Zheng Zongye - 郑宗业
Chinese name:
郑宗业
Gender:
Male
Age:
63
City:
Sanhe
Province:
Hebei
Occupation:
Date of Death:
January 7, 2014
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
Most recent place of detention:
Case Description:
Dead After 12 Years on the Run
Zheng Zongye, born in 1953, was an employee of the Fangzhuang Waste Water Treatment Plant and a resident of Xicheng District. After he began practicing Falun Gong in 1995, he found health and enjoyed a harmonious family life.
When the CCP launched the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Mr. Zheng went to Tiananmen Square to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong. He also told his friends and co-workers about the benefits of Falun Gong. Local police, the residential committee, the 610 Office, and his workplace soon began to openly harass Mr. Zheng and his family, including his teenage daughter.
On March 28, 2000, Mr. Zheng was evicted from his company-owned apartment with the excuse that he had used it to house Falun Gong practitioners who came to Beijing to appeal. Mr. Zheng and his family were then forced to live in a 9-meter by 9-meter room under constant surveillance. The authorities would show up at his new location unannounced to interrogate him or take him into custody. Mr. Zheng and his family were no longer allowed to lead normal lives.
Mr. Zheng's wife, Pang Xiuzhong, was forced into several brainwashing sessions. Eventually she had to abandon her family to avoid further persecution. On November 25, 2002, a year after his wife left, Mr. Zheng and his daughter also ran off because of the relentless harassment; the authorities, however, tracked them down. Mr. Zheng was forced to move nearly 20 times over the course of 12 years.
On January 7, 2014, Mr. Zheng collapsed and was hospitalized. A secretary from the local Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) told the hospital to refuse Mr. Zheng any medical treatment. The hospital followed the order, and Mr. Zheng soon died.
Zheng Zongye, born in 1953, was an employee of the Fangzhuang Waste Water Treatment Plant and a resident of Xicheng District. After he began practicing Falun Gong in 1995, he found health and enjoyed a harmonious family life.
When the CCP launched the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Mr. Zheng went to Tiananmen Square to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong. He also told his friends and co-workers about the benefits of Falun Gong. Local police, the residential committee, the 610 Office, and his workplace soon began to openly harass Mr. Zheng and his family, including his teenage daughter.
On March 28, 2000, Mr. Zheng was evicted from his company-owned apartment with the excuse that he had used it to house Falun Gong practitioners who came to Beijing to appeal. Mr. Zheng and his family were then forced to live in a 9-meter by 9-meter room under constant surveillance. The authorities would show up at his new location unannounced to interrogate him or take him into custody. Mr. Zheng and his family were no longer allowed to lead normal lives.
Mr. Zheng's wife, Pang Xiuzhong, was forced into several brainwashing sessions. Eventually she had to abandon her family to avoid further persecution. On November 25, 2002, a year after his wife left, Mr. Zheng and his daughter also ran off because of the relentless harassment; the authorities, however, tracked them down. Mr. Zheng was forced to move nearly 20 times over the course of 12 years.
On January 7, 2014, Mr. Zheng collapsed and was hospitalized. A secretary from the local Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) told the hospital to refuse Mr. Zheng any medical treatment. The hospital followed the order, and Mr. Zheng soon died.
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https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2014/3/29/146114.html
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