(Minghui.org) Editor’s note: This is part of a series of death cases newly translated by the English site of Minghui.org. These cases have long been published on the Chinese site of Minghui.org but have not been translated until now.

Name: Jiang LiangxiChinese Name: 蒋良喜Gender: MaleAge: 77City: QingyangProvince: GansuOccupation: Retired workerDate of Death: February 2017Date of Most Recent Arrest: July 17, 2013Most Recent Place of Detention: Pengyuan Police Station

A 77-year-old retiree in Qingyang City, Gansu Province, died in February 2017 after suffering years of persecution for his faith in Falun Gong.

Mr. Jiang Liangxi and his wife both regained their health by practicing Falun Gong. After the persecution began in July 1999, they held firm to their faith and were targeted. They went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong on December 30, 2000, and were arrested. Two officers from the Xifeng District Police Department in Qingyang City picked the couple up from the Fangshan Detention Center on January 5, 2001.

The two were held in the Xifeng District Detention until February 6, 2001. They were each fined 200 yuan before being released. The police harassed them at home almost every day, taking their fingerprints and photos of them against their will. They also forced the couple to cover their transportation costs to Beijing to pick them up. After that, they confiscated 360 yuan in cash from them without issuing a receipt. The police also arranged for villagers to spy on the couple, who also had to seek permission before leaving town.

Mr. Jiang once said he didn’t even remember how many times the police harassed him and his wife, but sometimes it was 6-7 times a day. In July 2013 alone, the police came nine times.

On July 17, 2013, seven officers raided Mr. Liang’s home and took him and his wife to the Pengyuan Police Station. They were interrogated for hours and released at 1 a.m. the next morning.