(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' Note: In both Western and Chinese culture, the principle of karmic retribution, that is, being held ultimately accountable for one's own actions, is widely accepted. The fundamental teaching of Falun Gong is the characteristic of the universe, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The universe will reward actions that are in harmony with this principle, while actions such as beating, torturing, and murdering people will incur karmic retribution. Stated another way, good deeds will be rewarded with good, while evildoings will meet due retribution. Articles such as this one are meant as a compassionate reminder of this principle to those who would commit wrongdoing. While many of those who persecute Falun Gong are merely "following orders," the universal law requires that they too be held responsible for their actions, and that only by reversing their course of wrongdoing may they escape retribution.

Huang Fazeng was formerly a party secretary of Anxin County in Hebei Province. A party secretary from a neighboring county once asked him how to stop practitioners from making appeals. Huang told him that people are most afraid of their homes being ransacked, while officials fear being removed from their positions. Subsequently, the homes of many practitioners in the neighboring county who went to make appeals were ransacked, and several low-ranking officials were fired from their jobs. Just over a month later, Huang Fazeng was suddenly diagnosed with cancer and eventually died.

Jin Dianyuan was formerly a party secretary of Dingxing County in Hebei Province. He was responsible for the arrest and detention of ten practitioners. These practitioners were subsequently sent to forced labor camps. After he was transferred to become head of the Baoding City Water Bureau, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for corruption and bribery.

Wang Zhongjun was head of Baoding County 610 Office in Hainan Province. While participating in persecuting practitioners, he once shouted, “You claim that there is karmic retribution. Where is it? I have arrested many practitioners and yet I have not experienced retribution.” Less than a month after he made this statement, his only son in Guangzhou was poisoned by a liquefied petroleum gas leakage and subsequently died. On May 8, 2004, his wife committed suicide by jumping into a well.

Zhang Shiming was the first head of the Huanggang City 610 Office in Hubei Province. On February 14, 2005, he suddenly had a heart attack and passed away. He was only 48 years old at the time.

Wang Kewu, the second head of the Huanggang City 610 Office, suffered from acute liver cancer and died three days before Tomb Sweeping Day in 2005.

Li Qun, head of the Yakeshi City 610 Office in Inner Mongolia, died of cancer.

Ren Changxia, head of the Dengfeng City Police Department in Henan Province, was in a serious car accident on April 13, 2004. Ren was sitting in the back seat and was thrown out of the car from the impact of the accident, causing her death. Ren had been actively involved in the persecution of practitioners. The day before her death, she personally gave orders for the arrest of two dozen practitioners.

He Xuejian was a police officer at Dongchengfang Town Police Station in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. On November 25, 2005, he viciously beat and raped practitioner Liu Jizhi, who was nearly his mother's age. He Xuejian was sentenced to eight years in prison. During his imprisonment, he developed cancer in his penis. To save his life, the doctor removed his penis and testicles. He subsequently tried to end his life three times by jumping off a building, but was unsuccessful.

Cao Gang, male, 48 years old, was head of Yuzhou City Police Department in Henan Province. When he was head of Xuchang City Detention Center in late 2000, he instigated prison guards to beat detained practitioners, and brutally forced-fed many practitioners. After he became the head of Yuzhou City Police Department in 2004, Cao Gang arrested and sent many practitioners to jail and forced labor camps. Practitioner Sun Guanzhou, 62, a professor at the Yuzhou City Teacher's Institute for Further Studies, was seized by officers from the Domestic Security Division on March 3, 2008, and then tortured to death on March 9. Cao Gang cannot shirk his responsibility for Sun Guanzhou's death. In March 2010, Cao Gang was arrested and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for corruption and bribery.

Long Qingfu was the head of the Shiping County 610 Office in Yunnan Province. On June 22, 2003, together with the deputy head, he took part in a meeting about deploying forces for persecuting Falun Gong. On the way back, they were involved in a car accident. Long Qingfu died on the spot and the deputy head was seriously injured.

Men Yijing and Bai Weiquan were both heads of Qingyang County 610 Office in Gansu Province. On January 8, 2003, they left the office to take part in persecution activities against Falun Gong. The car they were in overturned and both were killed.

Deng Changlong was section head of the 610 Office in Changan Corporation's No. 1 Factory in Chongqing. He died of lung cancer in 2000. Wu Wei, the current section head of the 610 Office, has terminal liver cancer.

Zhang Jianzhong, who is in his fifties, is deputy head of the Yantai City Legal Bureau. When he was head of Haiyang City Police Department, many practitioners were sent to forced labor camps, sentenced to prison, and extorted of money. In 2011, Zhang died from a sudden heart attack caused by excessive drinking.

Zhao Xinli was head of the Haiyang City Detention Center in Shandong Province. He abused and beat detained practitioners. In 2004, Zhao, who was usually in good health, contracted acute liver disease and died. He was in his fifties.

Sun Mingyi was an officer at the Lidian Police Station in Haiyang City. In the early days of the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, he was an active participant. In early 2000, he was killed in a car accident. He was in his early forties.

Xu Dongsheng, deputy head of the Haiyang City 610 Office in Shandong Province, planned and personally carried out the arrests of practitioners taking the position in 2001. On November 7, 2006, his 9-year-old son was killed in a car accident. Before that, his wife had breast cancer for three years, and has since been undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

Shao Wenbing, head of the Haiyang City 610 Office, gave orders for carrying out the persecution of practitioners. Under his instructions, practitioners were tortured to death, sent to forced labor camps, and detained. While driving his car on December 25, 2001, the steering wheel malfunctioned and the car flipped over. Shao broke seven ribs, his internal organs and stomach shifted, and he was admitted into Haiyang City Hospital.