Wang is told he can be released for medical care only after his injuries have healed sufficiently to avoid "bad publicity.
On July 19, 2008 Li Guisheng of the Jing County Political Protection Department, Liu, and some officers from the Public Security Bureau arrested Ms. Cui Junfang, her daughter, and her mother because they practice Falun Gong. During the time Ms. Cui was in detention, she lost a tremendous amount of weight. Only after her family paid the police 5000 yuan was she released and allowed to return home.
Wang Naifang from Fushun City Severely Tortured
Mr. Wang Naifang was a worker at the Suburban Tree Farm in Qingyuan County. At 10:30 p.m. on June 28, 2008, over ten local police officers from Qingyuan County Police Department were dispatched in two vehicles. Under the guise of an inspection of the labor dormitory, the police broke into Falun Gong practitioner Wang Naifang's residence and illegally arrested Wang Naifang and his son. On June 29, policeman Wang Dong, from Qingyuan Town police station, beat Wang Naifang until his spine and right leg were injured. Now, Mr. Wang has lower back pain and has difficulty moving his right leg. On July 31, the injury to the spine was confirmed with a CT scan at the Third Hospital of Fushun City.
On July 9, at Qingyuan County Police Department, six police officers took turns using a stun gun to shock Wang Naifang's chest, mouth, thighs, reproductive organ, arms, two armpits and other places: the torture began at 1 p.m. and continued for eight hours.
During electric shock torture sessions, many times officers forced smoke into his nose and mouth through a tube made of the newspaper that was set on fire. Wang Naifang choked and fainted many times. The police roused Mr. Wang with cold water and also poured white liquor down his throat. He had difficulty breathing, and coughed. He also could not speak and had a high fever for several days. For more than ten days, he could not take care of himself and was not able to turn his body in bed. Currently, his right arm and left hand are numb.
In the evening, the police hooded Wang Naifang to block him from seeing who was beating him. We have learned that police station chief Sun was there, and police officers Hou and Zheng made the police record. There were several others who have not yet been identified. Policeman Hou said, "We could not use the worst methods on you, so we invited several experts to deal with you."
Wang Naifang asked the police many times to remove the headgear, but an officer said, "No way! This is good for you. We will make you die without knowing how you die"
Whe Wang Naifang warned them that forcing a confession by torture violates the law and they would later face the legal consequences, the police threatened, "Killing you people is nothing. Nobody will care if you appeal. Go anywhere you wish [to appeal]."
During that night of torture on July 9, Wang Naifang was shocked so severely that he could not close his mouth, his lips were turned outwards, and the skin on his chest, two arms and other body areas were burnt and blistered. He still has prominent scars.
When Mr. Wang was transferred to the Big-Sand-Ditch detention center at midnight, police officers Jiang and others saw the injuries, and they then arranged for Liu Xingcheng, a criminal inmate, to monitor him. Police officer Wen, Bi, Chief Qi and Doctor Liu all knew of Mr. Wang's injuries. On July 11, Wang Naifang asked Chief Qi to be released on bail for medical treatment. Qi answered, "With an injury like yours, we will not be allowed to do so by the legal unit because people will notice your injury, and it is bad public relations. You will have to wait for your wounds to heal somewhat before you may be released on bail for medical treatment.
A 35-year-old Woman in Precarious Health after Detention
Ms. Cui Junfang, 35, a resident of Longhua village, Longhua Town, Jing County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. Before practicing Falun Gong she had been physically weak, had very low blood pressure, and was unable to work in the field. After practicing Falun Gong she became healthy and was able to take care of a ten-acre field by herself.
Her mother Guo Xiuju, 59, also benefited both physically and mentally, as her chronic back pain and winter coughing disappeared after she began practicing Falun Gong.
