Mr. Qu Shanlin, 67, Passes Away After Long-Term Torture in Dongling Prison

Name: Qu Shanlin
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Address: Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province
Occupation: Blue-collar worker, retired
Date of Death: May 16th, 2012
Date of Most Recent Arrest: September 5th, 2010
Most Recent Place of Detention: Dongling Prison
City: Fengcheng
Province: Liaoning
Persecution Suffered: Detention, imprisonment, torture, sleep deprivation, brainwashing, beatings
Key Persecutors: Jiang Jun (姜军), police chief at Baiqi Police Station; Fen Xizhu (樊喜柱), deputy police chief at Baiqi Police Station; Zhang Yumei (张玉海), police officer at Baiqi Police Station; and Cao Dejun (曹德军), police officer at Baiqi Police Station

A year in Dongling Prison turned Mr. Qu Shanlin from a healthy man into one in critical condition, leading to his death.

Mr. Qu was arrested for practising Falun Gong in September 2010 and sentenced to three years in prison in December 2010. He was brutally tortured in Dongling Prison, as a result of which his health rapidly declined. Mr. Qu was eventually diagnosed with stomach cancer. The prison did not grant him medical parole until the end of 2011, when he was already near death. Mr. Qu passed away on May 16th, 2012, at the age of 67.

Family Torn Apart

Mr. Qu was a retired worker from Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province. Once afflicted with a myriad of illnesses, he enjoyed excellent health after practising Falun Gong. Having experienced the benefits of Falun Gong firsthand, Mr. Qu remained steadfast in his faith even after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a brutal campaign to eradicate the practice in 1999. As a result, he became a target of the persecution.

Under of the order of the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), officers from the Fengcheng Police Department broke into Mr. Qu's home in April 2004 and arrested him for practising Falun Gong. He was held in a detention centre and subsequently transferred to Dandong Forced Labour Camp, where he was severely tortured. Fengcheng City Police Department and Dandong City Police Department instigated the transfer.

His wife subsequently collapsed due to shock and terror of the persecution. She became very ill. When she was on her death bed, her family requested for the labour camp to let Mr. Qu see her. However, authorities refused and did not even notify Mr. Qu that his wife was dying. Mr. Qu only learned that his wife had passed away when he was released.

Tried and Tortured

On September 5th, 2010, Mr. Qu and four other practitioners--Mr. Jiao Lin, Mr. Liang Yuncheng, Mr. Wu Jian, and Ms. Sun Zhongqin--went to Minzhu Village and Ziyou Village in Baiqi Town to explain the facts about Falun Gong to people, to dispel the lies propagated by the CCP.

Kang Qindong, a local villager deceived by the slanderous propaganda of the communist regime, reported them to the police. The five practitioners ended up being arrested. The police also confiscated Mr. Lin's car.

Under the order of Wang Zhengjin and Chen Bin from the Domestic Security Division, three police officers from the Baiqi Police Station--chief Jiang Jun, deputy chief Fen Xizhu, and Zhang Yuhai-beat them for the duration of the whole night. They were transferred to the Erlongshan Detention Centre (a.k.a. Fengcheng Detention Centre) in Fengcheng City the next day.

The five Falun Gong practitioners were tried at Fengcheng Court on the morning of November 23rd, 2010. The court admitted fabricated evidence from the Fengcheng Police Department in order to sentence the practitioners. Mr. Qu was sentenced to three years in prison.

Mr. Qu appealed the wrongful verdict, but Dandong Intermediate Court denied his request for a new court session and upheld the original sentence on April 10th, 2011. He was sent to Shenyang Prison the next day and later transferred to Dongling Prison.

Mr. Qu was subjected to cruel torture in Dongling Prison. As a result, his health sharply deteriorated and he was eventually diagnosed with stomach cancer. Nearly two-thirds of his stomach had to be surgically removed. When prison authorities finally granted him medical parole at the end of 2011, he was already extremely emaciated and weak.

Mr. Qu passed away in his son's home on May 16th, 2012.

Dongling Prison: An Evil Den of Persecution

Dongling Prison is located in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. It houses more than 800 inmates and employs close to 500 prison guards. It is notorious for its cruelty against Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners from the local area, as well as those from outside of Shenyang City, are detained there.

Dongling Prison blocks all Falun Gong practitioners from communicating with the outside world, making it extremely difficult to expose the police brutality inside the prison. Practitioners are also commonly arrested again on the day of their release by the 610 Office.

Nearly 10 practitioners have been tortured to death at the prison according to one witness; many more deaths at the hands of the prison are suspected.

In the autumn of 2012, before the 18th National People's Congress, the prison once again escalated the torture of practitioners. Guards deprived practitioners of sleep and beat them until they sustained serious injuries or became handicapped.

Officials and Agencies Involved in the Persecution of Mr. Qu Shanlin

Fengcheng City Political and Legal Affairs Committee

Ding Wenbo, Party secretary of the committee: +86-15841502111
Li Hongquan, deputy Party secretary of the committee: +86-415-6808612, +86-415-8126046 (Home), +86-13941595008 (Mobile)

Fengcheng City Police Department

Wang Zhengjin, deputy chief: +86-13941532188 (Mobile) +86-415-8133986 (Office), +86-415-8129718 (Home)
Li Fengjin, deputy chief: +86-13941502656(Mobile) +86-415-8130073 (Office)
Dong Mingde, deputy chief: +86-13941592989 (Mobile) +86-415-8158589 (Office), +86-415-3517101 (Home)
Zhu Chongming, deputy chief: +86-13940952777 (Mobile) +86-415-8135815 (Office), +86-415-8127777 (Home)
Chen Bin, captain of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13941595556