Entire Family of Hubei Province Dafa Practitioner Has Been Illegally Detained in Labour Camps

The entire family of Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhou Keli in Xianning City, Hubei Province, practises Falun Gong. Since July 20, 1999, the entire family of five people, including the children, has been detained in labour camps. Only one seven-year-old child was left alone at home without a caretaker. Mr. Zhou's daughter-in-law, Xiong Cunzhi, went to appeal in Beijing in July 2001 and was illegally detained in a labour camp for two years. During her illegal detention in the Wuhan Lion Hill Drug Rehabilitation Centre, she was forced to do heavy labour in the daytime, stand facing the wall at night, and only allowed to sleep for one and a half hours. She was tortured until her entire body was swollen. In addition, she was constantly beaten with an electric prod, causing her entire body to be covered by black and blue bruises. The cruel torture caused her to spit up mouthfuls of blood. When this torture method was revealed, the Lion Hill Rehabilitation Centre hurriedly transferred her to Sayang Labour Camp, not allowing her to see family members.

Mr. Zhou Keli's oldest daughter was abducted to the Xianning Mao'er Mountain Detention Centre on May 22 of this year, even before she fully recovered from her sickness. She protested by going on a 20-day hunger strike. Subsequently, she was sent to the Shayang Labour Camp. After being examined by a prison doctor and diagnosed with heart disease, her admission was rejected. To persuade the detention centre to keep her, the Police Station Chief Song Ruishen, and Du Zhiqiang from the Development District of Wenquan town, Wenquan Charukou, and Detention Centre Instructor Chen Rebing put together a big banquet at the labour camp, to bribe the labour camp to admit her.

The police from the Wenquan Chalukou police substation always secretly followed and monitored Mr. Zhou's family, and hid near their house. When a so-called "Sensitive Day" came up, they would barge in, arrest people, or interfere with their lives. On July 20th, 2001, at 9 p.m., more than ten policemen from Chalukou police substation ran up to Mr. Zhou's house, surrounded it and shouted loudly, disturbing the entire neighbourhood. A policeman used a spade to smash a window from the balcony.

During four years of bloody persecution, Mr. Zhou's house was searched more than ten times. During some of the house searches, four policemen stole money and property. One day in November 2001, a motorcycle disappeared from the house and was never found. Mr. Zhou's colleague witnessed four policemen carry the motorcycle to the police car and drive away.

Currently, Mr. Zhou's oldest son, Chen Weiqun, is illegally detained in Wuhan Province Hewan Labour Camp. Mr. Zhou Keli himself has been forced to leave home with no place to stay. His livelihood was also taken away (his work unit stopped paying him his monthly pension of about one thousand Yuan*). Mr. Zhou's younger daughter, Chen Yiqun, escaped from a brainwashing class and went into hiding. To this date, no one has heard any news from her. Her work unit has dismissed her. To date, accumulated fines and salary retentions have added up to one hundred thousand Yuan. The entire family was financially ruined. With no income, the youngest child cannot attend school and the entire family cannot get together.

The experiences of Mr. Zhou's family is only one of countless cases of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners and their families. We implore all kind-hearted people to please distinguish righteous from evil, clearly tell right from wrong, and treat Falun Dafa and Dafa practitioners kindly.

* Yuan is the Chinese currency. The average monthly salary of an urban worker in China is 500 Yuan.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/9/24/57898.html