On July 19 at around noon, a white vehicle drove toward Cui Junfang, Guo Xiuju, and Cui's daughter as they were sitting under a big tree. Two men got out of the car, and while one of said they were looking for someone, the other man tried to grab Junfang's bag. She screamed, "Help! Robbers!" so the other man grabbed her mother's bag, which contained a few copies of truth-clarifying materials. "Why are you here?" Junfang asked. "Would we be here if you had not been reported?" one man answered.
Shortly after the two men made a few phone calls, ten people from the town government, Jing County, and the Public Security Bureau arrived. A man named Liu handcuffed Cui Junfang as her mother and daughter were pushed into a vehicle. The little girl disappeared from view. Cui Junfang appeared to be vomiting, and the older lady appeared to be suffering chest pain. They were taken to the Jing County Public Security Bureau, where they were not allowed to use the toilet. Thus, the little girl became upset and also began vomiting.
In the detention center, the family refused to sign anything. Security guards illegally signed for them and released the child. Cui Junfang was unable keep whatever she ate or drank down, as she would throw up repeatedly. On the next day, five more practitioners from Wenchen, Jing County were brought into the detention center. By this time Cui Junfang seemed to be dehydrated, as she was too weak to even go to the restroom unless supported by two other people.
On July 24, at 4:30 a.m., while Cui Junfang was heading for the toilet, she suddenly couldn't see anything and her chest felt tight, so she yelled for help. Others rushed over to help her back to her bed. Seeing this, her mother informed the officer on duty that her daughter needed medical attention. However, this person wouldn't listen. Although her mother demanded to see the top-level manager to get help for her daughter, her requests were ignored. She kept complaining until 8:00 a.m., when the morning shift took over. When personnel from the Public Security Bureau saw what Ms. Cui looked like, they became afraid that she would die and they would be held responsible. It was then that her family members were told that they could take her back home. Upon her release, Cui Junfang had to be carried out.
Right after they got home, an agent of the town government sent someone to tell the mother and daughter that they should not go to Beijing anymore. The officials arranged for neighbors to monitor the women, checking two to three times a day to ensure that Cui Junfang did not leave her home and keeping police informed of the women's every move. The constant harassment frustrated the family members, who informed the monitors that what they were doing was wrong.
Back in 2007, the family was similarly harassed. On August 23, 2007 at about 6:00 p.m., while Cui Junfang was chatting with her neighbor, about ten police officers from various departments barged in, handcuffed her, and took her to Jing County Public Security Bureau. This group included Zuo Tiehan, the head of 610 Office in Hengshui City, Li Guisheng, Fang Chunsheng, Liu of the Jing County State Security Brigade, Sun Chunsheng of Longhua police station, and others.
In the Jing County Public Security Bureau, Cui Junfang asked the officers why she had been arrested. Instead of answering her question, they wanted her to show her ID card. In reply, she asked if she was supposed to carry her ID while chatting with her neighbors. When policeman Fang Chunsheng interrogated her, Ms. Cui wouldn't answer his questions, so Fang slapped her face several times and also hit her with a broomstick. Since she still refused to identify herself, they hit her with electric batons and tied her to a steam pipe overnight.
Officer Li Guisheng wanted to take Cui Junfang's picture, but she wouldn't let him. Li became angry and grabbed her hair, saying, "Your family called us, wondering where you are. If you don't identify yourself, I'll transfer you out of here and tell your family that we don't have you." The threat scared Cui Junfang, so she finally disclosed her name. Police recorded her oral statement and took her finger prints. Because she did not pass the physical exam, the detention center refused to accept her at that time.
On the third day, policeman Fang Chunsheng took Cui Junfang to the Detention Center, where, at the time of registration, the Center Chief asked how she got the bruises around her eyes and on her body. Cui Hunfang said, "Officer Fang Chunsheng hit me."
Policeman Li Guisheng claimed that she had actually injured herself, and Fang Chunsheng commented to Ms. Cui that he had been too lenient with her.
Cui Junfang was illegally detained in the detention center for 20 days, causing her weakened body to become even weaker. She had a high fever and diarrhea for two days. Medication did not help her at all. She was finally released after her family paid 5000 yuan.