Ms. Zheng Yuling Dies in Custody After Being on a Hunger Strike for 19 Days - Additional Information

Name: Zheng Yuling
Gender: Female
Age: 57
Address: Unknown
Occupation: Employee of Chibi City Trade Bureau
Date of Death: September 28th, 2009
Date of Most Recent Arrest: August 6th, 2009
Most Recent Place of Detention: Hubei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp
City: Chibi
Province: Hubei
Persecution Suffered: Forced Labour, Brainwashing, Beatings, Torture, Detention

Ms. Zheng Yuling was arrested on the night of August 6th, 2009 while she was posting a banner at the Chibi City Police Department housing. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour and taken to the Hubei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp on August 25th, which is located in the 1-Mahu Community of the Hongshan District, Wuhan City. She died just one month later on September 28th. The authorities deprived her family's right to hold a funeral for her, and forced them to cancel the funeral arrangements.

Ms. Zheng Yuling

Ms. Zheng's husband rushed to the labour camp on September 29th. Her body had been placed in a glass coffin for viewing, and she was dressed and her face made up, but he could still tell that her nose was deformed and there were many needle holes on her hand. The camp administrator told him that Ms. Zheng began a hunger strike on September 9th and died at noon on September 28th. He condemned the guards, saying, "She was on a hunger strike for 19 days before she died. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The guards had no answer.

Ms. Zheng's body was cremated on September 30th at a crematory in Wuhan City. Her ashes were taken to the Chibi City crematory by the Hubei City 610 Office¹ on October 11th. Ms. Zheng's family was not allowed to hold a funeral for her, or allowed to bury her ashes in her hometown in the countryside. Her family was forced to cancel the funeral arrangements, and her ashes were buried in the Chibi City crematory against their wishes.

Sheng Wenjun, Chibi City Police Department Director: 86-13986626719 (Mobile), 86-715-5335838 (Home), 86-715-5351172 (Office)

Note

1. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/11/30/90383.html