(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xiong Yuhua of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province was arrested by staff of the security section from her work unit and local police at midnight on March 12, 2004. She has been held in detention since then. In June 2005 her husband was finally able to meet with her in person at the Chenghua District Court. She was in poor condition as a result of the torture. In August, Xiong Yuhua was illegally sentenced to imprisonment and was sent to Sichuan Province Women's Prison. No visitation was allowed. The prison authorities said it was a decision made by Xiong Yuhua's work unit and the local government.
Xiong Yuhua is 60 years old and was an electrician in the Mechanical and Electric Department of Hongming Electronics Limited Corporation. Because of fatigue from the work and the handling of hazardous organic solvents, she had been in very poor health and had numerous diseases such as hepatitis, gastritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and vertigo. In the summer, she could not be exposed to the sun for too long, and in winter she could not stand the cold weather. She tried to avoid coming into contact with cold water. When she combed her hair, she could not even raise her arms over her shoulder. She fainted several times at work. Taking medication for years hadn't helped at all. In 1997, she started practicing Falun Gong and all her health problems disappeared. She became healthy and strong and was able to perform heavy labor.
On March 12, 2004, Zhang Yongchang, the security section head of Hongming Corporation and Liu Chuanxiang, a staff member in charge of ID archives at Jianshe Road Police Station led a group of people to Xiong Yuhua's residential building at midnight. By lying to Xiong by saying that they came to "check the toilet leakage," Liu Chuanxiang asked Xiong to open the door. The gang then rushed in and ransacked her home. They handcuffed her and attempted to take her away. Xiong's husband asked where they were from and demanded to see official documents. They claimed that they were from the "First Division of the City Police Department" and refused to answer his questions about official documents. Xiong's husband would not allow them to take his wife away. Liu Chuangxiang had to reveal that they were staff members from the local police station and Xiong's work unit, and then they took her away.
After the arrest, Xiong's husband went to the CCP committee and Security Section of Hongming Electronics Limited Corporation, Neighborhood Committee, Retirees' Office, Jianshe Road Police Station, City Police Department, and the Chenghua District Police Department to inquire about the illegal arrest of Xiong Yuhua. The answers he got from them were always "don't know." They also didn't allow Xiong's husband to ask about details.
Three days later, Caotang Police Station authorities delivered the document for interrogation approval and notice of detention to Xiong's home. Xiong's husband then went to Caotang Police Station to inquire about the reason for the arrest. The police denied that Xiong Yuhua was held there. It was not until Xiong's husband presented the interrogation approval document that they admitted it. They then asked Xiong's husband to go talk to the people directly involved in the arrest and detention. Her husband made an effort to find these people and demanded a reason. He further asked why these people who didn't have any jurisdiction in Qingyang District came to arrest Xiong in Qingyang District. They answered that they were "implementing a task commissioned to them." Xiong's husband demanded to see Xiong Yuhua. His request was rejected.
More than ten days after the arrest, Xiong's husband received a letter that Xiong Yuhua had written to him from the detention center. In the letter, she asked her husband to send her clothes, bedding, shoes and money.
In April, Xiong's husband received another letter from Xiong saying the clothes, blanket, shoes and money had been received, but Xiong Yuhua has not been heard from since. All commodities sent to her were received by someone else who imitated her handwriting to sign a receipt.
Ms. Xiong's husband did not see his wife until June 2005 at Chenghua District Court. However, he didn't even have a chance to talk to her. Xiong Yuhua was in bad condition when her husband saw her in court.
In August, Xiong Yuhua was sentenced to prison and sent to Sichuan Province Women's Prison, and no visitation was allowed. In order to seek the right of visitation, Xiong's husband talked to the authorities of the court, the jurisdiction department, and the Provincial Prison Bureau. They all promised that visitation was allowed. Two weeks later, staff from the prison called Xiong's daughter and told her she was allowed to visit her mother.
Ms. Xiong's husband and daughter then went to visit Xiong together. The head of the eighth prison ward specifically warned them not to mention anything about Falun Gong during the visitation and forced them to agree before they were allowed to see her. Then, father and daughter were able to see Xiong Yuhua in a glass walled room.
Xiong Yuhua told them that after she was arrested, the evildoers took her to a hotel and handcuffed her to a chair. They shone a search light and infrared light into her eyes and onto her body. She was interrogated for three days and nights in a row with this kind of torture. Xiong's eyes were seriously hurt. Now she could only see the silhouette of a person, but could not see the person's face clearly. Xiong's husband found that Xiong's facial features and body had changed a lot due to the torture.
Soon after that, Zhang Yongchang, the head of the security department of Hongming Corporation explained to Xiong's husband that Xiong had been arrested because she went outside to involve herself in Falun Gong activities and they had evidence of it. Xiong's husband refuted that Xiong had been doing household chores at home and had never gone out. He demanded to see the evidence. Zhang then asked Xiong's husband to reveal Xiong's activities outside and to reveal the organization of local Falun Gong practitioners. Xiong's husband replied, "Falun Gong does not have any organization. Xiong Yuhua had been doing household chores at home the entire time. She had not gone outside at all." Zhang insisted that Falun Gong had an organization and insisted on saying that Xiong's husband was aware of her activities. He attempted to force Xiong's husband to state it.
Before Xiong's husband was able to see Xiong in court, he was very worried about her because there was no way to communicate with her at all. He went to Caotang Police Station of Qingyang Police Department to inquire about his wife's situation. The employees at the police station were totally unreasonable. They told Xiong's husband that they didn't know anything and that Xiong had been transferred. Xiong's husband asked, "You were the ones who arrested her and you issued the warrant for her arrest. How can you say you don't know anything? I, as the family member, am completely justified to be informed of her situation." A police said to him, "Go sue us. You may even sue us in the central government." Another elder policeman told Xiong's husband to go to the regional 610 Office.
Xiong's husband then went to Chenghua District 610 Office. A deputy director surnamed Qian met him. He didn't allow Xiong's husband to say anything and he even said, "You are associated with Falun Gong. I will not listen to your words at all." The director also said, "I know the situation about you and your wife very well. If you can follow my words, I may treat her case lightly or even repeal her case. If you follow my words, you two can talk to each other."
Xiong's husband certainly refused to follow his words. He went to attempt to talk to Zhao Degui, the secretary of CCP Committee of Hongming Electronics Limited Corporation numerous times. However, Zhao always found excuses to avoid meeting with him.
When Xiong Yuhua was about to appear in court, a retired official came to Xiong's home and attempted to persuade Xiong's husband. He said, "It is for stability and for the need of the Communist Party to crack down on Falun Gong. You are a Communist Party member. You must tell a lie for the Party as required by the Party." Wasn't this a frame-up to persecute Xiong Yuhua?
In court, Xiong was sentenced based on false charges. She was sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment and was sent to Sichuan Province Women's Prison in August 2005.
Xiong's husband talked to the judge Song Kui before the court hearing. He wanted to defend his wife. The judge said, "I may approve your request for any other case, but I cannot approve it for Falun Gong cases." Later Xiong's husband decided to appeal. Song told him only the defendant himself or herself may appeal during a given time limit. Xiong's husband immediately wrote to Xiong and told her the regulations regarding the appeal. When Xiong's husband met Xiong during visitation in the prison he learned that she had not received the letter until the last day of the deadline. The letter was held by the authorities at the detention center and the prison. She was not able to appeal because it was already the last day and it was too late.
We can see from plight of Xiong's family that the CCP simply persecutes Falun Gong at will. They claim to operate under the so-called rule of law, but they use the laws to deceive people.
