The Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong -- January 26, 2008

Issued by Clearwisdom Net

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Mr. Li Xiunan Illegally Sent to Forced Labor Camp
 

Mr. Li Xiunan, 54, began practicing Falun Dafa in Yanji City, Jilin province in 1998. Before becoming a practitioner, he had serious health problems such as a chronic ulcer, and he was nearly blind. After reading Zhuan Falun and doing the Falun Gong exercises, his ulcer and eye problems disappeared.

On December 9, 2007, while Liu Xiunan was posting truth-clarifying materials, he was grabbed and taken to a detention center by security guards. In the detention center they tried to make him disclose the source of the materials and DVDs using brutal force. Because of his steadfast refusal, Li Xiunan was detained in Yanji City detention center for 15 days. By law, detainees are allowed to call their families, but Mr. Li, being a Falun Gong practitioner, was not permitted to do so.

Li Xiunan's wife was disabled, and could only handle simple household chores in her wheelchair; their 21-year-old son is still in school; his 80-year-old mother needs his care. Since Li Xiunan's income was barely enough to begin with, his unlawful arrest has put a great burden on the shoulders of his handicapped wife, making it almost impossible for this poor family to survive. His wife went to see him at the detention center, but the guard there did not allow her to see him, and she was kicked out.

Li Xiunan's wife had no alternative but to seek the help of Yanji City Domestic Security Team Deputy Leader Xiao Bin, who is in charge of Falun Gong affairs. She explained to Xiao Bin about how her family was in dire need of her husband. However, it turned out that Li Xiunan wasn't released; on the contrary, he was given one year of detention in a forced labor camp.

The police informed Li Xiunan's family only after he was transferred to the forced labor camp. His wife had a heart attack due to the overwhelming stress.

Currently, Li Xiunan is forced to do slave labor 12-hours a day in Yinmahe Forced Labor Camp.