(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' note: In both Western and Chinese cultures, 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 acts that are in harmony with this principle, while doing things 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.

1. Ding Xinfa and Xu Xiaogang, Public Security and Procuratorial System Senior Officials in Jiangxi Province, Were Imprisoned

Ding Xinfa, 63, is Jiangxi Province's chief procurator. In July 2004, Ding Xinfa was under investigation and transferred to judicature in December of that year. On January 9, 2006, he was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment for bribery and embezzlement of public funds.

While he was in office as Jiangxi Province's Public Security Department chief and chief procurator, numerous Falun Gong practitioners in Jiangxi Province suffered persecution under his direct orders. These practitioners were arrested, prosecuted, sent to forced labor camps or prisons, and many died as a result.

Ding Xinfa's case was not an isolated incident. Xu Xiaogang, another former senior official of the Public Security Department and procurator of the judicial system in Jiangxi, also committed serious crimes against Falun Gong. He also met with retribution for his criminal acts. On April 9, 2007, Xu Xiaogang was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery and illegal possession of firearms. His entire personal wealth was confiscated.

Xu Xiaogang, 57, was the deputy director of the Jiangxi Province Public Security Department from October 1994 to May 2005. He was also the chief of the Jiangxi Province 610 Office. He followed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s guidelines, persecuting people who believe in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

2. Mayor Yu Xiaoping, Former Shangrao Municipal Party Committee Secretary, Committed Suicide

Mayor Yu Xiaoping, former Shangrao Municipal Party Committee secretary in Jiangxi Province, committed suicide at home on August 26, 2003. The news caused quite a sensation throughout the country.

When the CCP, under Jiang Zemin's directions, started persecuting Falun Gong in 1999, Yu Xiaoping was the Party Committee secretary of Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province. After July 20, 1999, many Falun Gong practitioners from Zhangshu City went to Beijing and appealed, within the law. Yu Xiaoping personally led the police force to Beijing to arrest practitioners on two occasions and escorted back several dozen of them. He then ordered the practitioners to be tortured. Methods of torture included "flying airplane," "handcuffing behind the back," and beating them up. He also extorted from each practitioner 3000 to 5000 yuan for the travel expenses to bring them back.

Yu Xiaoping also ordered the brainwashing of practitioners at the Shanqian Township Brainwashing Center, which was located in the outlying mountainous area of Zhangshu City. Many practitioners who had refused to be "transformed" were sentenced to 3 years of forced labor or imprisonment. Yu Xiaoping had persecuted good people who followed the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and his retribution for his evil acts was almost immediate. He died at the age of 49.

3. Liu Tiangui, Former Deputy Warden of Yuzhang Prison, Died a Violent Death

Liu Tiangui was the deputy warden of Yuzhang Prison in Jiangxi Province. In 2001, he followed Jiang's directive to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Many practitioners were detained at Yuzhang Prison and were forced to give up their belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. When his attempt to "transform" practitioners failed, he had them tortured by hanging them up, beating them, forcing them to do intensive hard labor for long periods of time, and locking them up in small cells all year long. He also refused to release them when their term was due, and did everything possible to fabricate information just to send them to forced labor camps or extended prison terms.

Late in 2002, two practitioners were due for release; one was sentenced to a further three years of forced labor, and the other to three and a half years. Several months later, in 2003, Liu Tiangui met with retribution and died suddenly at the age of 60.

4. Wu Jian, Public Security Bureau Assistant Commissioner in Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province, Along with Two Others, Met with Retribution

Wu Jian, a former "610 Office" chief and Public Security Bureau assistant commissioner in Xingzi County; Yang Zhengqing, a National People's Congress assistant director in Xingzi County; Cheng Chunyuan, former Public Security Bureau assistant commissioner, and current Bureau of Education assistant commissioner, were all hostile towards Falun Gong. They persecuted practitioners, and met with retribution for their evil deeds.

On March 17, 2007, Wu Jian invited Yang Zhenqing, Cheng Chunyuan and his wife and son, to a local mountain holiday resort. There were ten of them in the party. On the way back, there was a landslide and Yang Zhenqing was killed on the spot. He was 44 years of age. Wu Jian's son was seriously injured and died the same day, after being taken to the hospital emergency room. He was 21 years old. Cheng Chunyuan suffered two broken ribs and had to be treated at the hospital.

5. Zhou Xiaoshun, Politics and Law Committee Secretary in Nanchang County, Died Prematurely

Zhou Xiaoshun was from Maqiu Town, Gaoxin District, Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province. He was the Politics and Law Committee secretary of Nanchang County Public Security Bureau. Since July 20, 1999, he followed Jiang's regime in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. As a result, he was promoted to chief prosecutor of Nanchang County in 2004. On August 10, 2006, he died of throat cancer at the age of 53. He suffered extreme pain.

