Jilin Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Sentenced to Prison

Domestic Security Police from Dehui City broke into Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Xiaoming’s home on April 14th, 2011 and arrested Lin Xiaoming and Xu Zhaorui. They later arrested practitioners Ms. Sun Liqing and Mr. Wang Yunliang. Mr. Wang was sentenced to one year of forced labour, and has since been released. Lin Xiaoming received a three-year prison sentence, and remains in Shiling Prison in Siping City. Xu Zhaorui is still detained at Fenjin Forced Labour Camp in Changchun. Ms. Sun Liqing was subjected to two years of forced labour and is being held at Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun.

Mr. Wang Yunliang Tortured by Police

Officers Ge Xuquan, Lou Xingyan, and Wang handcuffed and drove Mr. Wang Yunliang to the Dehui Police Department in the evening, where Wang Yunliang was ordered to reveal his name and address. He refused. The officers dragged him out of the car, pushed him to the ground, and kicked his head. They also grabbed his legs and dragged him several metres. They then took Mr. Wang to an interrogation room and tied him to a tiger bench¹. His arms were cuffed and stretched backward. An officer held the handcuffs downward with his foot so they cut into his wrists, causing extreme pain.

The officers also dumped a bottle of cold water down his torso and demanded that he reveal other practitioners’ names, but he refused. They kept him on the tiger bench for over two hours. When he was finally removed from the bench, his whole body was shaking excessively from the cold and pain.

To vent their frustration, the officers slapped his face more than twenty times. One side of his face was badly bruised, with the skin peeling off. His other cheek was swollen. He was sent to the Dehui Detention Centre. Mr. Wang was later sent to Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp for one year. He returned home on March 15th.

Back in 2000, Wang Yunliang was arrested by police and sent to Jiutai Forced Labour Camp for one year. After he was released, his family moved to a rental home in Dehui City to avoid police harassment. He made a meagre living by driving a tricycle to sell merchandise.

Mr. Wang’s and his wife have two school-aged children, and his wife is in poor health The family has been living in poverty for years. When he was sent to the labour camp, their already dire situation became worse.

Lin Xiaoming Sentenced to a Three-Year Prison Term

When Mr. Lin was arrested on April 14th, 2011, his computer and printer were confiscated by the police. The police did not inform his parents about their son’s whereabouts for a long time. Lin Xiaoming lived with his parents, and with their son missing, the elderly parents have been facing extreme hardship.

It recently became clear that Lin Xiaoming had received a three-year sentence. He is at Shiling Prison.

Xu Zhaorui Abducted and Sent to Fenjin Forced Labour Camp

When Xu Zhaorui, a practitioner from Nongan City, was arrested on April 14th, 2011, he was sent to a temporary detention house. He escaped on April 21st, but was arrested again a few weeks later in Changchun. He was sentenced to one year of forced labour and sent to Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp. On August 18th, Xu Zhaorui and Jiang Yan from Dehui were transferred to Fenjin Forced Labour Camp in Changchun.

Responsible Persons:
Wang Hua-An, Dehui City police head: +86-431-87295998, +86-431-83261975, +86-15944060001
Li Wei, political head: +86-431-87290003, +86-431-83610002, +86-13364511988
Yuan Fengshan, deputy head: +86-431-87294789, +86-431-87264789, +86-13364633666, +86-15947833666
Zhao Yujie, Domestic Security Division head: +86-431-87292053, +86-15904409843
Dong Hui, deputy head: +86-431-87292053, +86-431-87228777, +86-13364638977
Wang Wei, deputy head: +86-431-87292053, +86-431-87267616, +86-13804397606

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.