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Victim:
Ms. Wang Yunjie, female, a Falun Gong practitioner from Dalian City, Liaoning Province
Location:
1. The Ganjingzi Branch of the Dalian City Public Security Bureau, Dalian City, Liaoning Province
2. The Paoyazi Police Station in Paoya Small District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province
3. The Yaojia Detention Center, Liaoning Province
4. Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police from the Ganjingzi Branch of the Dalian City Public Security Bureau, Dalian City, Liaoning Province
2. Police from the Paoyazi Police Station in Paoya Small District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province
3. Police from the Yaojia Detention Center, Liaoning Province
4. Wang Xiaofeng, group leader of the No.1 Brigade, Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province
5. Shi Yu, about 20, group leader of a branch of the No. 1 Brigade, Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province
6. Ren Hongzan, group leader of the No. 6 Branch, the No. 1 Brigade, Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province
7. Sun, male, Deputy Head of the Liaoning Province's Public Security Division
8. Guo Tieying, male, the former Head of Benxi Drug Rehabilitation Bureau
9. Other policemen from Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province
Description:
At around 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2002, two policemen and two security officers from the Paoyazi police station of Dalian, Liaoning Province arrested Ms. Wang Yunjie while she was working, without any legal warrant or cause. They took her to the Paoyazi police station. Later, Ms. Wang was transferred to the Public Security Bureau's Branch in Ganjingzi Precinct. She was not given any food or water. At the Ganjingzi precinct, the police locked Ms. Wang and a dozen other Falun Gong practitioners into a small iron-plate hut of several square meters in circumference. The next morning, Ms. Wang was transferred again to the Yaojia Forced Labor Camp, where she was detained for 20 days. On June 4, 2002, without any legal recourse, cause, or documentation, Ms. Wang was then taken to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. At that time the police from Ganjingzi informed Ms. Wang that she had been given a two-year sentence to be served at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. They pressured her to sign the detention notice documents, but Ms. Wang refused.
After Ms. Wang arrived at Masanjia, she was taken to the No. 1 Brigade. Captain Wang Xiaofeng and guard Shi Yu were assigned to guard her. At first, Ms. Wang was isolated in an empty room on the second floor of the No. 2 Building in the women's section. She was not allowed to wash herself or brush her teeth. She was allowed to use the toilet only with permission from the guards. They had to stay with her at all times. It was past midnight when she finally was allowed to sleep—on the cold concrete floor. During the day, the guard took her to the back yard and forced her to stay in the hot summer sun. If she did not cooperate, she was taken to a bathroom, warehouse, or basement to be tortured.
During the day, more than four collaborators participated in the torture of Falun Gong practitioners. They interrogated Ms. Wang and tried to force her to give up practicing Falun Gong. They made her squat, remain in a kneeling position, or stand still for a very long time. Once, all four of the collaborators demanded in unison, "Will you give up practicing Falun Gong?" Ms. Wang replied, "Never!" They told guard Shi Yu, 20, who said, "Her brain must be made of granite. That's why she refuses to reform." Then, Shi Yu grabbed Ms. Wang's hair and shouted, "A large number of people have renounced Falun Gong. You think you are better! Granite brain!" Then she beat Ms. Wang.
Between June 5 and mid-November 2002, Ms. Wang was locked into a dark and damp toilet room for over a month and then locked in the lavatory. She was also locked in a warehouse and a basement for nearly four months. When she was locked in the toilet room, she was locked there from 4:30 a.m. until midnight and forced to stand still and/or squat during the entire time. Only during mealtimes was she allowed to sit on the floor. Even during mealtimes, she was kept in the toilet room, despite the guards using the toilet. She was subjected to these same tortures in the lavatory, the warehouse, and the basement.
As time went on, the physical punishment became increasingly brutal.
Six months later, Ms. Wang was transferred to the No. 2 Branch of the No. 1 Brigade. She was awakened each day at 5:30 a.m. by two of her torturers, who would force her to memorize and recite all of the camp rules and regulations. If she refused, they extended her prison term or dragged her out of the bedroom and tortured her. Typical torture methods included hanging her up by her hands, which were handcuffed behind her back, or forcing her to stand still or squat for a long time.
