Mr. Xu was released after 15 days in Beitai Detention Center, but his family found him blurred of mind and unable to take care of himself. He was a completely different person compared with 15 days before. His wife later took his laboratory paperwork to a hospital in another city where doctors definitively diagnosed that Mr. Xu was suffering from drug poisoning.

Mr. Xu Zhiming Dies after Poisonous Drug Administration While in Detention

Name: Yang Guanghui (徐志明)
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Address: Niuxintai Area, Benxi City, Liaoning Province
Occupation: Unknown
Date of Death: May 19, 2010
Date of Most Recent Arrest: April 12, 2007
Most Recent Place of Detention: Benxi City Beitai Detention Center (本溪北台拘留所)
City: Benxi
Province: Liaoning
Persecution Suffered: Forced labor, brainwashing, forced injections/drug administration, home ransacked, interrogation, detention

Because of practicing Falun Gong, Mr. Xu Zhiming was arrested five times by the local police station. He was sent to Weiningying Forced Labor Camps in Benxi City, and subjected to brainwashing multiple times during detention via inhuman methods of torture.

On April 12, 2007, approximately seven officers from the local police station and the city police department intruded into Mr. Xu's home while the family was sleeping. They ransacked the place without showing any identification or paperwork, then arrested Mr. Xu and took him to Niuxintai Police Station. He was taken to Beitai Detention Center on the afternoon of April 13, 2007.

Mr. Xu was released after 15 days, but his family found him blurred of mind, as he was falling down while walking or sitting. He was unable to take care of his own daily routine and was a completely different person, compared with 15 days before.

His wife took him to be checked at the Benxi City Second Hospital, where the police forced the doctors to give an inaccurate diagnosis. His wife later took his laboratory paperwork to a hospital in another city where doctors definitively diagnosed that Mr. Xu was suffering from drug poisoning. This confirmed suspicions that unknown drugs had been administered to Mr. Xu during his 15-day detention.

Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Xu went to the local police station to file a complaint. The city police department dispatched officers to hear the complaint several days later. Mr. Xu explained his physical condition in detail, but the police only told him that he could find a lawyer to represent his case.

In order to evade responsibility, Officer Li Zhannan arrived at Mr. Xu's home the next day to force Mr. Xu's wife to sign a statement "Mr. Xu is in poor health and has many diseases," but she refused. Her son-in-law had no choice but to sign his name, rather than face further abuse. Li Zhannan finally gave Mr. Xu an ultimatum, "If you refuse to sign, we will take you into custody immediately."

Mr. Xu signed his name under this intense pressure.

Mr. Xu was soon paralyzed, suffered from incontinence, and could not speak normally. During this time period, local police arrested their live-in maid, and harassed and deceived the family into surrendering their IDs to police during the Olympics. Mr. Xu died on May 19, 2010, after long-term persecution.