Former Audit Officer Tortured with Sleep Deprivation in Beijiang Prison

From March to June of 2011, Mr. Zhuang Wenshu, a Falun Gong practitioner and former officer in the Shenzhen Audit Office, was persecuted in Beijiang Prison, Shaoguan, Guangdong. Guards took turns torturing him over two months but failed to force him to give up his belief in Falun Gong and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. As a result, Guard Huo and others started to deprive Mr. Zhuang of sleep starting on May 16th, 2011. Here is a record for May 2011:

Dates (hours of sleep ): 5/16 (0), 5/17 (1), 5/18-5/21 (0), 5/22 (Unknown), 5/23-5/26 (0).

It is said that at least two Falun Gong practitioners were persecuted to death in Beijiang Prison.

Mr. Zhuang Wenshu was born on April 19th, 1972. His hometown is Lianyungang, and he works in the Shenzhen Audit Office. This was Mr. Zhuang's second arrest. The first time was in 2000, when he was distributing truth-clarifying materials during a High-Tech Fair. Mr. Zhuang was sentenced to Sihui Prison in Guangdong for seven years. A Minghui article on November 3rd, 2008, titled, “Former Tsinghua PhD Reveals Persecution in Sihui Prison, Guangdong” provided details of the persecution.

The dates of Mr. Zhuang's prison term after his second arrest are unknown. From March to June 2011, he underwent brutal brainwashing in Beijiang Prison and became extremely weak as a result. The guards not only deprived him of sleep, but also gave him little food. Other brainwashing tactics included forcing him to watch videos denouncing Falun Gong; torturing and insulting him, and forcing him to sit on a stool, straight and without moving, for a long time, leaving Ms. Zhuang’s posterior ulcerated and draining with pus and blood.

It is said that there is a small room in Beijiang Prison, located under a building in the 13th Ward. The crimes committed here are seldom known by others. This room is used specifically for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Huo, team leader of the Third District, is in charge. There are eight guards, about a dozen inmates, and several collaborators (former practitioners, brainwashed against Falun Gong, made to assist in brainwashing and torturing practitioners) who participate in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners.

Beijiang Prison has been persecuting Falun Gong practitioners for over ten years. Lai Jiamiao, a successful businessman in Jiaoling, Meizhou, Guangdong, was persecuted to death here in 2009, and Huang Yongzhong from Xinhe Village, Dongshan, Jieyang, Guangdong, was persecuted to death here in 2006. The persecution is strictly covered up by the prison authorities.

People responsible for persecuting Zhuang Wenshu:
Liu, deputy director of Beijiang Prison
Huo, team leader of the third district in 13th Ward

Appendix 1: Partial listing of detained Falun Gong practitioners in Beijiang Prison (up to early 2012)

Zeng Ming, born in 1962, sentenced to 11 years, detained in the 13th Ward
Zhu Yubiao, attorney, sentenced to two years by the Haizhu District Court, Guangzhou, in July 2011
Zou Guoqiang, 30, detained in the 13th Ward
Meng Youlin, from Shaoguan, attorney, detained in the 13th Ward since 2011
Zhang Yuanbo, from Guangzhou, arrested in 2009, sentenced to four years, detained in the 13th Ward
He Jingru; it was said he could not walk because of persecution, detained in the 13th Ward
He Jianren, from Shaoguan, technician, sentenced to 8 years, term will end in April 2012, detained in the 12th Ward
Liang Yuhua, 58, detained in the 12th Ward
Zhuang Wenshu, sentenced to four years, detained in the 12th Ward
Zhong Junhou, from Guangxi, about 20, cook, detained in the first Ward
Yang Hongjun, from Sichuan, detained since 2008 in the first Ward
Name unknown, from Jinchun, Hubei, detained in the first Ward
Ren Ming, about 40, not a practitioner, but was arrested because he distributed Falun Gong flyers, detained in the first Ward

Appendix 2: Practitioners formerly detained and persecuted in Beijiang Prison

Lai Jiamiao, a self-employed entrepreneur from Jiaoling County, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, was persecuted to death in 2009
Huang Yongzhong, Jieyang, Guangdong, sentenced to seven years, persecuted to death in prison
Luo Laisong, from Jiangxi, about 40, arrested in Shenzhen and sentenced to 7 years
Li Guangzhi, from Lianzhou, Qingyuan, Guangdong, sentenced to 7 years
Lu Qiqi, arrested in Shenzhen in December 2007, sentenced to four years
Chen Wenjie, born in 1965, economist, civil service clerk
Zhang Yiming, born in 1968, graduated with a Bachelor’s degree
Wang De, situation unknown
Zhou Yuchun, born in 1982
Li Xiaoqiang, born in 1982
Li Chongbo, about 30
Xiao Chun, about 20, not a practitioner, arrested for participating in human rights torch relay, detained since 2009
Jin Xue, about 30
Guo Xiongbing, from Hubei, about 30
Feng Jiandong, from Gansu Province, about 30
Lan Jianzhou, from Qingyuan, Guangdong
Fu Leju, from Lianzhou, Qingyuan, Guangdong
Xie Jinmiao, situation unknown
Li Yingkun, from Sichuan Province, about 40, self-employed
Shi Huiwen, from Guangzhou, Guangdong, sentenced to four years
Zheng Junbiao, from Jieyang, Guangdong, sentenced to four years
Chen Jincheng, from Lianzhou, Guangdong, sentenced to four years
He Tailong, from Lianzhou, Guangdong, sentenced to four years, detained since May 2008
He Anhui, from Lianzhou, Guangdong, sentenced to three years, detained since May 2008
Li Fulin, from Shenzhen, Guangdong, sentenced to four years, detained since August 5, 2008
Qi Like, from Jiangxi, returned students from overseas, worked in Shenzhen, sentenced to three years
Wang Qi, from Huainan, Anhui Province, sentenced to three years

Appendix 3: Collaborators
Cheng Hao (or Chen Hao), born in 1968, frequently came back to prison to brainwash other Falun Gong practitioners after he was released
Xu Xian, born in 1968, frequently came back to prison to brainwash other practitioners after he was released
Yu Shihong, from Langfang, Hebei Province. After he was released in 2008, persecuted practitioners in Langfang Brainwashing Centre for two years. Now he is actively working for the Chinese Communist Party in Shenzhen.