(Minghui.org) Three months ago, Ms. Song Yanqun, a Falun Gong practitioner, went on a hunger strike to protest the inhuman torture inflicted on her by inmates who were assigned to persecute her at Heizuizi Women's Prison. She is extremely emaciated, and her mind is not clear. Wang Lijun, the assistant prison warden, shouted, “We are not responsible for Song Yanqun's life.”
In November 2003, Ms. Song Yanqun, a practitioner from Shulan City, Jilin Province, was illegally arrested by the Shulan City Police. In May 2004, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Shulan City Court. Ms. Song was cruelly tortured, both mentally and physically, at Heizuizi Women's Prison in Jilin Province. Ms. Song Bing, her younger sister, was tortured to death by the Chinese Communist Party because of her belief in Falun Gong.
The prison guards in Jilin Province Women's Prison assigned collaborators to seriously persecute Ms. Song even though her health was extremely poor. They wouldn't let her sleep or know what time it was. The collaborators took turns sleeping. They wouldn't let her sit and forced her to stand, causing edema in her legs. They hung and suspended her upside down in the air. They tied her to her bed and force fed her. She was tied to her bed for long periods of time.
Demonstration of Cruel Torture: Tied to a Bed
Ms. Song's parents sought out staff at the prison repeatedly while Ms. Song was on a hunger strike and in critical condition, but all the staff shifted the blame and responsibility elsewhere. They tried to reach the offices for the administration of justice at the Jilin Province Court but were only able to speak to staff from the complaints office. The gatekeepers at the other departments blocked them from making contact. They weren't able to meet with any other departments. The complaints department shifted responsibility to the prison management and said that they should resolve the issue there. Afterwards, her parents went repeatedly to the Jilin Province Prison Management Bureau. They met with staff from the complaints office as well as those responsible for carrying out the punishments and disciplinary actions. They demanded that the persecution of innocent people in Jilin Province Women's Prison be investigated and stopped. They demanded to bring their daughter home, but saw no results after a month.
Wu Zeyuan, the warden of Jilin Province Women's Prison, lost her temper when she met Ms. Song's parents. She repeated over and over again that she had not persecuted their daughter. She also evaded the subject regarding the facts of the persecution inflicted on Ms. Song now and in the past. Serving as the prison warden, she cannot escape being responsible.
Wang Lijun, the assistant prison warden, said in a vicious tone of voice that they were not responsible for Ms. Song's life. Gong Yunxia, the director of the prison hospital, said Ms. Song's physical condition was normal and declined to engage with them any further. He completely ignored the facts regarding her medical condition, that she is sometimes absentminded, extremely emaciated and in poor health.
Ms. Song's parents have travelled between Shu Lan City and Changchun for many days, asking help and trying desperately to save their daughter's life. They are hoping to arouse people's good nature and conscience to help them bring their daughter home and safeguard her life.
Jilin Province Women's Prison:
Wu Zeyun, prison warden: +86-431-85375001
Gong Yunxia, hospital director: +86-431-85375095, +86-431-85375039
Please refer to the original Chinese text for more names and telephone numbers.
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http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/5/22/133554.html
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