(Minghui.org) On the 25th anniversary since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began suppressing Falun Gong in July 1999, practitioners from 44 countries submitted a new list of perpetrators to their respective governments, asking them to bar the perpetrators and their family members from entry, and freeze their overseas assets according to the law.
Among the perpetrators listed was Huang Ming, former deputy minister of Public Security and 610 Office director.
Perpetrator Information
Full Name of Perpetrator: Huang (last name) Ming (first name)Chinese Name: 黄明Gender: MaleDate/Year of Birth: October 1957Place of Birth: Jianhu City, Jiangsu Province
Title or Position
August 2009 – March 2016: Deputy minister and Party Committee member of the Ministry of Public Security
April 2016 – February 2018: Deputy secretary of the Party Committee and deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee and director of the Central 610 Office
March 2018 – September 2022: Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and deputy chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee
Present: Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and deputy chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee
Main Crimes
During his political career, Huang Ming has held key positions in the Ministry of Public Security, while serving for two years as director of the Central 610 Office. He actively promoted the the policy of persecuting Falun Gong during his tenure, and at least 162 practitioners died as a result.
The following is a list of Huang’s involvement in the persecution between January 2016 and March 2018, while he was deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security and director of the Central 610 Office.
1) Launching Multiple Special Operations Against Practitioners Across the Country
From 2016 to 2017, under Huang’s supervision, the Central 610 Office and the Ministry of Public Security launched multiple special operations against Falun Gong practitioners across the country, aimed at intensifying the persecution.
The Central 610 Office held a National Commendation Conference for “Preventing and Handling Cult Issues” on January 24, 2016, in Beijing. In addition to reviewing the 610 Office’s “anti-cult work achievements” in 2015, the meetings also focused on persecution plans for 2016. Huang emphasized that they were facing a “tough battle,” and that they needed to handle “cult prevention” well in overseas countries and on the Internet.
In early February 2017, the Central 610 Office launched a nationwide harassment campaign dubbed “Knocking on Doors.” This campaign was carried out by the Ministry of Public Security with cooperation from local police stations, neighborhood committees, and village committees.
With a list of local practitioners, the police went door to door to each practitioner’s home and ordered them to write guarantee statements promising to quit practicing Falun Gong. Those who refused to comply were arrested, had their homes ransacked, or were sentenced. Some died while in custody, and some family members were also harassed and implicated.
To strengthen the anti-Falun Gong propaganda, under Huang’s supervision the Central 610 Office established policies requiring relevant departments at all levels to strengthen and promote the “anti-cult propaganda.” This was to incite hatred for Falun Gong, as well as justify and normalize the persecution. The Central 610 Office and local offices at all levels held regular meetings to update the persecution strategies.
The Central 610 Office published a document around April 2017, titled “Opinions on Standards for Monitoring and Strengthening the Control of Key Falun Gong Practitioners.” The document was distributed to local government offices as a guiding policy.
The Central 610 Office held a meeting in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province on April 11, 2017, called the “National Grassroots Anti-Cult Publicity and Education Experience Exchange and Preventing and Dealing with Cults.” The main purpose of the meeting was to emphasize the importance of the “anti-cult” propaganda, and exchange successful experiences in promoting the propaganda.
The “China Anti-Cult Network” website was officially launched on September 22, 2017, with most of the content being anti-Falun Gong propaganda. The site was sponsored by the Central 610 Office, which is known as the Office for Preventing and Handling Cult Issues under the State Council.
2) Large-Scale Harassment, Arrests, Detention, and Sentencing of Falun Gong Practitioners
Between January 2016 and March 2018, the human rights situation continued to deteriorate in China.
At least 1,162 Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced, and 91 practitioners were persecuted to death in 2016. The deceased practitioners included Mr. Li Kai of Lulong County, Hebei Province; Ms. Yang Ruiqin of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province; Mr. Zhao Cungui of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province; Mr. Zhu Haishan of Yushu City, Jilin Province; Ms. Xiong Jiyu of Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province; and Ms. Peng Wenxiu of Luhe County, Guangdong Province.
More than 100 practitioners were arrested across Liaoning Province on June 28, 2016. The arrests were orchestrated by the 610 Office and the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Liaoning Province. A large number of police officers were dispatched for the operation.
In 2017, at least 7,632 practitioners were arrested, 14,892 were harassed, and 974 were sentenced. This took place in 259 cities in 28 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country. At least 40 practitioners in 17 provinces and municipalities were tortured to death.
From January to March in 2018, at least 21 Falun Gong practitioners were persecuted to death, 235 were sentenced, and 870 people were arrested.
3) Select Death Cases
At least 162 Falun Gong practitioners died between January 2016 and March 2018, as a result of the persecution. Some were tortured to death in detention centers or prisons, and some died shortly after being released.
Ms. Xu Guixia of Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, was arrested on October 27, 2016. She held a hunger strike while incarcerated in the Liaoyang Detention Center, to protest the persecution. The guards tied her up in a spread-eagle position and force-fed her on November 7. She began having seizures during the force-feeding, but no one tried to stop the force-feeding or help her. She was dead by the time the guards took her to the clinic. Her face was so swollen that she was almost unrecognizable. She was 47 years old.
Ms. Sun Min, a teacher in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, was tortured to death in Liaoning Women’s Prison on March 8, 2018, while serving a seven-year term. She was 50 years old. Her father said he was finally allowed to visit her in prison on February 7, 2018, nearly two years after she was arrested on June 28, 2016. She was carried to the visitation room on someone’s back. She could no longer walk, as a result of torture. One month later on March 8, the prison notified her father that his daughter had been transferred to Liaoning Province Prison Management Bureau General Hospital. He arrived at the hospital at 12:50 p.m. that day, only to see that she had already died.
Ms. Hu Xia, of Chongzhou City, Sichuan Province, was arrested on July 18, 2015. She was sentenced to an unknown term by the Chongzhou City Court on March 11, 2016. At the Sichuan Province Women’s Prison, she was forced to stand for long periods of time. The guards beat her, knocked out one of her teeth, and bruised her legs and buttocks. Because she did not cooperate and "transform," she was given very little food (less than 50g) per day and became emaciated.
Other inmates were instructed to drown her in a bucket. She was beaten in early February 2017, while being held in the punishment room. She wasn’t allowed to sleep, and was forced to stand for long periods of time. She became unconscious from the torture. Her eyes were dull, and she was in a dazed state. She became incontinent and her pants and the floor where she slept were covered with her urine and feces. She died on December 19, 2017. She was 55 years old.
Mr. Yang Yuyong was arrested on December 7, 2016. In the Wuqing District Detention Center, guard Liu Jiangang slapped his face and then got 13 inmates to beat him at the same time until he passed out. They also sexually abused him, pinching his genitals and biting his nipples.
Mr. Yang’s family received notice that he was in critical condition at about 6:00 p.m. on July 11. When they arrived at Wuqing Chinese Medicine Hospital, they saw police officers all over the place. Mr. Yang was no longer breathing by the time his family got to him, and his body was black and blue. According to the doctor, Mr. Yang’s organs had failed by the time he was taken to the hospital at 3:40 p.m. Nurses also said he was dying upon arrival.
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