Mr. Li Jiabin Died in 2005 Due to Physical Abuse and Forced Drug Administration in Detention

Name: Li Jiabin
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Address: Ganzichang Town, Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province
Occupation: Medical PhD Student at Jilin University
Date of Death: May 16th, 2005
Date of Most Recent Arrest: May 10th, 2004
Most Recent Place of Detention: Shuangliu City Detention Centre
City: Shuangliu
Province: Sichuan
Persecution Suffered: Brainwashing, forced injections/drug administration, beatings, torture, force-feedings, interrogation, detention

Mr. Li Jiabin began practising Falun Gong in 1997. Prior to beginning cultivation practice, he spent over 5,000 yuan¹ a month in medical fees, but he became healthy after starting the practice. After the persecution started in 1999, Mr. Li went to Beijing to call for justice for Falun Gong. However, because he spoke out for Falun Gong, he was arrested and detained eight times.

On May 10th, 2004, the police ordered five villagers – Wei Zimin, Zhou Zhiqiang, Liu Huayu, Xu Yonghong, Fan Xiaogang, and Li Junhu, to ransack Mr. Li Jiabin's home. They confiscated his Falun Gong books and detained Mr. Li in the Shuangliu City Detention Centre. The guards forced him to watch brainwashing videos daily and ordered other prisoners to torture him. The detention centre doctor injected Mr. Li with unidentified drugs every day. He was not allowed to drink water unless he took the drugs. Mr. Li refused and was force-fed the drugs by prisoners.

Due to these drugs, Mr. Li's entire body developed painful lesions that seeped blood and fluids, causing his clothes to stick to his skin. He could not sleep or eat due to the extreme pain. When the guards saw that his life was in danger, they quickly took Mr. Li home, trying to avoid responsibility for his condition.
Unfortunately, Mr. Li could not recover from the abuse he suffered in detention, and he died on May 16th, 2005.

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://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/3/15/37627.html