(Clearwisdom.net)
- Around 10 pm one evening in June 2000, policeman Peng was drunk. He used
an electric baton to shock Falun Dafa practitioners Gong Zaili, Song Lintao,
Li Haoyuan (who has been released), to get them to reveal the sources of
Teacher's new articles. When he was through shocking them, he said,
"It's not over. I will find you tomorrow." Falun Dafa
practitioners requested that he be punished for his misconduct. Police
officer Wang Changyu said, "you can talk to the Team Leader
tomorrow." But the next day, when Falun Dafa practitioners found the
Team Leader Liu Hongguang, he answered, "Did he kill anyone? If he
killed someone, I will take full responsibility." Falun Dafa
practitioners wished to sue him at a higher level, but Liu found all sorts
of excuses to delay, and ultimately prevent the lawsuit.
- July-August 2001, Falun Dafa practitioners were practicing the exercises
when police handcuffed them using force. Four or five of them were hung by
their handcuffs from the upper bunk of their beds. In the heat of summer,
the disciples were soaked in sweat. The police made sarcastic remarks and
were unwilling to open the handcuffs even to use the toilet or for mealtime.
- In September 2001, Falun Dafa practitioner Yao Zhongliang was sitting on
the bed in double lotus position. Team Leader Yao Qingfu thought he was
practicing the exercises. He made Yao Zhongliang sit on the Tiger bench for
4 days. [Practitioners are forced to sit on a small iron bench that is
approximately 20 cm (6 inches) tall. Practitioners' knees are tightly tied
on the small bench - "Tiger Bench." The person has to sit straight
up with his eyes looking straight ahead. His hands are tied behind his back
or sometimes placed on his knees. He is not allowed to turn his head, close
his eyes, talk to anyone, raise his hand, or call out for the attention of
the guards. Many inmates are assigned to watch the practitioner. If he turns
his head, they force the practitioner to hold his head in that position
indefinitely. If the practitioner raises his hand to call the attention of
the guards when his hands are placed on his knees, they force him to hold
his hands in the air indefinitely. If he speaks, they force his mouth to
remain open indefinitely. Usually some hard objects are inserted underneath
the practitioner's lower legs or ankles to make it harder for them to
tolerate this abuse (see illustration on http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/24/16156.html).]
One night during these four days, police Wang Changyu was drunk, and wanted
to force Yao Zhongliang give up his cultivation. As Yao Zhongliang would
not, Wang beat him three times between 5 pm till 11 pm. They were in the
No.2 office. Yao Zhongliang was vomiting blood. Police Xu Xinyue was mopping
the floor. Yao Zhongliang would not keep quiet. To prevent others from
hearing their beating they turned the loudspeakers to extremely loud music
in every other class.
- November --December 2001, Falun Dafa practitioners Liu Yanchang and Cheng
Guilin were beaten by Team Leader Liu Hongguang many times for practicing
the exercises. Liu hit them hard in the face. In order to prevent others
from witnessing the torture, he asked them to go to his office, where he
beat them. Yao Qingfu said, "There will be no evidence."
- At the end of November 2001, Falun Dafa practitioner Wu Chunlong was
punished to sit on the Tiger bench for one week because he practiced the
exercises. Many other Falun Dafa disciples requested that he be released
from the Tiger Bench, but their requests were ignored. Many practitioners
were on hunger strike. Among them Yao Zhongliang, Xia Zhiliang, Dong
Shaohua, Li Jingfeng were sent to the mailroom to be force-fed through the
nose. Yao Zhongliang and Li Jingfeng were on hunger strike for 6 days; Xia
Zhiliang and Dong Shaohua were on hunger strike at least 20 days. While on
hunger strike, practitioners were locked in the mailroom. Their hands were
cuffed to both sides of the bed, preventing them from standing. Police would
only release one hand for a bowel movement but would not release either hand
when they needed urinate. Police made the prisoners help them with the
torture. Practitioners' feet were bound by cotton belts. Xia Zhiliang's feet
were cuffed for a whole day. Many police insulted the Falun Dafa
practitioners who were on hunger strike. Police Ge Hongbo directed the
criminal prisoners sent to watch Falun Dafa disciples to tie the legs of any
practitioner in the double lotus position. Xia Zhiliang was tied many times.
- During December 2001, Yao Qingfu beat Li Jingfeng and Yao Zhongliang once
each, individually.
- In January 2002, Falun Dafa practitioner Dong Shaohua was punished to sit
on Tiger Bench on three separate occasions for practicing the exercises.
Each time we was forced to sit on the Tiger bench for 7 days. (He was
handcuffed for 7 of the 21 total days). Falun Dafa practitioners Liu
Yanchang and Liu You were also punished to sit on the Tiger Bench twice
each.
- On January 1st, 2002, Falun Dafa practitioner Xia Zhiliang was
beaten by police Zhang Zhenhua for practicing the exercises. Xia felt pain
in his lower ribs and his lower back. His ribs were probably fractured, but
the police said he was pretending.
- On January 2nd, 2002, police Wang Changyu beat Falun Dafa
practitioners Yao Zhongliang, Yu Panyou, and Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng's
ankle was red and swollen afterwards.
- On January 14th, 2002, Xia Zhiliang was visited by his family.
Afterwards, he was beaten by police Yu Dalong from the management section
and locked in the small cell 5 days. [The detainee is locked up in a very
small cell individually. The guards handcuff practitioners hands behind
their back in a fixed position, in which the practitioners can neither move
nor lie down. The small cell is very damp and no sunshine comes in.
Detainees have to urinate and defecate in the cell. Only half of a regular
meal is served to detainees locked up in a small cell during the daytime.
During the night the rats are running around. The stench in the small cell
is so bad that it is difficult to breathe.] During these 5 days, they
did not give him any water, or soup. They only gave him two pieces of dry
bread each day. His hands were cuffed. The management section police said
Xia Zhiliang cursed them, and did not follow their rules, but actually Xia
only asked them questions solemnly when the police cursed him. After he came
back from the small cell, his face was bluish, and his lips were severely
swollen.
- On February 2nd, 2002, police Ge Hongbo used lit cigarettes to
burn Falun Dafa practitioner Li Jingfeng's hands because he practiced the
exercises. Ge Hongbo refused to listen to Falun Dafa practitioner's
reasoning, and cursed them many times.
- On February 11th, 2002 (Chinese New Year eve), when the whole
nation was celebrating the Spring Festival, Falun Dafa practitioner Chen
Guilin was locked in a storage room all night, and sent back to the No.2
class next afternoon. The many illegal punishments towards Falun Dafa
practitioners included: Extension of the prison term by 10 days for every
month for those who refuse to accept brainwashing; Extension of the prison
term by 5 days for those who practice Falun Dafa exercises once and
Extension of the prison term by 3 days for reciting Master Li's article
once.
Police used unspeakable torture methods. They usually called Falun Dafa
practitioners to the office, where they then beat them. Once they even taped Xia
Zhiliang's mouth closed with duct tape to prevent him from crying out. After
they saw Xia's hand had turned purple from the handcuff, they loosed it a
little, and continued to beat him. The camp procuratorial officer told Falun
Dafa practitioners that their superiors did not allow them to take appeals from
Falun Dafa practitioners. Otherwise, they would lose their job.