6. Tang Zhengxiong, Assistant Manager of Jingshan Local Police Station in Nanchang City, Died in a Lake

Tang Zhengxiong, assistant manager of Jingshan Local Police Station, Nanchang City Public Security Bureau, actively persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. In 2004, he met with Zhou Yongkang, a senior leader of the CCP. After he was transferred to the Jingshan Local Police Station in August 2006, he persecuted many practitioners, and even sent practitioners to forced labor camps because of an MP3 player.

At 10 a.m. on April 17, 2007, Tang Zhengxiong went to the Xianghu scenic look-out. When the car he was in was on the fifth arched bridge, the driver suddenly lost control and crashed into a three-meter-deep lake. The driver was rescued but Tang Zhengxiong died in the accident. He was about 35 years of age.

7. Chen Shuigen, Deputy Chief Judge of Civil Court of Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, Died of Brain Hemorrhage

On October 20, 2006, Chen Shuigen, deputy chief judge of the No. 1 Civil Court of Qingyunpu District People's Court in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, participated in persecuting five practitioners, along with Chen Xiangyang and Zhang Shujun. During a court break at 11:20 a.m. on November 17, 2006, Chen Shuigen suddenly collapsed. He died from a brain hemorrhage. He was 50 years of age.

8. Dar Lu, Public Security Police Officer in De'an County, Was Electrocuted to Death While Fishing

Dar Lu, a public security police officer in De'an County, Jiangxi Province, ignorantly followed the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. He was full of hatred towards Falun Gong practitioners, and while he was working for the De'an County Detention Center in 2004, he said "shoot all Falun Gong" in front of practitioners. When he was transferred to the police station, he actively searched for and arrested Falun Gong practitioners. On April 14, 2007, he went fishing at a private fish pond. His fishing line was cast on a high tension wire--he was electrocuted and died on the spot. He was about 44 years old.

9. Chen Miaoyong, De'an County's Chief Prosecutor Met a Premature Death

Chen Miaoyong, De'an County's Chief Prosecutor in Jiangxi Province, had actively persecuted Falun Gong practitioners since 1999. He sent seven Falun Gong practitioners to forced labor camps in 2000. Chen Miaoyong, 50, contracted uremia in 2005 and died within three months of being diagnosed.

10. Chen Xinru of Jiangxi Tractor Factory and Other Perpetrators Met with Retribution

Since April 25, 1999, the defunct Jiangxi Tractor Factory had specifically set up a department to persecute Falun Gong. Its members included Chen Xinru and Xiong Xiaobo. They actively persecuted Falun Gong practitioners, using every means to reduce practitioners' retirement pensions, which were already meager. They also forced practitioners' families to pay "guarantee" money ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 yuan. They persecuted Falun Gong practitioners both mentally and financially.

In mid-December 2005, Chen Xinru suffered from a heart attack and died. He was 59 years old.

Xiong Xiaobo, who was 40, actively persecuted Falun Gong practitioners from April 25, 1999 to 2003. Once, he brutally tortured a 60-year-old female practitioner. After the torture, she lost all mobility and was covered in bruises. Later Xiong Xiaobo became a cripple and turned blind.

11. Duan Chuanyi, Speed Boat Captain of the Local Aquatic Police Station in Matou Town, Electrocuted

Duan Chuanyi, speed boat captain at the local aquatic police station in Matou Town, Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province, had been harassing a group of Falun Gong practitioners since 2002. He had arrested them twice, ransacked their homes, and sent them to forced labor camps. Just after 6 a.m. on August 2, 2007, Duan Chuanyi, in his forties, was electrocuted and died while he was renovating his house. His stomach and intestines looked mutilated. The following day his body had shrunk by over a foot in its ice coffin.

12. Chen Xiangui, Acting Assistant Manager of Xingang Local Police Station, Was Killed in a Car Accident

Chen Xiangui, acting assistant manager of Xingang Local Police Station in Lushan Area, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, willingly became a goon of Jiang's regime after July 20, 1999, persecuting Falun Gong practitioners.

At 10:44 a.m. on June 30, Chen Xiangui was killed in a car accident on his way to deliver the "Public Security Administrative Sanctions Decision" to Jiangji Village, Xingang. When he was trying to turn at a steep slope, the right tire of his police car was punctured. He then lost control of the car and crashed into a pond, which was 3 meters below the slope. The pond was over 3 meters deep and Chen died at the scene of the accident. However, his colleague, who was a passenger in the car, survived.