[Editor] In order to protect Dafa practitioners living in a horrible environment, we have left out details that may lead to further persecution. But the facts concerning the persecution of Dafa practitioners are being kept on file. This will be undeniable evidence when we appeal to the court someday.

Respected leaders:

I am a Falun Dafa practitioner; I was arrested only because I wanted to go to National Appealing Bureau to report how I have benefited from practicing Falun Dafa. áBut after I went to Beijing, I was sentenced to a labor camp before I could utter a word. During my stay áin the labor camp, my human rights were severely violated; my life was constantly threatened. The following is my appeal:

1.áááá I was sent to a labor camp in X city in January 2000. áI did Dafa exercises in the evening, and the next day I was beaten, shamelessly by a deputy section chief. He also cursed me the entire time. áI was beaten so badly that I couldn't see clearly. áI did the exercises again that evening. The next day I was beaten, again, by captain Chen, in his office in front of all the policemen. He slapped my face and cursed me continuously. áI didn't say a word. áOne day, when officers Wang and Tu were on duty, they took turns beating me, punching, kicking and hitting me with a belt. áWhen they tired, they lay down on their desks and smoked cigarettes, and forced me to keep my bottom up in the air when bending down. áWhen they recovered, they beat me again and again. They did this for half of the night. My face, chest, waist, buttocks and thighs were bruised and swollen.. It was so painful that I could neither sit nor sleep.

2.áááá One afternoon in the middle of January, we were brought into the corridor as the management section team inspected the room. áThey found my transcribed Dafa book, and a copy of Zhuan Falun owned by one of my fellow practitioner's. áThen an officer and a person, in charge of internal affairs named Hu Li, beat us both severely while continuing to curse us..

3.áááá As I couldn't recite the prison rules, Hu Li ordered prisoners to take turns watching me. áThey did not allow me to sleep or rest for two days and two nights. áWe were confined to a classroom on March 20 instead of doing labor work. áWe made use of this opportunity to study the Fa together. áOfficer Tu came and tried to grab my book when he found out. áI wouldn't give it to him and he asked four prisoners to hold me down and grabbed the book. áI struck my head against the wall dozens of times; blood gushed all over my face. áOfficer Tu said "Let him strike himself, let him die, grab the books." áThe next morning, we were all called into the office and they ordered us to hand in our books. áSeveral people in the management section beat us. áOfficer Liu kicked one practitioner's lips and they were immediately badly distorted. áTu kicked me in my face when I bent down to protect the book; blood gushed from my mouth and nose. áBut this didn't prevent him from continuing to beat me. áHe hit me in the face with the electric stick, pulled me into another room and repeatedly hit me with the electric stick until it ran out of power. áI was tortured to such a miserable condition that people did not dare to look at me; my life was in danger. áAfter that, they sent me to another camp and ordered the prisoners to torture me. áThe prisoners treated me cruelly in order to please Office Tu. áThat evening, a prisoner whose last name is Zhu awakened me and, with three other prisoners, beat me and kicked me dozens of times on my head, I almost fainted. áThe next morning my head was swollen, and my dizziness lasted half a month. áScars can still be seen now.á The next day, prisoner Zhu (the cruel man who had been bribed by Officer Tu could do whatever he liked) came to our bedroom to drink wine and forced me to sit with him and would not allow me to sleep. áDuring the detention, we practitioners were beaten and cursed by the prisoners from time to time, they even smashed me in the back with a fire extinguisher, and the officers pretended not to have seen it. áIt took me three months for my head to heal.

As a Falun Dafa practitioner, I don't care about life and death, and I am not afraid of evil. áI will expose the evil to the public no matter what consequences it causes. áPerhaps I will receive an even crueler punishment if this article is published, I will face all these things with a practitioner's standards guiding me. áAs I am cultivating myself according to the universal principal of "Zhen, Shan, Ren" (Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance), I have endured all those violent and humiliating acts silently and did not even say an angry word. áI am innocent. áThere are more than ten million practitioners like me who are trying to be good persons. áOur lives are in jeopardy all the time. áThose who carry out the laws are acting against "Zhen, Shan, Ren", they trample on human rights and human lives at their will. áIn order to maintain the dignity of the law and people's right to appeal for their legal rights and beliefs; I will appeal to the court! áAll leaders are welcome to investigate my case, what I have said is truthful and free of any exaggeration.

Appellant

When I finished reading this article, I couldn't hold back my tears. áA decent man was tortured to such a horrible state only because he wants to speak out the truth! áAppeal, where can we appeal? There is no place for Falun Gong practitioners to appeal in China. áMurderers have a time period for appeal, they can even bribe government officers to waive their penalties, but Dafa practitioners have nowhere to appeal ! Whoever dares to say a few good words for Dafa practitioners will be arrested on the spot, may even embroil others, and the victim would receive a very cruel punishment afterwards. áI have no other way but to post this article on the Internet. áKind-hearted people in the world, please help us, stop the evil, and promote justice as soon as possible!

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A Falun Dafa Practitioner in Mainland China

September 22, 2000