Mr. Fu Zhenyong, 64, has been repeatedly harassed by local police officers for believing in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." In April 2009, he was secretly tried and later sentenced to nine years in prison.

Mr. Fu Zhenyong Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Henan Province

Mr. Fu used to work at the Coal Mine Mechanic Factory in Zhengzhou City. In 2001, he was taken to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp where guards tortured him daily. When their efforts to "transform him" had failed, he was detained in Wanqing Shanzhuang Brainwashing Center in Zhengzhou City for around one year, even though his initial term of the forced labor had expired.

Around six months after Mr. Fu was released from the center, he was again arrested by the local police and once again he was jailed and tortured at Baimiao Forced Labor Camp. During his one year imprisonment, he was transferred to various other labor camps in the vicinity, where he was also tortured, yet he did not give up his beliefs. One evening, when the guards weren't paying attention, Mr. Fu managed to pry open a metal window and escape. Later he left home to avoid being arrested and further persecuted.

Around October 1, 2008, Mr. Fu was again arrested and held at the 2nd Detention Center of Zhengzhou City. The guards tortured him in an effort to extort a confession from him, but failed. As a result, he was tied to the dead-person's-bed for over 12 days and had to urinate and defecate in his pants. In April 2009, he was sentenced to nine years in prison.