(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Gao Hongjie was forced by prison guards and inmates to write a guarantee statement declaring that he gave up his belief, but in August or September 2007, he began to practice Falun Gong again and submitted a solemn announcement to the guards. In that letter, he declared that everything he had written in the guarantee statement was completely null and void and that he would steadfastly cultivate in Dafa. Guards from the Strictly Controlled Team tortured him for ten months. Seven or eight people cruelly beat him. Each day they used a toothbrush to brush Mr. Gao's skin, making a large area on his back and skin on his left side fester. His body is w nocovered with several 30-centimeter-long scars.
Mr. Liu Xitong was put in prison in July 2007, and guards from the Strictly Controlled Team tortured him for seven months because he did not write a guarantee statement. He suffered from the same torture as Gao Hongjie. His ears were damaged due to the torture, and he has lost most of his hearing.
Mr. Dai Guoyu was admitted to the prison in May or June 2009. Because he did not write a guarantee statement, they detained him in a bathroom and brutally beat him. He shouted, "Falun Dafa is good" and then seven or eight individuals took him to the public bathroom. They stomped on his neck and stuck dirty rags in his mouth and kicked him. They tortured him like this for an entire night.
Mr. Shao Chengli was taken to the Strictly Controlled Team many times in 2008 and 2009 because he refused to give up his belief. Each time he shouted "Falun Dafa is good!" they covered his mouth and took him away. In the past, Mr. Shao's legs were disabled as a result of torture and he was unable to walk normally. They forced him to do goose steps, and when he could not, they beat him severely. His wrist was broken. They also poured boiling water on him and then smothered him with quilts to intensify the pain. Mr. Shao went on a hunger strike several times and suffered from brutal force-feeding.
Mr. Xing Tongfu received a sentence reduction of two years in 2007. Two months before he was to be released, he wrote a solemn announcement to the guards, declaring that everything he had written against Falun Gong was completely null and void and that he would continue to practice. To try to force him to take back his solemn announcement, the guards threatened to extend his term many times. Mr. Xing persisted in his belief, and later they canceled his sentence reduction. Guards from the Strictly Controlled Team instigated newly arrived inmates to brutally beat him. They also tried to force him to write a guarantee statement again. After he was operated on in the hospital, his health declined and he was set to be released in September 2009.
Mr. Zhang Chuanzheng was taken to the Strictly Controlled Team after guards found out that he had passed on handwritten copies of Falun Gong scriptures, and they tortured him in a variety of ways.
Mr. Shi Zenglei was tortured during his detention at the Strictly Controlled Team. His head was thrown against the wall and his neck was severely injured. Because he passed on copies of Falun Gong scriptures, the guards cancelled his sentence reduction.
Mr. Liang Jing wrote a solemn announcement declaring that he would steadfastly practice Falun Gong and was thus detained at the Strictly Controlled Team. He suffered from a variety of torture, which caused him to become emaciated.
Mr. Fan Jianguo was admitted to the prison in June 2007. Because he refused to write a guarantee statement, he was forced to squat for three days. If he moved just a little, six newly arrived inmates punched him in the head, neck, and lower back. He was forced to squat from 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. After three days, he could not stand up and two people had to support him when he walked. He wrote a guarantee statement under pressure.
Mr. Sun Hong refused to write a guarantee statement, and the guards did not allow him to sleep for three days. Later, they only allowed him to sleep two or three hours each night. He was tortured until he was only skin and bones.
Mr. Duan Like was beaten because he refused to write a guarantee statement, and his eyesight severely deteriorated.
Mr. Lu Zhen was detained at the Strictly Controlled Team many times. Because the guards discovered that he had passed on copies of Falun Gong scriptures, they took him to the 27th group to torture him. He was taken to the hospital on the night of June 21 and died.
Mr. Wang Kangning was tortured for over 10 months by guards from the Strictly Controlled Team in 2007. They also forced him to write a guarantee statement. Later, Mr. Wang deeply regretted writing it. Mr. Sun Qiwu and he wrote a solemn announcement after the 2009 New Year. Mr. Sun spoke in a meeting on February 18, 2009, and said, "Sorry, I do not want to speak today. I cannot say anything that is disrespectful to Master and Dafa. Today, Wang Kangning and I are making public a solemn announcement." The guards tried to force Mr. Wang to write a statement retracting his words and to write articles to attack Dafa. They also beat him.
Mr. Sun Qiwu and his brother, Mr. Sun Qiwen, were sentenced to five years in prison. Guards from the Strictly Controlled Team instigated new inmates to punch and kick him on the head and forced him to squat.
Since February 18, 2009, the practitioners detained in the 11th Ward have been strictly controlled. They are not allowed to go out and the newly arrived inmates take away water, meals, and supplies meant for practitioners. Practitioner Li Jinzhong was made to sit on a bench for one month. Practitioner Sun Shouyi was forced to squat for long periods of time.
Inmate head Han Xiaolei from the 11th Ward often threatened practitioners. He tortured themto please the guards so that he could get a sentence reduction. Other inmates also have abused practitioners to get a sentence reduction. They include: Liu Changzheng, Zhang Yue, Liu Kean, Gao Wanfa, Cai Qinghua, Qi Dongxing, Wang Kedong, Wang Yan and Bai Bangwu, and others.