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WOIPFG Report: Wang Lijun’s Colleague, a Transplant Surgeon Admits Harvesting Organs from Live Falun Gong Practitioners

August 7, 2016
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WOIPFG investigations show that Wang Lijun, former Police Chief and Party Secretary of Jinzhou City, as well as the director of Jinzhou Public Security Bureau's On-Site Psychology Research Center (OSPRC), is suspected to have played a major role in harvesting organs from live Falun Gong practitioners. One of the “accomplishments” of the OSPRC was the "Research on Organ Transplantation from Donors Who Have Been Subjected to Drug Injection (Translator note: from the context, it's actually the execution by lethal injection)." The project was under Wang's supervision, partnering with Beijing University, China Medical University, Jinzhou Medical University and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) 205 Hospital of Jinzhou City. All these hospitals are suspected to have performed organ transplantations on live Falun Gong practitioners. For details, please refer to http://www.upholdjustice.org/node/214.

On May 23, 2006, Liaoxi Business Daily Page B4 published an report titled “The highest realm and pursuit of a military doctor.” The report praised Chen Rongshan, the urology chief physician of the PLA 205 Hospital of Jinzhou City, for having completed 568 cases of kidney transplants. Chen Rongshan’s reputation brought him patients from all over the world, including Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, etc. One witness said that it only took PLA 205 Hospital 1 week to find a matching live organ. For details, please refer to http://www.upholdjustice.org/node/218.
WOIPFG conducted telephone investigation on Chen Rongshan, who was already retired at the time of the phone conversation. During the conversation, Chen admitted many times about harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners and about performing transplant surgeries. It was also discovered that all correspondence with the outside by related medical personnel was under direct and strict control of the Party and administrative branches.

Below are transcripts of 2 telephone conversations between the WOIPFG investigator and Chen Rongshan.

Transcript 1 (May 25, 2012)

Conversation between the WOIPFG investigator, as “member of the Wang Lijun inter-departmental investigation team,” and Chen Rongshan, retired urology chief physician of the PLA 205 Hospital of Jinzhou City.

Chen: Hello?
WOIPFG: Hello, is this Chen Rongshan, the urology chief physician of the PLA 205 Hospital of Jinzhou City?
Chen: Yes, yes, yes, who are you?
WOIPFG: I’m from the Wang Lijun inter-departmental investigation team.
Chen: ah
WOIPFG: When Wang Lijun was at the Jinzhou Public Security Bureau, he was in charge of the On-Site Psychology Research Center. The center had some joint projects with PLA 205 Hospital. Can you tell me more about the projects?
Chen: oh
WOIPFG: He had a project called “Research on Organ Transplantation from Donors who have been Subjected to Drug Injection.” PLA 205 Hospital was the partner. Please tell me more about this project.
Chen: ah
WOIPFG: What I am asking is whether you have cooperated?
Chen: There was also China Medical University.
WOIPFG: Wang Lijun told us that some organ donors were jailed Falun Gong practitioners. Is that true?
Chen: Those are arranged by the court.
WOIPFG: By the court, right?
Chen: yes, yes.
WOIPFG: That is to say that the organs were provided by prisons and labor camps?
Chen: Let me say something, don’t talk about this matter with me, ok?
WOIPFG: Because we are now…
Chen: If you want to talk to me, contact the Political Department of the PLA 205 Hospital first. Ok?
WOIPFG: well, we’ve already discussed this with them before talking to you.
Chen: no, no, you, the Political Department hasn’t called me. I cannot, cannot, ok?
WOIPFG: they, the telephone number is the same.
Chen: They must call me first, ok?
WOIPFG: we’ve already talked to them.
Chen: Ask someone from the Political Department to call me.
WOIPFG: We’ve already contacted secretary Lin from the Political Dept.
Chen: That won’t work. We have disciplines in the military. If you want to discuss certain matters, you must first talk to the Political Dept., then someone from the Political Dept. must call me. Alright?
WOIPFG: He told me to contact you directly, so….
Chen hung up the phone.

Transcript 2 (June 13, 2012)

Conversation between the WOIPFG investigator, as the secretary of Wang Jia, former director of the PLA 205 Hospital and Chen Rongshan.

Chen: Hello?
WOIPFG: Hello, is this Chen Rongshan, the urology chief physician of the PLA 205 Hospital of Jinzhou City?
Chen: Where are you calling from?
WOIPFG: I am the secretary of Wang Jia, the deputy minister of joint health services. Your former director wanted me to tell you something.
Chen: oh, go ahead.
WOIPFG: No matter what level of investigation agencies contact you about Falun Gong organs or organ transplants, do not say a word. Do not leak any secrets. Can you do that?
Chen: yes, sure.
WOIPFG: Those nurses at the urology department, do they know the donors were Falun Gong practitioners?
Chen: Who are you?
WOIPFG: Your former hospital director….
Chen: No, you, secretary, what’s your last name?
WOIPFG: Zhang, my name is Zhang Tao.
Chen: Your name is Zhang Tao?
WOIPFG: Your former hospital director wanted me to tell you.
Chen: I know, I know.
WOIPFG: Ok. If possible, tell the members from other departments as well.
Chen: I’ll mention it. Tell them not to talk about it casually.
WOIPFG: right.
Chen: I know. Thanks.
WOIPFG: Good. That’s it for now.
Chen: Goodbye.

 

(Published in Chinese on Aug. 7, 2012; English translation published on Oct. 23, 2012)