Yue Kai 02.18.2002
In May 2000, the No.1 Team to which YUE belonged, along with the No.4 Team, was forced to clean the public swimming beach at Kalun Lake in Changchun. They worked from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day. YU and his fellow practitioners sustained severe lacerations on their legs during the detail, yet they were never allowed to take a break, even when their wounds became badly infected. They would be cursed or beaten if they slowed down at all. Before and after their long work shifts, they had to do additional cleaning chores.
The job at the lake lasted two weeks, and YUE’s legs became severely scabbed and scarred. His hands and arms had swelled and turned a dark purple from the festering wounds. Regardless of his serious medical condition, his workload was never reduced. His next work detail was to make a cement floor slab, for which he had to get up as early as 3:00 a.m., and work as late as 9:00 p.m.
In July 2000, YUE was taken to the No.2 Team in Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp. The police there tortured practitioners by beating and cursing them, and depriving them of sleep. One day, YUE developed shortness of breath and chest pains after being kicked by an inmate named ZHAO Yong. His condition continually worsened and he became emaciated.
By May 2001, YUE had been illegally held in the camp for fifteen months, which was well past the end of his sentence. However, the labor camp refused to release him. They finally sent him home when his condition became critical. On February 18, 2002, YUE Kai passed away at home.
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