Facts Surrounding the Death of 60-Year-Old Mr. Lu Guanglin in Panjin City Prison, Liaoning Province

Name: Lu Guanglin
Gender: Male
Age: Around 60
Address: Qingyuan County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province
Occupation: Qingyuan County Grain Depot Employee
Date of Death: End of February, 2009
Date of Most Recent Arrest: March 15th, 2005
Most Recent Place of Detention: Panjin City Prison
City: Fushun City
Province: Liaoning
Persecution Suffered: Electric shock, sleep deprivation, forced labour, brainwashing, forced injections/drug administration, beatings, imprisonment, solitary confinement, torture, force-feedings, physical restraint, home ransacked, interrogation
Key Persecutors: Group leader Zhang Guolin from ward No. 1 in Panjin City Prison, policemen from Fushun Police Station, doctor Gao, secretary Zhang, prisoner on nurse duty Liu Bing

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lu Guanglin was arrested by ten or so Fushun City police officers on March 15th, 2005, and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was transferred from Yingkou Prison to Panjin City Prison in December 2007.

On April 1st, 2008, and, again, on April 3rd, group leader Zhang Guolin of ward No.1 was charge of a group of prison guards that tortured Mr. Lu and 12 other practitioners. Zhang Guolin and five group leaders asked each practitioner, "Are you going to work or not?" If the practitioner said, "No," they handcuffed the practitioner's hands behind his back, pushed him down, and stepped on him. Fitted with two electric batons each, the guards then brutally shocked the practitioner all over his body, especially on sensitive areas.

Towards the end of February 2009, Mr. Lu went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution. He was taken to the prison's hospital ward and force-fed a concentrated saline solution. Nurse Liu Bing poured a thermos of scalding water on Mr. Lu, which resulted in multiple burns, three of which were extensive. Also, in the dead of winter, they poured cold water on Mr. Liu, opened the window and doors, and dragged him on the floor. Several of Mr. Lu's teeth were knocked out. Over the duration of such torture, Mr. Lu was in critical condition three times, until he finally passed away in Panjin Hospital No. 2.

To shirk their responsibilities, the prison's hospital ward group leader, Dr. Gao, and secretary Zhang instructed three separate prisons to take the blame for the three areas of extended burns. To further mislead, they reported, "In an attempt to elevate Lu Ganglin's body temperature, while being cared for he was unintentionally burned."

In another case, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Huang Lizhong died as a result of persecution in Huludao. Mr. Huang had also been sent to Panjin Prison's hospital ward during a hunger strike. Huang Jianchong, the prisoner on physician duty, said, "If you don't eat, I will torture you." Accordingly, Mr. Huang was force-fed inordinate amounts of strong saline solution, which he vomited on every occasion.

The hospital ward in Panjin City Prison:
Zhang Ming, hospital president's office: 86-427-5638088
Zhang Defu, office: 86-427-5638217
Dr. Gao, office: 86-427-5638124
Mu Tiejun, office: 86-427-5638258
Zhou Jianxin, office: 86-427-5637960

Earlier report: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2009/4/8/106310.html

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2010/4/30/222603.html