Mr. Luo Xianbao Paralysed from Torture--Prison Refuses to Release Him

On January 31st, 2009, Mr. Luo Xianbao's family received a call from Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang City. The prison guards claimed that Mr. Luo, a Falun Gong practitioner from Baiguo Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province, had been sent to the prison hospital due to his high blood pressure. His family went to see him in Shayang Forced Labour Camp, 400 kilometres (600 miles) away from home. They found him confined to bed when they visited him the next day. He was unable to move his left hand and leg, his eyes were vacant, and his speech unclear. He did not recognize his family.

The prison guards claimed that Mr. Luo's blood pressure was over 200. His family requested his immediate release. The prison refused, claiming that further observation of his symptoms was needed and that discharge procedures required additional time. The prison guards deceived Mr. Luo's family by saying that Mr. Luo would be sent home after he was released from the hospital.

Mr. Luo had been arrested at his home at about midnight on June 22nd, 2007, and later detained in Macheng City Detention Centre. In January 2008, Macheng Court sentenced Mr. Luo to a four-year prison term without notifying his family before the trial. He was detained in Wuhan Prison for about ten days, then taken to Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang City. Mr. Luo is currently imprisoned in the No. 2 Subarea, No. 4 Prison Yard.

Mr. Luo's family called the prison to inquire about his health, but the guards said only that Mr. Luo refused to comply with the treatment plan. When his family asked for further information, the guards just said he was getting better. When his family then asked to talk to Mr. Luo on the phone, the guards were evasive at first, then they denied their request and hung up the phone.

No. 2 Subarea of No. 4 Prison Yard: 86-724-8570035
A guard's mobile phone number: 86-13797991518
Warden Feng (last name)
Prison guard who monitored Mr. Luo Xianbiao: Duan (last name), Police# 4244327

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2009/2/8/195062.html