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Crippling Tortures in the Changchun No. 3 Detention Center Render Practitioners Unable To Stand For Several Days

April 23, 2003 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

In late November and early December 2002, the Shuangyang No. 3 Detention Center in Changchun City, Jilin Province persecuted practitioners under the guise of so-called "civilized jailing." A demerit system was set up to try and force practitioners to do things they felt they shouldn't do. For instance, anyone who refused to wear a prison uniform would be given one demerit that would result in punishment. In the past, Dafa Disciples in the Changchun No. 3 detention center had refused to wear the prison uniforms because they are innocent and have broken no laws. After being given a "demerit" for breaking the rules, the practitioners were dragged out of their cells by other prisoners under orders from the guards and pressed down to the floor and forcibly made to put on the prison uniforms. They were then shackled in chains as "punishment" afterwards. The most brutal type of shackling was called "running in chains," in which practitioners' wrists are handcuffed to a ring of shackles in a manner that forced them to bend at the waist in an extremely awkward and uncomfortable position. Once shackled, the practitioners could not lie down, go to the bathroom, or eat. Such a form of punishment seriously damages a person's vertebra if held for a long period of time, rendering them crippled for several days afterward.

This type of torture was used against Dafa Disciple Liu Xiu'e and Zhang Liping and did not stop until just two days before they were put on trial. Once in the courtroom, their hands, feet, and faces were extremely swollen , and they couldn't stand up straight or walk without support. The policemen in the detention center roared angrily that they would drag out and torture any practitioners who dared to speak out against the shackling, but the practitioners' righteous voices could still be heard echoing throughout the corridor despite these threats. Upon seeing the terror of the persecution, some criminals with heart disease became so frightened that they had heart attacks and had to receive emergency treatment. Doctors were running around everywhere in the corridor. Some of the criminals said angrily: "How brutal! Only these policemen could think of such cruel ways to torture these innocent Falun Gong practitioners."

One of the young female officers named Chen Xue spared no effort in persecuting Dafa practitioners with the "running in chains" torture method. Many were put under her charge in rooms 301 and 302 as a result.

We sincerely warn officer Chen Xue to immediately stop torturing Dafa practitioners. Good is rewarded with good and evil is met with evil. Don't destroy your own future! Here is an example for you: There was once a wicked policewoman in the Changchun Tiebei No.1 Detention Center named Li Xiaoqi. Like you, she spared no efforts in torturing Dafa practitioners with the "running in chains." Being the head of the so-called education section, many people thought she had a bright future ahead of her. However, she became so cruel that even some of the men she worked with became afraid of her. She created an even more heinous torture method when Shuangyang's local government changed its leadership, and was suddenly struck with serious illness and had to be admitted to the hospital. In fact, you may have faced similar retribution already but just have not dared to realize it. Whether you believe in the existence of Buddhas, Taos, and Gods or not, please give yourself the opportunity for life in the future and do commit such unpardonable evil from now on!