Ms. Wei Xiuying was on the verge of death. The judge and the police claimed they would release her on medical parole as long as her relatives signed the trial document for her. But eventually Ms. Wei was sentenced to seven years in prison. The police ridiculed his relatives, ""What is an oral agreement worth? Nothing."
Ms. Wei Xiuying Had to Be Carried Into Court as a Result of Torture
Ms. Wei Xiuying, a resident of Linghai City in Liaoning Province, was severely tortured while in police custody, and as a result, had to be carried into the local courthouse when she was to stand trial. The judge later sentenced her to seven years in prison.
Ms. Wei Xiuying
At 6:00 a.m., on April 17, 2009, officers from both Jinzhou City Police Department and the Domestic Security Team of Linghai City Police Department stormed into Ms. Wei Xiuying's home in Jincheng District, Linghai City.
Ms. Wei was arrested along with her eldest daughter Ms. Zhao Hong, her second daughter Ms. Zhao Bing, and her husband (who does not practice Falun Gong). They were all taken to the Domestic Security Team office and interrogated there. Eight hours later, everyone was released except Ms. Wei.
In the last week of July 2009, Ms. Wei was scheduled to stand trial at the city court, even though she was on the verge of death and had to be carried into the courtroom, with a portable oxygen device by her side. The presiding judge, Li Daming, and Wang Xin, the deputy chief of the court, ended the trial in a rush when they realized that Ms. Wei could not stand nor speak as a result of being tortured.
On August 7, 2009, Li Daming went to Linghai City Detention Center and tried to force Ms. Wei to stand trial, even though she was still in critical condition and wasn't very coherent. Therefore, Li Daming and the city police deputy chief Wang Jingshan went to the home of Ms. Wei's brother and sister the next day, and told them, "Since your sister is very sick, you guys just sign for her. After she is sentenced tomorrow, you can help her apply for medical parole and we'll let her go home."
Li and Wang also warned them not to bring the subject up with Ms. Wei's eldest daughter Ms. Zhao Hong, because she is a Falun Gong practitioner,
The brother and sister believed what they were told and signed for Ms. Wei. However, Ms. Wei was sentenced to seven years in prison. When they asked Wang to fulfill his promise, Wang poured ridicule on them, "What is an oral agreement worth? Nothing."
It was at that moment that the family realized that they had been deceived. Ms. Wang now requires around-the-clock oxygen support just to stay alive.