Liaoning Man in Critical Condition Again While Serving 7.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong

(Minghui.org) Minghui.org reported in 2022 that a Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, resident fell into critical condition that year while serving 7.5 years because he practices Falun Gong. News came recently that Mr. Zhao Jiyuan was again on the verge of death after repeated torture, but the details remain to be investigated.

Mr. Zhao, around 70, is a former employee of the Shenyang City Fourth Construction Company. He was arrested on July 10, 2019 and stood trial three months later. After the hearing, the judge asked his son to persuade his father to admit his guilt. The judge promised to give him only three years if he complied, and threatened to sentence him to seven years if he refused.

Mr. Zhao insisted that he broke no law by practicing Falun Gong. The judge sentenced him to 7.5 years and ordered him to serve time in the Jinzhou City Prison.

The prison denied his family their right to visit because he refused to reniunce Falun Gong. He was only allowed to spend 100 yuan to purchase daily necessities.

Past Persecution

Mr. Zhao was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer in July 1998. He had trouble swallowing and even vomited after drinking water. He lost a lot of weight. One day in December 1998, he listened to audio tapes of the Falun Gong teachings given by Mr. Li Hongzhi. Miraculously he was able to eat and sweep his yard the next day. He soon returned to work.

Mr. Zhao was amazed and started practicing Falun Gong. He told everyone he knew that Falun Gong saved his life.

Mr. Zhao twice went to Beijing after the persecution began in 1999, to appeal for his right to practice Falun Gong. He was arrested both times. In December 1999, he was sent to Longshan Labor Camp in Shenyang City, and was released in June 2000.

Mr. Zhao was arrested on February 27, 2001 for putting up banners which exposed the persecution of Falun Gong. He was initially sentenced to five years. The judge asked him if he intended to file an appeal. When he said yes, the judge added two more years to his term. He was taken to the Shenyang Second Prison on February 10, 2002 and jailed there until February 26, 2008.

Mr. Zhao’s family was entitled to the compensation given to people whose houses were demolished by the government for urban development. The local government withheld his compensation for years using his prison sentence as an excuse.

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