Victim:

Ms. Zeng Xiumei, a resident of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province.

Ms. Zeng weighed only 20 kg after the release. The photos were taken after her release.

On March 13, 2008, "610 Office" personnel in Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province abducted Ms. Zeng Xiumei from her home and sent her to a brainwashing center in Chikan District, Zhanjiang City. They also took her young son who is only a few years old. Because Ms. Zeng would not give up her belief in Falun Gong, she was sent to the Hainan Province General Bureau Labor Camp, where she was beaten and force-fed. The beatings bruised her body, and her lungs were badly damaged. At the labor camp, they used Falun Gong books to hit Ms. Zeng on her head, eyes, face, and chest every day, and fiercely kicked her legs, until she was black all over.

Ms. Zeng went on a hunger strike for about 10 days and was force-fed. Her lungs were damaged during the forced-feeding, and she had a fever as high as 42 degrees centigrade. On April 9, they sent she to the Hainan Province Frontier Defense Hospital, which is affiliated with the Chinese People's Armed Police Force.

When Ms. Zeng was at the hospital, she was monitored 24 hours a day. She asked for release and to be free. However, they ignore her request, so she refused to cooperate with them. They tied up her hands and feet and abused her brutally.

Ms. Zeng was tortured until she was skin and bones. When the authorities realized that she was on the verge of death, they released her on April 30.

The X-ray report regarding the extent of Zeng Xiumei's injuries is shown below:

Diagnosis: Double lung pneumonia. Left side of the chest has small to middle amount of pleural effusion.

Posted on August 31, 2008