Mr. Feng Gang was sent to a military hospital from the detention center when he was in a life-threatening condition, but he could not afford the medical cost and had to go home alone. Then he was arrested again immediately and died in custody. The police played dirty tricks to put his relatives in darkness.
Name: Feng Gang (冯刚)
Gender: Male
Address: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Date of Death: August 14, 2009
Date of most recent arrest: July 4, 2009
Most recent place of detention: Dalian City Detention Center
(大连看守所)
City: Dalian
Province: Liaoning
Persecution Suffered: Forced Labor, Home Ransacked,
Interrogation, Detention
On July 4, 2009 at around noon, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Feng Gang, his wife Ms. Wang Juan, and twelve others were arrested at the home of Ms. Shi Guixiang by Huanghe Road Police Station in Xigang District, Dalian City. They were detained at Dalian City Detention Center. Afterwards the police took Mr. Feng's house key and ransacked his home. They stole a laptop, books and other personal belongings.
Police officer Li Hongqiao interrogated Mr. Feng repeatedly during his detention. On August 10, 2009, Mr. Feng was in a life-threatening condition. The guard at the detention center claimed that Mr. Feng was not to die there, and let the Domestic Security Team deal with it. Three Domestic Security agents then came and took Mr. Feng to the 210th Hospital of PLA located in Dalian City.
According to the hospital examination, Mr. Feng's gallbladder was swollen to the size of two fists. He could not eat or drink in case the gallbladder might explode. The doctor told the person from the Domestic Security Team that he was in critical condition and he must be operated on immediately. However, the Domestic Security agents claimed that it was not necessary to operate that day and that the doctor could wait until the next day, after Mr. Feng Gang was released from detention. Hence, Mr. Feng would have to pay all the expenses himself. But the doctor did not agree and said the patient would die if the surgery was put off until the next day. The three agents had to pay a deposit of four thousand yuan first, and they left quickly thereafter.
Mr. Feng told the doctor that his wife was also in jail and he could not afford the surgery cost. As a result, Mr. Feng wrote a statement declaring that after his discharge, the hospital would not be responsible for his life or death. Then the doctor gave him fifty yuan from the deposit so that he could take a taxi home.
On August 12, 2009, Mr. Feng's relatives learned that he was home, so they went to visit him the next day. When they knocked on the door nobody answered. Mr. Feng had disappeared again. It was said that he went to a supermarket after going home and was arrested again.
On August 14, 2009, Mr. Feng's relatives went to the Domestic Security Team to request his release. The staff said that all of the police officers were out, but they insisted on seeing someone. After a long period of time, one officer showed up and said, "You have to talk to the person who arrested him."
Mr. Feng's relatives went to the police station on Huanghe Road. They saw Li Hongqiao, who was in charge the case, and asked him where Mr. Feng was. Li Hongqiao did not answer the question directly and said that Mr. Feng had either died or would die in a few days. Mr. Feng's family members said that they wanted to see the body if he was dead. Li Hongqiao then replied that Mr. Feng was alive.
On August 17, 2009, Mr. Feng's relatives went to the police station again to request his release. Li Hongqiao showed a statement that Mr. Feng would serve his term outside of prison. The date on the statement was August 10, 2009, the same day Mr. Feng was taken to the 210th Hospital, but it was not signed by Mr. Feng. When they asked Li Hongqiao why there was no signature, Li claimed that Feng had refused to sign.
On September 16, 2009, Mr. Feng's family reported him missing to Fuguo Street Police Station in Shahekou District. The police told them Mr. Feng had died on August 14, 2009, and his body had undergone an autopsy at Shahekou District Police Precint. They let the family go there and have his body cremated.
Li Hongqiao, Chief of Huanghe Road Police Station, Dalian City:
86-411-83789221, 86-411-83788489, 86-411-83789219
Tang Fuwei, Officer, Legal Section of Shahekou District Police Precinct:
86-411-39771326
Fang Guangji, Deputy Chief, Shahekou District Police Precinct:
86-411-84602317/84606628