Ms. Guan Suming in Critical Condition; Prison Refuses to Release Her

Name: Guan Suming
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Address: Jinshantun District, Yichun, Heilongjiang
Occupation: Unknown
Date of Most Recent Arrest: September 5th, 2009
Most Recent Place of Detention: Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison
City: Harbin
Province: Heilongjiang
Persecution Suffered: Detention, interrogation, imprisonment, sleep deprivation, forced injections/drug administration, beatings, torture, physical restraint

Key Persecutors: Bai Yingxian, warden of Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison: +86-451-86639099
Shi Genghui, deputy warden of Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison: +86-451-86639066

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Guan Suming has been severely persecuted in the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison. She has developed high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems and seizures as a result of torture and mistreatment. The hospital has categorized her condition as critical, but prison officials refuse to release her for medical treatment because she is not willing to renounce her faith in Falun Gong.

Ms. Guan was arrested in Beijing on September 5th, 2009. She was tortured for more than a year at Beijing's Fengtai Detention Centre and was sentenced to 8 years in prison by Fengtai District Court on September 20th, 2010.

Ms. Guan was subsequently transferred to Beijing's Tianhe Prison at Daxing. She continued to do Falun Gong exercises and refused to wear a prisoner's uniform. As a result, she was beaten several times to the point of losing consciousness.

Ms. Guan was transferred to the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison in Harbin on June 26th, 2011, and continued to be mistreated there. Because Ms. Guan insisted on practicing Falun Gong, on February 25th, 2012, she was forced to sit on a tiny stool from morning until night without moving—she was not even allowed to close her eyes.

Ms. Guan passed out on the evening of February 27th, 2012, as guards took attendance. She regained consciousness after she was given medication and two units of oxygen.

Ms. Guan's condition continued to worsen, and she was taken to the prison hospital in the afternoon of March 13th, 2012. A doctor attempted to give her intravenous fluids, but Ms. Guan passed out again before he could start the IV. She awoke after she was given oxygen, but ended up not receiving any IV fluids.

Ms. Guan was sent to the No. 2 Provincial Hospital on March 22nd, 2012. Her blood pressure was 220/180. She was diagnosed with heart disease and seizures and categorized as a patient in critical condition.

Nevertheless, prison officials did not allow Ms. Guan to be released for medical treatment because she refused to renounce her belief in Falun Gong. As Ms. Guan's condition has continued to deteriorate, the prison authorities have begun to reconsider their stance. However, they are still putting pressure on Ms. Guan to try to force her to give up practising Falun Gong prior to releasing her for medical treatment.

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Ms. Guan Suming and Mr. Ye Liangjun from Heilongjiang Illegally Given Heavy Sentences in Beijing (http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2011/2/11/123191.html#.T-vo3sWD83I)

Practitioner Guan Suming and Others Detained in Beijing (http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2010/2/18/114758.html#.T-vpIMWD83I)