs. He was arrested and then released on the same night, but all of his belongings were confiscated.

Domestic Security Division Leaders Liang Yongshen and Fang Daoyang arrested Mr. Yang at his home at 8:30 a.m. on June 30th, 2008. They had him sentenced to two years of forced labour the next day and took him to the Fourth Ward of the Nanning City First Labour Camp in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He died on November 18th, 2008, while detained in the Fourth Ward.

On the day of his death, Mr. Yang's older brother and younger sister both rushed to the labour camp to find out the cause. The camp administration and the Lingshan County Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Political and Judiciary Committee personnel pressured his family, trying to force them to sign papers that would authorize immediate cremation without letting the family see his body. With strong resistance, the officials finally allowed the family to see Mr. Yang's body on the morning of November 19th, then cremated it on November 21st, 2008.

Responsible parties:

Lingshan County CCP Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-777-6516209 (Office)
Qin Wenhua, deputy secretary of Lingshan County CCP Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-13907776388 (Mobile)
Huang Zhengrong, secretary of Lingshan County CCP Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-13607770650 (Mobile)
Lingshan County Domestic Security Division Office: 86-777-6529570
Fang Daoyang, CCP director of Lingshan County Domestic Security Division: 86-777-6529570
Liang Yongshen, director of Lingshan County Domestic Security Division
Pan Congkai, forth warden in Guangxi Region First Labour Camp

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/11/22/190287.html

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