(Clearwisdom.net) Dr. Zhao Chenglin, a medical doctor in the armed forces in Benxi City was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment for persisting in his belief in Falun Gong and for exposing the truth about the persecution. The prison authorities often torture him while he serves his term in Section 1 of the Wafangdian Prison.

Dr. Zhao Chenglin, 46 years old, is a medical doctor in the Anti-aircraft Gun Regiment. His rank was equal to that of a battalion commander. The Xihu Court sentenced him to 9 years of imprisonment in 2002 for his steadfast practice of Falun Gong, and held him in Section 1 of the Wafangdian Prison.

When Zhao Chenglin's family members went to visit him at the prison on March 19, 2007, a guard lied to them, saying, "Zhao Chenglin didn't follow the rules. He banged his head into a wall and injured himself. He went into coma. After medical attention he regained consciousness, and the authorities have thus stopped permitting family visits." The guard deceived Mr. Zhao's family, intending to hide the facts of the persecution and to escape responsibility.

On April 1, his family went to visit him again. The head of Section 1, officer Liu, enforced a strict set of rules for the visit. If not followed, the authorities would terminate the visit. The family members saw two criminal prisoners bring Dr. Zhao out. He was skin and bones, and pale in his face. His lips were blue and he looked extremely lifeless. His head was dangling, and he had a scar of 6 to 7 cm long on the top of his head. He was supported to sit on a stool. His hands were disabled, and he could only lean his face on the microphone. When his family members asked him what had happened to him, he said in a low and weak voice, "There is nothing wrong with persisting in my belief. They tortured me. The criminal prisoner Zhao Jianjun often beat me under someone's instigation. They don't allow me to wear thick clothes in the winter or sleep with a quilt. They don't allow me to drink hot water and buy daily necessities. They have deprived me of my right to live. I can only start a hunger strike in protest."

To avoid their responsibilities, the prison authorities deceived his family members and lied further: They said they were being responsible for Dr. Zhao Chenglin and would operate on him. But the fact is that they put him into a restricted compartment for over two months to "reform" him with more brutal torture. They don't permit family visits only because they are afraid of the facts being disclosed. Four to five practitioners were locked in small cells, including Zhao Chenglin and She Yue. Zhao Chenglin is on a hunger strike to protest, and is in critical condition now.

Related phone numbers:
Sun Baoxu, Deputy Warden: 86-411-85676630
Lu Chuangui, Officer Xie, Educational Section: 86-411-85676811
Fu (last name), director of the executive office: 86-411-85676000
Ai Jie, Office for Discipline Inspection: 86-411-85676572
Administration Section: 86-411-85676835
Penalty Execution Section:86-411-85676663
Reception Room: 86-411-85676954
Dai Chuanbin, Lead of the Section 1: 86-411-85676751
Officer Liu, ID Number: 2125568