About 100 Falun Gong practitioners are being held in Jilin City Prison, and most of them have gone on a hunger strike to protest the ongoing severe torture towards themselves and all Dafa practitioners. The lives of those engaged in this peaceful appeal are in danger. It has been verified that Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Chengjun has been on the verge of death since three days ago. The police sent him to the Comprehensive Unit of the City Central Hospital.

                                     

The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong opened a case of the above incident and started the investigation on October 26, 2003.

Brief Summary of Testimony from a Witness in Mainland China:

On October 24, 2003, the witness saw Liu Chengjun in unconscious state in Jilin City Central Hospital. Liu's eyes appeared chaotic without brightness, and being gray. He has been in critical condition with an oxygen mask on and IV. The witness claimed he talked to police guards, the captain, the doctors, and prison guards about releasing Liu Chengjun from prison. But they mutually dodged him. This witness then gave the hospital 1,000 Yuan requesting a physical exam for Liu Chengjun. The exam result came out at 3:00 p.m. Beijing time that day. It showed Liu Chengjun as having acute kidney failure; arrhythmia, and he could lose his life at any moment. The doctor told the family to immediately prepare for his funeral, and at the same time, issued a critically- ill notification. The police pushed this case back and forth, and still refused to set him free, saying it required meetings and reports from all levels.

At 12 a.m. US Eastern Time on October 27, 2003, Investigator #01 reports:
Investigator #01 had a conversation with the office manager of the City Central Hospital. The office manager is a female. She did not want to give her name. She admitted Liu Chengjun is in her hospital, but was unwilling to provide detailed information.

In the evening of October 27, 2003, US Eastern Time, Investigator #03 reports:
A nurse of the Comprehensive Unit in Jilin City Central Hospital confirmed that Liu was currently in a comprehensive unit room. Investigator #03 talked to a member of Liu's family through the nurse's arrangement. The family member said Liu was still in critical condition. He was not conscious and could not recognize people. The hospital still wanted him to be discharged. Investigator #03's conversation with the family member was forcefully cut off by a male. Before the connection was cut, investigator #03 heard a male's voice asking, "who are you talking to?" It has been determined that this male was a police guard.

At 8 p.m. US Eastern Time on October 27, 2003, Investigator #04 reports:
A male official of Prison Affairs Section at Jilin City Prison didn't deny the fact that Liu Chengjun is on the verge of death and has been sent to a hospital for emergency treatment.

At 8 p.m. US Eastern Time on October 27, 2003, Investigator #04 reports:
A female worker of the Comprehensive Unit at Jilin City Central Hospital said, "As our superiors have arranged, Liu Chengjun was taken away by police to another hospital this morning. It's hard to say if he is in a critical condition. He has been on a hunger strike for more than ten days and he is very weak. He can hardly speak."

At 5 a.m. US Eastern Time on October 28, 2003, Investigator #63 reports:
A female personnel at the Comprehensive Unit at Jilin City Central Hospital, who didn't give her name, said Liu Chengjun was transferred to a hospital in Changchun City, and the location is unclear.

According to the reports above, the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong has confirmed that Falun Gong practitioner Liu Chengjun held a hunger strike to protest the brutal persecution at Jilin City Prison. The prison authorities beat and tortured him into a critical condition and Mr. Liu Chengjun is on the verge of death. The authorities sent him into the Comprehensive Unit of the City Central Hospital for emergency treatment. Liu Chengjun is in unconscious condition at the hospital. Liu Chengjun's family is currently under surveillance by the police who wish to prevent them from revealing the truth to the outside world. Because the Liu Chengjun incident has been exposed in the world, related work units may have transferred him to an undisclosed location.

Conclusion: Liu Chengjun has not yet been released. His life is still in danger.

World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG)
October 29, 2003

Attachment:

Liu Chengjun, male, lived in Nongan County, Jilin Province. He graduated with a accounting certificate from Changchun City Corps Employee's Technical School. He began practicing Falun Gong in 1995. After July 20, 1999, Liu Chengjun appealed for Falun Gong and was abducted and detained at the Fenjin Labor Camp in Changchun City for one year. Because he refused to give up his belief, his term was illegally extended by ten months. At 3 a.m. on March 22, 2002, police abducted him with the excuse that he was involved in the incident of broadcasting Falun Gong truth programs through the Changchun Cable TV System on March 5, 2002. At the time, Liu Chengjun was hiding out under a work shed in the mountains. Police surrounded the shed and set it on fire. Police shot him, Liu's hand was burned from the fire and his leg was broken from the police's shooting. On September 20, 2002, Changchun City Intermediate People's Court sentenced him to 13 years in prison. During the court trial, a large group of police openly and brutally beat the practitioners being tried and shocked them with electric batons to prevent them from upholding Falun Gong. That same day after the trial, Liu Chengjun was tortured so as to be unable to walk; he had to be carried back into the prison cell.

Work units that are directly responsible for the persecution of Liu Chengjun:

Jilin City Prison in Jilin Province:
No. 100 Junmin Road, Jilin City (Zip: 132000)
Main switchboard: 86-432-4881551
Education Section: 86-432-4881511 ext. 3040
Prison Affairs Section: 86-432-2409418
Prison Prosecutor: 86-432-4881515
Fax: 86-432-4881559
Jilin City Central Hospital:
Hospital Head: Zhang Wenhou
City Central Hospital Office: 86-432-2452391
Main switchboard: 86-432-2456181
(Please dial the main switchboard then the 4-digit extension number below)
Comprehensive Unit where Liu Chengjun currently stays: 2558
Hospital Head: 2001
Deputy Head: 2182
Party Secretary: 2004
Surgical Section of the In-patient Department: 2271
Internal Medicine Section: 2272
Digestive Diseases Section: 2335
Respiratory Section: 2336
No. 1 Neurology Section: 2338
No. 2 Neural Section: 2340
In-patient Division: 2352