How Ms. Wang Guiqin, 66, from Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province Was Persecuted Before Her Death

Name: Wang Guiqin
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Address: Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province
Occupation: Unknown

Date of Death: August 8th, 2011
Date of Most Recent Arrest: September or October, 2010
Most recent place of detention: Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Centre
City: Zhaoyuan City
Province: Shandong Province
Persecution Suffered: Brainwashing, detention, beatings, tiger bench, forced labour reform.

Ms. Wang Guiqin was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) several times because she followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. On June 20th, 2011 she fell off of her motorcycle and hurt herself while being chased by the police, subsequently causing her death on August 8th. The following describes the persecution she suffered before her death.

Around noon on December 30th, 1999, Ms. Wang and several practitioners planned to appeal in front of the Zhaoyuan City Municipal Committee. She was arrested by police and sent to a traffic police compound, but was taken back home by a family member after midnight.

On March 19th, 2001 four policemen broke into Ms. Wang's home, and took away two boxes of Falun Gong books. She was taken to Zhaoyuan City Brainwashing Centre. Song Shuqin and others then took turns persecuting her in the centre.

On July 24th, 2001 Wang Guiqin was reported to and detained by four policemen from Zhaoyuan City Chengbei District Mengzhi Police Station. Police slapped and hit her face with a water bottle. She was forced to sit on a Tiger Bench¹ for three days and nights. Later, she was detained for 15 days at Zhaoyuan City Detention Centre. When her term ended, she was transferred to Goushang Brainwashing Centre and was detained for over ten days. After being persecuted by Song Shuqin and other police officers, she was sent to a forced labour camp for two years. She was released on medical bail due to failing a physical exam for entrance into the forced labour camp. On October 5th, 2001 four policemen from Mengzhi Police Station took her away from her home, and forced her to sit on a Tiger Bench overnight. On the second day, she was sent to Wangcun Labour Camp early in the morning, but the labor camp refused to accept her due to her health situation.

One morning in September or October of 2010, Ms. Wang Guiqin was arrested while she was distributing informational DVDs about Falun Gong on the street, and was sent to Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Centre by Zhaoyuan City police. Ms. Wang Guiqin firmly resisted the persecution, so police called a family member to bring her back home at 3:00 p.m..

On June 20th, 2011 Ms. Wang Guiqin went to the market in Shiduitou Village to tell people the facts about Falun Gong. On the way back, police chased her. A police vehicle hit her motorcycle hard. She fell down on the street and lost consciousness due to a severe head injury. She was unconscious for over ten minutes. Police searched her, but did not find anything of interest. Ms. Wang Guiqin refused to cooperate with them. Without any evidence, police were forced to release her.

Because the fall was very bad, Ms. Wang Guiqin could not get up for three days and nights. She was very weak, and her hands and feet were numb. It was hard for her to write. In spite of this, she continued to study the Falun Gong teachings and do the Falun Gong exercises. She went out of the house in the morning every day to tell people the facts about Falun Gong. At lunch time, she came back to cook a meal for the whole family, including her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. In the afternoon, she attended group study. At 4:00 p.m. on August 8th on the way back home, she suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing.

Ms. Wang Guiqin just wanted to be a good person, following principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She tried to tell people the facts about Falun Gong, which is a basic human right. Her death was a direct result of persecution by the Zhaoyuan City police.

(Note: This article was written based on notes that she wrote disclosing the persecution she suffered. Her notes were found while organizing her belongings after her death.)

Note

1. "Tiger Bench": Prisoners are forced to sit on a small iron bench that is approximately 20 cm (6 inches) tall with their knees tied together. With their hands tied behind their backs or sometimes placed on their knees, they are forced to sit straight up and look straight ahead without movement for long periods of time.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2011/8/25/245828.html