Three Practitioners Suffered Gas Poisoning in the Police Station; One of them Died

January 17, 2000

On January 10, three practitioners from Chang-gou-gu Coal Mine in Fang-shan District of Beijing, Ms. Liu Zhi-nan, Ms. Pu Shu-nan and Ms. Li Fu-hua went to appeal for Falun Dafa and got arrested. In the afternoon of that day, they were sent to the Zhou-kou-dian police station. They were required to do forced labor such as shoveling the snow and cleaning the environment everyday.

On January 14, they had their lunch at the boiler room of the police station after they finished their work. At about 2pm, all three of them suffered gas poisoning and lost consciousness. They were sent to Yan-shan District for emergency treatment. Ms. Li Fu-hua, who was thirty years old, regained her consciousness at 9pm. The doctor asked her, "How are you doing?" She said, "I am all right." The police asked her, "Will you still practice Falun Gong?" She said, "Yes." On the afternoon of January 16, she was released. When she was able to move, she started to take care of Ms. Pu Shu-nan who was over 40 years old. On the night of January 15, Ms. Pu opened her eyes but then lost her consciousness again. On the morning of January 16, she finally gained consciousness.

Ms. Liu Zhi-nan was over 40 years old. She lost her consciousness and was not able to recover. She was already in the mortuary when her family members visited her. The police warned the family members of the three practitioners that they should not disclose the news of Ms. Liu's death to other practitioners.

(Provided by a Beijing practitioner, 10pmof January 16)

A Practitioner from Guangzhou, Gao Xian-ming, Died in Detention

January 17, 2000

On December 31 of 1999, Mr. Gao Xian-ming was arrested in the Tian-he Park of Guangzhou City when he and another ten practitioners were having lunch. Later he was sent to the Tang-xia detention center of the Tian-he District. On the afternoon of January 18, Gao Xian-ming's family members suddenly received a notice of his death from the security section of Ji-nan University.

It was said by the police officers that Mr. Gao Xian-ming lost his consciousness suddenly after several days of hunger strike. Later he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment but he did not recover.

Mr. Gao Xian-ming, 41 years old, 1.8 meters tall, was very healthy after many years of practicing Falun Gong. He was the only son in his family. His father is over 70. Her daughter is in the first grade in the middle school. His sudden death made his family members extremely sad. They did not know what to say.

The real cause for Mr. Gao Xian-ming's death in police custody is still unclear.