Suihui City Forced Labour Camp Tortures Mr. Jiang Bingzhi to Death

Name: Jiang Bingzhi
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Address: Changfa Village, Shiquan Town, Beian City, Heilongjiang Province
Date of Death: August 26th, 2009
Date of Most Recent Arrest: September 22nd, 2008
Most Recent Place of Detention: Suihua City Forced Labour Camp
City: Suihua
Province: Heilongjiang
Persecution Suffered: Electric shock, sleep deprivation, beatings, imprisonment, torture

In October 2008, Mr. Jiang Bingzhi was imprisoned at Suihua City Forced Labour Camp. It wasn't until Mr. Jiang had been tortured into a comatose state and sent to Beian Hospital that officials from the forced labour camp notified his family that he was on the verge of death. He passed away only four days later, on August 26th, 2009.

Mr. Jiang Bingzhi

On September 22nd, 2008, policeman Zuo Shaoqiu from Shiquan Police Station arrested Mr. Jiang and held him at Beian City Detention Centre, without informing his family. Thirty-nine days later, on October 30th, 2008, Mr. Jiang was sentenced to two years of forced labour at Suihua City Forced Labour Camp.

In the spring of 2009, Mr. Jiang was confined in the 2nd team of the division that was specifically set up to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. The guards there incited inmate Sun Zhihai to beat up practitioners. Sun claimed Mr. Jiang had lice and so beat him every day. Sun often cornered Mr. Jiang in the cell and beat him fiercely while other inmates verbally abused him. Mr. Jiang's health gradually deteriorated. His hands and feet went numb, his vision became blurry and he usually felt dizzy.

By July 2009, Mr. Jiang's symptoms had become very severe and the forced labour camp had to take him to Suihua City First People's Hospital. The labour camp refused to reveal the diagnosis other than to say that his brain did not receive enough supply of blood. In spite of his condition, the persecution in the labour camp escalated. The guards deprived him of phone calls to his family and refused to allow him to buy items from the labour camp's store. The guards also ordered inmate Sun Chengzhong to monitor Mr. Jiang and record everything he said or did, including when he used the restroom and whenever he talked with anyone. Under the guards' instruction, Sun Chengzhong often beat and cursed Mr. Jiang. One time, Sun Chengzhong climbed to the top of the bunk-bed and used his belt to try to hang Mr. Jiang by the neck in order to suffocate him.

At the end of June, Mr. Jiang was subjected to constant beating from inmates Sun Maokun and Sun Chengzhong. The beatings were so bad that Mr. Jiang became unable to control his bladder and bowels. He also had difficulty moving his arms and legs.

In August, Mr. Jiang's health continued to deteriorate. He could hardly eat and could barely open his eyes. The guards dragged and pushed him out of the cell and told others that they were taking Mr. Jiang to the hospital. When Mr. Jiang was brought back, he had more bruises on his body. Guards Shi Jian and Jin Qingfu told the inmates in the cell to strictly monitor Mr. Jiang and not allow him to talk with anyone.

On the afternoon of August 22nd, division head Pan Juying and others carried Mr. Jiang into an observation room where they beat him and shocked him with electric batons. Mr. Jiang was unconscious when they carried him back to his cell. When another detained Falun Gong practitioner helped him drink some water, Mr. Jiang vomited a green-coloured liquid. Apparently, he had suffered internal injuries. Later, the guards threw two black plastic bags into the cell. The inmates in the cell immediately understood what they were to do. They put the black plastic bags over Mr. Jiang's head and tied them around his neck. Several inmates then beat Mr. Jiang until he was left with his last breath.

Soon after, guard Shi Jian came into the cell and ordered the inmates to carry Mr. Jiang to the labour camp's clinic. Within a few minutes, an ambulance came and took Mr. Jiang to a hospital for emergency care.

On August 22nd, the labour camp granted Mr. Jiang a temporary release so that he could seek medical treatment. Mr. Jiang passed away four days later on August 26th.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2010/3/3/219154.html