Lu Bingshen 10.21.2003

LU Bingshen, male, 39 years old, lived in Caikulou area, Ranghulu District, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province. LU was a firefighter in the 6th Fire Brigade in Daqing City.

In October 2002, the police illegally abducted LU while he was posting Falun Gong truth-clarification flyers on the street, and then sentenced him to two years in prison. He was shut off in a small cell and forced to sit on iron chair by the guard, ZHANG Mingzhu . Iron chair is a torture tool in which there is hole to confine people to move the body. LU was cuffed on the iron chair with both hands and feet tied. He was tortured to death.

LU was the 21st Falun Gong practitioner who died as a result of persecution in the Daqing City Forced Labor Camp. Recently people who knew details disclosed that LU was sent to the Emergency Room of Daqing people’s Hospital at 16:30 on October 20th, 2003. He was in deep coma with pupils enlarged. Electrocardiogram indicated rhythm of his heart was abnormal. He was transferred to 11th Area for emergency treatment after he was diagnosed as "abrupt halt of breath and palpitation, cause awaiting examination".

He died at 1 pm on October 21st, 2003. Daqing City Forced Labor Camp is currently sealing the records about LU's death. When asked about LU's death, the response was the following: "Mr. LU Bingshen died of heart attack."

It was said that both of LU’s legs were swollen and on his right ankle there were two blisters (one was 1cm2, and the other was 2 cm2 ). There was a scar on his right foot.