Name: Si Deli (司得利)
Gender: Male
Age: 50s
Address: Unknown
Occupation: Artist, Shihe District Cultural Center
Date of Most Recent Arrest: June 7, 2011
Most Recent Place of Detention: Xinyang First Detention Center (信阳市第一看守所)
City: Xinyang
Province: Henan
Persecution Suffered: Forced labor, illegal sentencing, imprisonment, torture, sexual assault, fired from workplace, home ransacked, detention
(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Si Deli used to suffer from severe stomach and lower back problems, but his illnesses soon disappeared after he started practicing Falun Gong. He followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and did not pursue wealth or fame. During a visit to a hospital, he heard about a farmer's boy whose leg had been crushed by a car, and the driver had fled the scene. He paid for the child's medical expenses and also gave him free art lessons.
On June 7, 2011, Wang Junjie and others from the Shihe District Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Si and ransacked his home. He was severely beaten and was taken to the Xinyang First Detention Center.
Since the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999, Mr. Si has been brutally tortured, illegally detained and imprisoned many times, totaling more than six years. Local police often monitor his movements and continually harass him. In 2000, his salary was reduced and then stopped completely.
