Mr. Ni Wenkui, before the persecution


Mr. Ni Wenkui after being tortured at Daqing Prison


He could not take care of himself
as a result of torture and abuse in detention

Victim:

 

Mr. Ni Wenkui, male, born in February 1962 in Daqing City, was an employee of the No. 6 Oil Extraction and Manufacturing Company in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province.

Locations:

1.  Ranghu Road Detention Center, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

2.  Saqu Detention Center, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

3.  Lamadian Police Station, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

4.  Hongweixin Prison, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

Perpetrators:

1.  Police of the Ranghu Road Detention Center, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

2.  Police of the Saqu Detention Center, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

3.  Police of the Lamadian Police Station, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

4.  Police of the Hongweixin Prison, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

Description:

For the rights to practice Falun Gong, Mr. Ni Wenkui went to the provincial government to appeal for the right. As a result, his company reduced his monthly salary from 1,500 to 470 Yuan as punishment.

In December 2000, he went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to appeal again, but was arrested and then sent back to Daqing City. He was detained at Ranghu Road Detention Center for 15 days and later at Saqu Detention Center for 45 days.

At around 2 p.m. on November 2, 2002, more than 20 policemen from Lamadian Police Station broke into his apartment through the window, and took him to the police station. They later sentenced him to three years in prison.

Mr. Ni was sent to the notorious Hongweixin Prison for three years. During that period, he suffered inhuman abuse. He was watched 24 hours by four inmates, often beaten, not allowed to sleep and not allowed to talk to anyone. He was forced to watch TV programs slandering Falun Gong, and write the so-called "five statements" to give up Falun Gong. Once, he was pulled out of the cell at midnight, and tortured by over 20 guards.

Mr. Ni suffered tremendously during the imprisonment, and was unable to speak clearly and slow in response when he was released. He was constantly harassed by local policemen after he was released. He never recovered from the inhuman treatment he endured in prison, and became weaker and weaker. Mr. Ni used to be very healthy and weighed about 65 kg (143 lbs.) before the imprisonment. However, he weighed only around 35 kg after the three years of torture at the prison, and was not clear-minded.

In February 2007, Mr. Ni Wenkui suddenly fell into a coma and was sent to a hospital. During his stay in the hospital, a big tumor was found growing at his throat, which was later removed. However, the wound did not heal well. He could only digest fluids fed through a tube. Mr. Ni died on November 12, 2007.

Posted on August 3, 2008