You Yunsheng - 游云升
Chinese name:
游云升
Gender:
Male
Age:
77
City:
Shouguang
Province:
Shandong
Occupation:
Senior engineer at a division of the Shengli Oilfield Industrial and Development Corporation
Date of Death:
August 21, 2023
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
April 2017
Most recent place of detention:
Shandong Province Prison
Case Description:
Mr. You Yunsheng of Shouguang City, Shandong Province, used to work as a senior engineer at a division of the Shengli Oilfield Industrial and Development Corporation. He has been arrested four times and imprisoned twice for a total of 9.5 years since the persecution of Falun Gong started.NNIn July 2005, a Shengli Oil Field Police Department chief repeatedly slapped him in the face in the attempt to force him to give up his faith. The beating was so severe that Mr. You ended up in critical condition and had to be resuscitated.NNGuo Hongtang, the deputy director of Shouguang City Domestic Security office, arrested Mr. You on June 26, 2008. They held him in a secret location and restrained him in a metal chair with his hands and feet cuffed. They didn’t let him sleep for seven days. One of the officers shocked him with an electric baton and hit his head, threatening to beat him until his skin fell off. Mr. You was later sentenced to six years in Shandong Province Prison.NNIn Shandong Province Prison, Mr. You was savagely tortured, and his blood pressure became dangerously high. He was rushed to hospitals for emergency care 12 times in five years. After that, his health continued to deteriorate and he often fell. One time he lost consciousness and nearly died.NNMr. You was arrested again in April 2017 and sentenced to another 3.5 years. He was admitted to the Shandong Province Prison on December 14, 2017. He remained firm in practicing Falun Gong and was tortured again. In July 2019 he had a heart attack and the doctor issued a notice of critical condition. He demanded medical parole when he was hospitalized but the prison authorities denied his request.NNWhen he was released from the prison in June 2021, he was very weak and had to wear a urine bag. His health continued to worsen as he could barely stand. He also became disoriented. He passed away at the age of 77 on August 21, 2023.NNMr. You’s wife, Ms. Li Suzhen, was also a Falun Gong practitioner. Mr. You’s arrest in April 2017 devastated her, and she passed away on October 27, 2017, while he was still detained.
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