Mr. Yang Wenqiang Tortured in Anshan Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province Before His Death

Mr. Yang Wenqiang is from Huangzhai Town, Shangshui County, Henan Province. Due to financial difficulties in paying for his child's tuition, he went to Haicheng City, Liaoning Province, to make a living as a professional recycler. He lived in Daiqian Village, Wangshi Town, Haicheng City. On May 16th, 2006, Mr. Yang went to Nantai Market to do his job. While distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong in front of a school, he was reported by a teacher at the school. He was arrested by officers Li Qingzhu and Wang Zhiping from the Wangshi Police Station. After a 15-day detention, Mr. Yang was taken to Anshan Forced Labour Camp.

While he was in the detention centre, the guards ordered other inmates to beat Mr. Yang and burn him with cigarettes. At the Anshan Forced Labour Camp, Mr. Yang was subjected to more inhumane torture. His family was notified to take him home around August 6th, 2006, when he was on the verge of death after the labour camp medical personnel discovered he had blood clots from the torture.

When Mr. Yang's family members saw him, they noticed that from his hips to his ankles he was bruised to a black-purple colour. He couldn't straighten up. He was hunchbacked and could barely walk. He could no longer recognize family members, and he had developed serious mental problems. The labour camp's Captain Ping extorted 600 yuan¹ from the family, claiming it was a "transportation fee."

Afterwards, Mr. Yang had pains throughout his body every day and his mental state was unstable. Three months of treatment in a hospital did not improve his condition. When he was clear-minded, he said that Captain Ping took him to a place far away. He wasn't allowed to sleep, an object with sharp spikes was pulled across his skin, and he was beaten with wooden boards, leather belts, and a triangular belt with a lump on top. The guards told him that they were checking to see if he was sick and injected needles into him. A guard called Wang Yang beat him every day. On December 11th, 2006, a mentally disordered Mr. Yang hanged himself.

Anshan Forced Labour Camp tortured many people to death

Anshan Forced Labour Camp tortured many practitioners to disability and death. Some became mentally disordered from the torture.

Ms. Kou Xiaoping was a 40-year-old practitioner from Anshan City. In February 2001, she was arrested and taken to Anshan Forced Labour Camp. She was imprisoned in the strict-control ward and tortured physically and mentally. Even when she went to the toilet, there would be people following and monitoring her. In February 2002, after over a year in the labour camp, she went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution. She was force-fed and developed sickness symptoms. She passed away in a matter of days.

Mr. Zhao Yulong, about 30, from Haicheng City was arrested and taken to Anshan Forced Labour Camp in 2000 after he distributed leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong during his appeal. He became mentally unstable from the torture in the labour camp.

Ganwang Town practitioner Mr. Zhou Huisheng was tortured in Anshan Forced Labour Camp and had a cerebral haemorrhage. The labour camp authorities were afraid of being held responsible and released him. After Mr. Zhou's family members placed him in a hospital, the police continued to harass and threaten him. Mr. Zhou passed away in August 2006.

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/2009/7/31/205656.html