(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.

Liu Li, Head of the Domestic Security Division, Police Section at the Agriculture Management Division at Mudanjiang City, Stricken with Rectal Cancer

Liu Li, about 53 years old, was the head of the Domestic Security Division. Since he became section chief of Politics and Law in 1999, he unquestioningly followed orders from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and actively persecuted more than 80 Falun Gong practitioners. When those kind practitioners tried to clarify the truth to him, the standard response was that he was simply "carrying out orders from above" or "nothing he could do." Between February and December of 2008, he physically abused or harassed nineteen practitioners. Eighteen practitioners were sentenced to jail or forced labor camps as a result of his actions.

In December 2008, Liu Li felt sick and complained of stomach pain. On December 19, he went to Peide Hospital for a physical examination. Doctors diagnosed him with stage-two rectal cancer.