(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Li Gaizhen, 60 years old, was a Falun Dafa practitioner from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Her home address was Room 403, Gate 4, Tower 8, Yanxi District Union Dorm, Shijiazhuang City.

Officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have persecuted her many times. Police from the Xinle City Police Station arrested and beat her, stripped her of all her clothes on a cold and snowy day and poured cold water over her. After being sentenced to 3 years in a forced labor camp, where she was brutally tortured, Ms. Li died on April 6, 2006.

Before the beginning of the persecution in 1999, Li Gaizhen was the contact person in Xinle City for the Shijiazhuang Assistance Center. On November 29, 1999, Ms. Li and her husband, Wang Qinglin, traveled to Beijing to clarify the truth. Ms. Li was arrested and taken back and detained at the Shijiazhuang City District Police Station. Staff from the Jianshe Avenue District Police Station extorted 3,200 yuan from her family. After 15 days of illegal detention, Ms. Li was transferred to her work unit. Her work unit illegally detained her until December 31, 1999.

In the afternoon of February 1, 2000, agents from the Xinle City Police station broke into Li Gaizhen's home and arrested her. Many young and strong police officers beat this almost 60-year-old lady. Then they handcuffed her to a big tree in the backyard of the police station during a cold winter day. They did not take her to the detention center until late in the night. The next day was even colder. Those officers, wearing heavy and warm coats, tortured her again. They made a high snow pile. Then they forced Ms. Li to take off most of her clothes and made her crawl over the snow pile. Although wearing only underwear and a skirt, they covered her with ice, and then poured cold water over her. After such torture, over ten officers beat Ms. Li cruelly in turn. While beating her, their demon nature became even more pronounced. They humiliated her by yelling at her in filthy language. Ms. Li's face was swollen, her lips injured and a great amount of blood gushed out of her mouth.

After being illegally detained at Xinle Detention Center for 43 days, Li Gaizhen was transferred to the Fourth Squadron of Shijiazhuang labor camp. There she was unlawfully detained for another 3 years. Her husband, Wang Qinglin, died on April 16, 2001, because of continuous harassment by the CCP personnel from the local police station, residential committee and his work unit.

After Li Gaizhen was released from the labor camp, staff from the police station monitored and followed her around the clock. Sometimes, they broke into her home to disturb her peace and ransack her home. They continuously persecuted her. Ms. Li was forced to sign a guarantee statement that she would no longer practice Falun Gong. She was severely traumatized mentally and physically. On the first day of the Chinese New Year in 2005, a blood vessel in her brain burst. On April 6, 2006, Ms. Li Gaizhen passed away due to the torture, harassment and physical abuse she had suffered.

Police responsible for the persecution of Li Gaizhen: (Zip code: 050000)

Shijiazhuang Police Department, Changan District Office

Main Office Tel: 86-311-6048603

Politics Dept.: 86-311-6677321

Political & Security Dept.: 86-311-6212954

The district police station on Jianshe Avenue

Station Tel: 86-311-6061845

Street Office- Zhou Luqing (direct responsibility for persecuting Falun Gong):