Mr. Li Longji was arrested for practicing Falun Gong. Failing to get information about his son, Mr. Li's father was too upset to eat or drink, and passed away on January 2, 2010.
Innocent Person Imprisoned, Father Died in Upset
Thirty-four-year-old Mr. Li Longji, a Falun Gong practitioner from Yanji City, Jilin Province, was arrested by the Domestic Security Team agents on September 17, 2009. Mr. Li was interrogated under torture and is being held at Yanji City Detention Center.
Officers finally notified Mr. Li Longji's 77-year-old father and 72-year-old mother on December 10, 2009, that their son had been arrested because he practiced Falun Gong. Worried, they rushed to Yanji City from the countryside. They went to the Domestic Security Team of Yanji City Police Department, to the city procuratorate, and the city detention center in hopes of getting their son released. Their efforts were futile. In addition, they met with humiliation and persecution tactics at the hands of the police.
When they went to the Domestic Security Team located on the eighth floor of the police department building, a police officer just claimed that Mr. Li's case had been transferred to the city's Procuratorate and the police had nothing to do with that.
Therefore, they went to the 610 Office on the ninth floor and inquired about their son's arrest, stating that their son practiced Falun Gong to be a better person and that there was no reason to arrest him. However, the police there refused to answer any of their questions and claimed, "Your son is not here. We don't know what has happened to him."
When they went to the city police department the second time, they were stopped at the gate. They tried to explain, but a verbally abusive female police officer kicked Mr. Li's mother, and yelled, "Get out of here!" Later Another police officer eventually let them in. But Officers at the Domestic Security Team and the 610 Office went into hiding as soon as they heard the senior couple were coming again. Facing the tightly closed doors, the old man could only knocked them one by one and called his son's name in upset.
The parents went from office to office during the following days as they had already, but they were were never given any useful information regarding their son's arrest and possible release. All they got was verbal abuse and evasive responses.
Mr. Li's elderly parents again went to the city procuratorate, hoping for answers about their son's release, but again in vain. They were frustrated yet again when they traveled to the detention center and asked permission to visit their son, who had been severely tortured. They were not allowed to see him, and were told they had to get permission from the Domestic Security Team leader, which was impossible because the division head was avoiding them.
Encountering nothing but stonewalling everywhere and having exhausted all possibilities, the disappointed older folks returned to the countryside. Afterwards, Mr. Li's once-healthy father became ill, and his health progressively declined. Worrying about their son, they once again went to the city on December 20, 2009. After many attempts to get information about their son's current circumstances, the result was the same as before: no success. They had suffered so much emotional pain. Squatting in front of the city police building, Mr. Li's father sobbed.
Mr. Li was wearing seasonally appropriate clothes when he was arrested in the fall. He did not have winter clothes. His parents brought winter clothes and food to the detention center and asked the guard to pass them on to their son, but even such a small favor was refused. Mr. Li's father could not tolerate this state of affairs any longer. He was too upset to eat or drink after they got home. He became very ill and died on January 2, 2010.
According to insider information, the city procuratorate already sent Mr. Li's case to the court. He will be sentenced soon.