(Minghui.org) After Wang Chuansong was removed from his position as the chief of the 11th Ward at Shandong Province Prison following an inmate’s suicide during his tenure, Liang Jingda, a former armed police officer who worked in the 14th Ward, was assigned to take over from Wang.
Compared to Wang’s cruelty towards the inmates and detained Falun Gong practitioners, Liang was even more brutal. He brought over murderer Wang Zhiyong with him and appointed him to be the leader of the “inmates reform committee.” Five other inmates, including Sun Youda, Li Mingliang, Gui Keqiu, Li Bing and Liu Huailiang, also joined the committee, assisting Liang in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. He was heard saying many times to his henchmen, “When it comes to Falun Gong, don’t treat them as human beings!”
Brainwashing and Physical Abuse
For Falun Gong practitioners newly admitted to the prison, Liang usually arranged a group of inmates to talk to them and try to pressure them into renouncing their faith. He usually restricted the practitioners’ food supply and then forced them to stand or sit without moving for long hours. Some were also deprived of sleep and restroom use.
Entering 2022, all newly-admitted practitioners would be thrown into solitary confinement and forced to watch videos slandering Falun Gong at maximum volume, from 5:30 a.m. to 11: 30 p.m. Some were deprived of sleep for up to five days.
Liang set up three brainwashing sessions, targeting newly-admitted practitioners and those who have been imprisoned for years. The third session was hosted by inmate Wu Jinda, who promoted other religions in order to weaken the practitioners’ willpower.
Below are details about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the 11th Ward of Shandong Province Prison.
Mr. Jin Yongxin
Mr. Jin Yongxin, a 65-year-old Qingdao City resident, was sentenced to eight years on September 1, 2017. When Wang Chuansong was still the head of the ward, Mr. Jin was starved and forced to drink water from the toilet. After that, he began to suffer a slight mental disorder.
In June 2021, Mr. Jin was subjected to a savage beating, which induced extremely high blood pressure and stroke. Although he survived after three months of hospitalization, he suffered restricted mobility.
On October 29, 2021, less than two months after he was discharged from the hospital, the new ward head Liang began to force Mr. Jin to stand for long hours during the day and then sleep in the hallway at night.
Right after the 2022 Chinese New Year, Liang began to force Mr. Jin to watch propaganda videos slandering Falun Gong, while arranging inmate Ma Kaifa to physically and verbally abuse him during the day. When Mr. Jin slept, Liang ordered the inmates to wake him up every twenty minutes. He joked to the inmates, “We should pay more attention to him and not let him pass away in his sleep.”
Mr. Gao Zhongen
Mr. Gao Zhongen, of Jining City, was taken to the 11th Ward in December 2020. As he refused to renounce Falun Gong, he has been subjected to various tortures, such as freezing, sleep deprivation, beatings and long hours of standing.
Similar to Mr. Jin, Mr. Gao was also forced to stand during the day and watch brainwashing videos at maximum volume. Liang once slapped Mr. Gao in the face.
Mr. Li Weizong
Mr. Li Weizong, of Jinan City, was sentenced to 3.5 years by the Zouping District Court on December 28, 2020. He was subjected to long-term torture at the prison for not renouncing Falun Gong.
After February 2, 2022, Mr. Li was deprived of sleep for seven days. He held a hunger strike to protest and was force-fed. His head was injured when he tried to resist the forced-feeding. Liang held a “struggle session” against Mr. Li and put him in solitary confinement, handcuffed and shackled.
Mr. Shao Chengluo
After Mr. Shao Chengluo, a Chinese medicine doctor from Qingdao City, was imprisoned in January 2018 to serve a nine-year term, he held a hunger strike and was force-fed. In response to the newest round of brainwashing initiated by Liang, Mr. Shao held another hunger strike and was taken to the hospital for resuscitation nine days later.
Mr. Wen Dehuai
Mr. Wen Dehua, of Linyi City, was arrested on July 2, 2021, after the police broke into his home by scaling the fence around his yard. After being sentenced and taken to the prison, he held a hunger strike for 16 days in solitary confinement and was taken to the hospital for resuscitation and forced-feeding.
Mr. Zhang Guogang
Mr. Zhang Guogang, of Dezhou City, was arrested on January 5, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was later sentenced to prison and held in solitary confinement.
Mr. Gao Fangqiang
Mr. Gao Fangqiang, 52, of Taian City, was sentenced to five years by the Taishan District Court. He appealed and the Taian City Intermediate Court ruled to uphold his original verdict. After he was taken to the prison in December 2021, he was placed in solitary confinement and ordered to renounce Falun Gong.
Mr. Niu Jiacai
Mr. Niu Jiacai, of Linyi City, was taken to solitary confinement for transformation as soon as he was admitted to the prison.
The Daily CCP Flag-raising Ceremony
Liang arranged a daily flag raising ceremony every day and forced all detainees to attend and pay tribute to the Chinese Communist Party flag.
During the flag raising ceremony on January 1, 2022, he ordered all detainees to make a vow to dedicate their lives to the Chinese Communist Party. When many Falun Gong practitioners refused to comply, Liang became infuriated. He ordered his henchmen to select eight practitioners who didn’t make the vow and subject them to “patriotic education.”
While playing propaganda videos, inmate Li Mingliang suddenly grabbed Mr. Wang Liang’s collar and dragged him to the restroom. Along with three more inmates, Wang Zhiyong, Sun Youda and Gui Keqiu, they beat him on his chest, back and head. Wang also grabbed his private part. Mr. Wang suffered pain all over his body and was unable to turn over while sleeping.
Inmates Who Persecute Practitioners
Inmates who have actively participated in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners are rewarded with exemptions from forced labor for a long time, and high points for sentence reduction rewards.
Their names are: Yin Jun, Wu Jinda, Wang Guituan, Wu Mingming, Sun Youda, Xu Chao, Chen Jianyou, Liu Huailiang, Zhao Gang, Wu Kejun, Chen Shengsheng, Ju Yong, Zhong Jilin, Shi Wei, Xue Qinghai, Che Miao, Liu Erdong, Shi Yan’an, Wu Jinfeng, Li Wenda, Li Feng, Zhu Xiaoming, Wang Xiyuan, Wang Jiufu, Wang Jinfeng, Lu Baoguo, Sun Ping, Zhu Shengyuan, Wang Xishuang, Meng Chengwen, Zhang Tongcun, Zhang Guangwei, Zhao Changqing, Wang Zhixiang, Wang Zhiyong, Li Bing, Pang Hao and Ma Kaifa.
Perpetrators’ information:
Liang Jingda (梁敬达), director, 11th Ward Shandong Province Prison: +86-18053102072 Chen Shuo (陈烁), deputy director, 11th Ward, Shandong Province Prison Zheng Jie (郑杰), instructor, 11th Ward, Shandong Province Prison Shi Qiang (时强), prison guard Yan Fei (闫飞), prison guard Wang Dong (王栋), prison guard Wang Qingmao (王青茂), prison guard
(More perpetrators’ information is available in the original Chinese article.)
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Former Ward Chief Brutally Persecutes Falun Gong Practitioners in Shandong Province Prison
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