(Minghui.org) Ms. Xiao Yongkang was not sentenced when her trial was over on May 21, 2014. Instead, she was taken back to the Baojing County Detention Center.
The judge said, “We won't sentence you here. We will do it in the detention center later.”
During the trial in the Huayuan County Court, plainclothes police were stationed both inside and outside the building. Staff members sat between every one of Ms. Xiao's relatives family in the courtroom to exert pressure on them.
The judge intended to convict Ms. Xiao using the Falun Gong materials found on her and the fact that she shared information about Falun Gong with people. The judge also tried to discredit Falun Gong using the staged Tiananmen self-immolation and tried to make her plead guilty. The judge also wanted to impose charges on her for advising people to quit the Communist Party and its affiliated organizations.
Ms. Xiao clearly answered each question and clarified the facts to everyone present.
Detention After Illegal Arrest
On December 11, 2013, when Ms. Xiao was giving out Falun Gong materials, she was illegally arrested by officers from the Sanjiaoyan Police Station in Huayuan County, and was held at the local jail.
Torture Re-enactment: Handcuffs and shackles
On December 13, police station head Yang Changlin and others put handcuffs and shackles on her and dragged her out of the jail to the Baojing County Detention Center. The police literally dragged her across the ground, tearing her clothes to shreds in the process.
By the time they reached the detention center, the handcuffs and shackles had dug into Ms. Xiao's wrists and ankles. Her hands were swollen and she was covered with bruises.
Beaten by Police
On April 10, 2014, at the detention center, Ms. Xiao refused to respond to roll call. She talked to the inmates about Falun Gong and shouted, “Falun Dafa is good!” The police station head and police officers brutally beat her three times.
Officer Zhan Jianjun was particularly brutal. He whipped Ms. Xiao so hard that her entire back was purple. Her body was covered with bruises, including the backs of her hands. She could not sit or lie on her back.
Zhan Jianjun also kicked Ms. Xiao. Ms. Xiao was in so much pain that she screamed for hours. She couldn't eat or drink for more than 10 days after the beating and became very thin. The police put handcuffs and shackles on her again and locked her up in a small cell.
Torture Re-enactment:Whipping
Ms. Xiao went on a hunger strike to protest the torture. After many days, fearing that she would die, the police took her to Baojing County People's Hospital for an IV injection. After she was released from the hospital, the police took her back to the Baojing County Detention Center.
On May 19, the Huayuan County Court notified Ms. Xiao's family to appear at the courthouse on May 21 to hear the sentence.
Read more: Ms. Xiao Yongkong Detained for Sharing Information About Falun Gong
Parties Involved in the Persecution of Ms. Xiao:Peng Tujun (彭图俊), head of the Huayuan County 610 Office: +86-13787431168Yang Changlin (杨昌林), head of Sanjiaoyan Police Station: +86-18974385697Huayuan County Procuratorate: +86-743-7218508Huayuan County Court: +86-743-7251341Shi Chaoyong (石朝勇), head of Baojing County Detention Center: +86-13974312390Zhan Jianjun (詹建军), Baojing County Detention Center: +86-18874322935
