Mr. Lin Fengchi is from the Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. He was detained and tortured at the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province because he practiced Falun Gong.

Policeman Zeng Guanhua specifically chose four or five tall and strong guards to carry out the torture of Mr. Lin. It was arranged for these guards to watch videos that slandered and distorted the truth about Falun Gong, with the intention to instill in them a hatred for Falun Gong. After that, they were sent to torture Mr. Lin. They beat him for more than an hour, leaving wounds all over his entire body and injuring his head. They also burned him with cigarettes and pricked his fingers with toothpicks. Mr. Lin was beaten and tortured this way for four days.

Later, the police poured boiling water down Mr. Lin’s neck, causing large burns on his back and chest. The police then ordered the guards to rub salt in his wounds. Several days later, the wounds began to fester and produce a horrible smell; the police then ordered the guards to scrub the wounds with toothbrushes. On January 22, 2002, the labor camp received a secret document ordering them to immediately remove the torture facility. Mr. Lin was transferred to a different location.

Later, the labor camp set up the torture facility for the second time and  Mr. Lin was sent back to this facility. He was not allowed to sleep or sit. He was ordered to squat during the day and to stand at night.  He was then sent to a solitary confinement cell, where he was held for fifteen days. Three times a day the police would shock him with eight electric batons simultaneously for two to three consecutive hours.

During July and August, 2002, the weather in Guangdong Province was very hot. The temperature of the cement pavement could reach as high as 70 degrees Celsius [nearly 160 degrees Fahrenheit]. The police ordered guards to strip off Mr. Lin’s clothing and drag him outside. The guards pressed him down to the ground and sat on his four limbs, allowing his back to be exposed to the scorching sun for a long time. They then turned him over and exposed the front of his body to the burning sun.

The police wrapped him with two heavy quilts and continued to expose him to the scorching sun. Finally, Mr. Lin was subjected to the intense heat of the summer sun for   so many hours that his life was in grave danger. Only at this point did the police provide medical attention by sending him to the hospital. As soon as Mr. Lin’s condition improved slightly, the police took him back to the torture facility and began torturing him again.

On September 13, 2003, the torture facility was again removed from Sanshui Forced Labor Camp after existing there for over half a year. Mr. Lin was again transferred to a different location.