(Minghui.org) A 71-year-old retired teacher in his 70s was abused to the point of having a mental breakdown while serving a 4.5-year term for his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Mr. Gao Ke, of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested on September 14, 2022, for distributing calendars bearing information about Falun Gong. He was released on bail days later, but taken back into custody on June 16, 2023. While being held at the Yaziquan Detention Center, he was watched by two inmates around the clock. They beat him and did not allow him to use the restroom or talk to others without their permission. He went on a hunger strike in protest and was force-fed on the seventh day. He went into shock during the forced feeding and was rushed to a hospital.
Despite Mr. Gao’s serious condition, the detention center guards checked him out of the hospital four days later. He was incapacitated and needed support to use the restroom.
Mr. Gao was later sentenced to four and a half years and transferred to the Hulan Prison. A few months later, he was moved to the Tailai Prison. His family was not given any updates of his case status until a guard from the Tailai Prison called them to notify them of his admission there. Up to that point, they have not been allowed to visit him even once since his arrest on June 16, 2023. It is unclear whether they have been able to see him in Tailai Prison.
Due to the torture in Tailai Prison, Mr. Gao had a mental breakdown. He often talked to himself, and laughed and cried uncontrollably.
After the persecution began in July 1999, Mr. Gao held firm to his faith and was repeatedly targeted. His latest two arrests (in September 2022 and June 2023) and subsequent prison sentences were preceded by 14 prior arrests (which resulted in five terms of forced labor) for his faith in Falun Gong. He was either denied admission or released ahead of time during each labor camp term because he was either in poor health or had been tortured to critical condition. For details of his persecution, see the related reports below.
Related Reports:
71-Year-Old Retired School Teacher Moved to a Different Prison to Serve 4.5 Years
Elementary School Teacher Recounts Drug Torture and Electric Shocks at Labor Camps
Mr. Gao Ke Tortured in Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Gao Ke Tortured at Changlinzi Labor Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province (Photo)
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