Victim:

Zhou Caixia, a general manager of the Jiaozhou city Rubber Production Factory, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

Location of Detention and Torture:

1.      The Jiaozhou city Police Station, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

2.      A Brainwashing Class held in Zhangjiatun District, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

3.      The Jiaozhou city Mental Hospital, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

Perpetrators:

1.      The Director and the policemen at the Jiaozhou city Police Station, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

2.      Li Dianxian, male, Secretary of the Political and Legal Bureau of Zhangbei County, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province. He is in charge of Falun Gong issues. Phone: 7213692

3.      Li Shanghong, Security Officer, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

4.      Doctors and nurses at the Jiaozhou city Mental Hospital, Jiaozhou city, Shandong province

A Brief Report of the Incident:

After July 20, 1999, Zhou Caixia was forced to attend the anti-Falun Gong brainwashing class held in the Zhangjiatun District in Jiaozhou city because she refused to renounce Falun Gong. The police officers at the Jiaozhou city Police Station took turns interrogating her, seriously violating the rule that continuous questioning should not exceed 24 hours, and questioning during detention should not last more than 48 hours. The policemen tied her hands together and hung her by a rope for five straight days. While in police custody, she was not allowed to use the bathroom. Her pants were soaked with urine that dripped to the ground.

On May 13, 2000, Ms. Zhou went to Beijing to appeal to the government for her right to practice Falun Gong. She was arrested and detained in Room 16 of the No. 13 Detention Center in Beijing. On May 26, 2000, she was escorted back to the Jiaozhou city government and was interrogated continuously for three days. While in custody, Ms. Zhou went on a hunger strike. On the tenth day of the hunger strike, she was sent to Jiaozhou city Mental Hospital and was detained at the hospital for nearly six months. Government authorities ordered forced injections, forced drugs, and other treatment designed for treating mental patients. She escaped from the hospital to protest the inhumane treatment.

type = Case, Psychiatric; type=Case, Women; type=Case, Religious Intolerance; location= Shandong, Jiaozhou