Another six months passed. One day, at around 6:00 p.m., guard Shi Yu called Ms. Wang to the office because she had written a note in her bedroom. Shi Yu became enraged when she saw the note. She and the female guard Ren Hongzan (Captain of No. 6 branch brigade), beat Ms. Wang, trampled on her body, kicked her with their boots, and knocked Ms. Wang to the floor. This continued until midnight.
Once Ms. Wang refused to copy text from a book that vilified Falun Gong. As punishment, they arbitrarily extended her sentence by five days. In addition, Ms. Wang was forced to do hard labor, including planting trees, digging holes for trees, and husking corn.
On December 3, 2002, a "Reform Group" from the Liaoning Province's Public Security Division came to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. They were known to be the most vicious and heartless guards from the Benxi, Jinzhou, and Fushun forced labor camps. Sun, Deputy Head of the Liaoning Province's Public Security Division, and Guo Teiying, the former Head of Benxi Drug Rehabilitation Bureau, were in charge of this "Reform Group."
This "Reform Group" identified 50 determined Falun Gong practitioners from the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 Brigades and locked them in the Zonghe Building, where the torture chamber was located. Ms. Wang was one of the 50.
At first, they kept Ms. Wang in isolation. Two collaborators monitored her. She was denied sleep and forced to stand still in the corner of the room. The next day, she had to sit on a chair with her hands tied behind her back to the back of the chair. At night, they had her wear a motorcycle helmet. The guards kept chopsticks and a basin of cold water ready to use, and whenever Ms. Wang closed her eyes, they poured water over her and hit the helmet hard with the chopsticks.
Two guards from Benxi, holding electric batons, shouted, "We will see who is tougher!" The two men tore Ms. Wang's shirt open and shocked her breasts with two electric batons for 30 minutes. Afterwards, they made her stand still for the entire night. The next morning, guard Guo Tieying asked Ms. Wang nastily whom she would follow. Ms. Wang replied, "I will follow the teachings of Falun Gong."
Guo Tieying immediately brought in two guards and several collaborators to torture her. They tore a bed sheet into strips and tied her legs in a cross-legged position (with legs double-crossed, as in the ‘full lotus’ position). Next they handcuffed her arms behind her back and tied her upper body to her legs, making Ms. Wang look like a ball. Then they suspended her in the air by the handcuffs, with her hands still behind her back. She suffered excruciating pain from this torture for seven hours. Afterwards, Ms. Wang could no longer walk with her back straight, but was bent over, nor could she sit straight. Her breasts were disfigured by the intense shocks, and eventually developed serious infections.
Although Ms. Wang had become extremely frail, she was still made to do forced labor in the No. 2 branch brigade. She was forced to make handcrafts for export, such as paper flowers. Four months later, she was transferred back to the No. 2 branch of the No. 1 Brigade. Another two months later, the guards at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp realized that she was dying. To avoid any legal responsibility, they forced Ms. Wang to have a physical examination outside the camp. They brought her back to the camp the next day and told her family to come and get her immediately. They also demanded 2,000 Yuan from her older sister. Her older sister refused, citing the crimes committed against Ms. Wang.
Finally, Ms. Wang gained her release. Later her family found out that the Masanjia camp staff believed that she had only two months to live. The Masanjia camp staff had not shared any of their knowledge about Ms. Wang's serious condition with her family. Once, after Ms. Wang returned home, the camp called her family to ask whether she was still alive.
The following links lead to photos of Ms. Wang, taken after she suffered from the aforementioned tortures. It is recommended that children and those with delicate sensitivities refrain from viewing these photos.
Photo 1: http://clearwisdom.net/emh/article_images/2005-10-15-wangyunjie-01.jpg
Photo 2: http://clearwisdom.net/emh/article_images/2005-10-15-wangyunjie-02.jpgWe appeal to the United Nations and the international community to take serious steps to stop the Chinese communist regime’s persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners.
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