Lu Jinyou - 路进友
Chinese name:
路进友
Gender:
Male
Age:
68
City:
Zhuozhou
Province:
Hebei
Occupation:
Date of Death:
June 9, 2020
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
March 18, 2020
Most recent place of detention:
Zhuozhou City Detention Center
Case Description:
Mr. Lu Jinyou, a Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, resident, died on June 9, 2020, after suffering two decades of harassment and also spending years on the run to hide from the police. He was 68. NNMr. Lu took up Falun Gong in 1998 and credited the practice for curing his sciatica, bone hyperplasia, and tuberculosis. After escaping an arrest on December 27, 2006, Mr. Lu was forced to live away from home for years. His parents, in their 80s, struggled to care for themselves and were also constantly harassed by the police. NNThe police arrested Mr. Lu at his home on May 8, 2010. They confiscated his Falun Gong materials and books. After Mr. Lu refused to sign the approval notice of his arrest, the police forced his daughter to sign the document and extorted 500 yuan from her. The detention center guards denied him family visits and beat his lawyer when he went to visit him. Mr. Lu was later sentenced to three years in prison. NNThe police ransacked Mr. Lu’s home again on September 26, 2017, and confiscated his Falun Gong books and other personal items. Although he wasn’t home during the raid, the police arrested him two days later when he came back. After the local detention center refused to accept him due to his high blood pressure, the police released him, but they continued to harass him and his family in the year that followed, leaving them unable to live a normal life. NNMr. Lu received a hearing notice on February 20, 2019, and went into hiding again to avoid being sentenced. The police kept harassing his family. NNMr. Lu lived under tremendous pressure and couldn’t eat. He decided to return home during the 2020 Chinese New Year. After the police found him at home during a harassment on March 18, 2020, they arrested him and took him to have a physical. The detention center refused to take him after reviewing his CT scan results. After Mr. Lu returned home, the Zhuozhou City Court threatened that he would have to attend a hearing within days. NNMr. Lu was traumatized by the non-stop harassment and after spending years on the run. His health quickly declined and he passed away on June 9.
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