Thirteen people are currently incarcerated in the No.7 cell of Huairou detention center, 7 criminal offenders and 6 Falun Dafa practitioners.
A practitioner named Xiao went to Tiananmen Square to appeal for Dafa. On December 30, 2000, he refused to give his real name and went on a hunger strike to show his resistance to this injustice. For this, he was tortured with the water dungeon punishment at the Huairou detention center.
The use of the water dungeon punishment was reported to the authorities and as a result, an investigation from relevant departments was performed. In the end, the investigation concluded that no form of the water dungeon penalty had been used. Of course, this was a lie.
At 8:00 PM that night, Xiao was unexpectedly brought in for an interrogation by the detention center. He was back in his cell 15 minutes later with heavy shackles. At 9:00 PM, two young criminal inmates, Fang Yanhua and Zhen Wei, began to torture Xiao with the water dungeon punishment. They said that they were forced by the police in-charge or else their prison term would be extended and they might suffer the electronic baton penalty. The police on duty that night was Captain Dong and his number is 05971. Wearing cotton coat and pants, Xiao was sat down beside the cell vent in a very uncomfortable position, unable to stretch or lie down. Although the water dungeon area was very small, he still couldn't support his body against the wall. Then Fang and Zhen started to pour water onto the floor, soaking Xiao's coat and pants with freezing water. After Fang and Zhen repeatedly poured water into the dungeon, Xiao's body was completely soaked. Ice-cold water and the chilly wind together covered his body like piercing knives.
The water dungeon penalty has no time limits. The detention center enforces this punishment whenever a detained person either disobeys their orders or disagrees with them.
China
December 31, 2000
