“My ex-husband
did cornea removal. At the beginning, he didn't know whether those people
had been granted permission. People who were on operation tables were not conscious.
They were alive. He knew it after performing a few. He said that the person who
asked him to do this kind of thing told him: you are already on this boat. Killing
one is murder. Killing several is also murder. He said that later on he also knew
that the people were alive. Where the organs and corpse were sent, he didn't
ask.” – Witness
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Another interview was conducted with the witness
who came forward several days ago to reveal details regarding the Sujiatun concentration
camp in Northeast China. In this interview the witness revealed that her ex-husband
was one of the main surgeons in the concentration camp. He is a brain surgeon,
and was mainly in charge of cornea removal. Because of the horrifying character
of live organ removal and the burning of corpses, the witness and her family have
had destructive life experiences. Every time she recalls events in Sujiatun, she
endures indescribable pain. It is almost impossible for people to imagine the
degree of suffering that the Falun Gong practitioners are going through inside
the camp.
The
front entrance to the Sujiatun Concentration Camp (It is also called National
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Thrombus Treatment Center)
The
furnace unit on the southwest side in the Sujiatun Concentration Camp
The
following is the translation of the conversation between the reporter and the
witness:
Reporter: How
did you know that all detainees at Sujiatun were Falun Gong practitioners?
Answer:
They are all Falun Gong practitioners. For other people, they have relatives.
Relatives would come to ask for family members. Only when Falun Gong practitioners
are sent here, their families don't know. Masanjia and Dabei prisons detain
a lot of Falun Gong practitioners. Now there are not that many any more. Everyday
people are released. Where were these Falun Gong practitioners sent?
Those
Falun Gong practitioners who were detained in Sujiatun, they had refused to sign
a letter saying that they wouldn't practice Falun Gong any more. Many protested
via hunger strike. They were very weak due to not having food.
Everyone
was given a piece of paper. If you wouldn't practice Falun Gong, put your
fingerprint on the paper, you would be released immediately. Once a person went
out of where the practitioners were detained, the people inside didn't know
where they went. They thought that these people were released. Or they were told
that these people were taken to other hospitals for treatment. Those who were
taken out were usually first beaten until they lost consciousness. Then anesthetic
would be injected.
Reporter:
According to the official web site of the Shenyang City legal system, the Sujiatun
hospital organized in 2000 all Chinese communist party cadres to study the decision
to persecute Falun Gong.
Answer : I didn't
know about this. Sometimes my ex-husband lived in the hospital dorm. He usually
didn't mention that kind of thing to me. He would simply call home and say
he was busy, and then he wouldn't come home.
My ex-husband
knew they were Falun Gong practitioners. Every surgeon knew it. At that time,
they were told that persecuting Falun Gong was not counted as a crime. Instead,
it was “cleaning” for the Chinese communist party. Those on the operation table
were either mentally destroyed or had lost consciousness. Major targets of cornea
removal were the elderly and children.
Many Falun Gong practitioners
were detained in a one-story residential house in the hospital. This house was
dismantled in 2003. We guessed that there was an unknown basement. They will not
admit there was once the one-story residential house. They might say that it was
built for peasant workers or the homeless.
My ex-husband was
also worried that someday he would be killed for the purpose of destroying evidence.
So he went abroad. Other people knew he wouldn't dare to speak out.
Reporter:
Over the years, no relatives came to ask for family members?
Answer
: During 2001 and 2003, only one peasant came to ask whether his family members
were detained here. It was all secret. Nobody knew. When people were arrested,
there was no paperwork. When people were released, there was no paperwork either.
Persecution is persecution. It is against humanity. As a Chinese,
I feel quite sad. This is Chinese killing Chinese. It's unlike the slaughter
in Nanjing when the Japanese invaded China. This is killing our own fellow people.
No matter whether they practice Falun Gong or not, they are our fellow people.
This is very brutal.
Reporter:
How could the Sujiatun Concentration Camp remain so secret?
Answer
: Because several people share the profit. So they won't tell others. This
room here can hold at least 100 people. You know, when Falun Gong practitioners
are detained, they are not allowed any private space. All are packed together.
Maybe one goes to the toilet and comes back; one will not find any space any more.
Many Falun Gong practitioners were detained in a one-story residential house in
the hospital. This house was dismantled in 2003. We guessed that there was an
unknown basement. A living room of a regular U.S. house can easily hold 100 people.
Our hospital is very large. They will not admit there was once that one-story
residential house. They might say that it was built for peasant workers or the
homeless.
Reporter:
Do you think Chi Mingyu, the head of the Sujiatun hospital, knew about this?
Answer
: I think he should know.
Reporter:
This is a concentration camp in a public location?
Answer
: It's semi-public. Everyone has heard of this hospital. It's quite
famous. However, people who don't have heart or thrombi diseases usually
won't come to the hospital. So it's not an entirely public location
either.
Sujiatun is a suburban district
of Shenyang. It is like a rural area. Whether other hospitals in the Sujiatun
District did the same thing, I don't know. Staff in the public health system
can rotate within the system freely.
We
found that supplies in the hospital suddenly increased. We guessed: what are so
many people coming for? I commuted to work by a shuttle. We didn't care so
much. We also didn't know whether Falun Gong was good or bad.
Reporter:
How did you know about the live organ removal?
Answer
: During the 2003 Chinese New Year, people visited each other for the New Year.
For example, they gathered to play Chinese chess, or Mahjong. When they chatted,
they talked a little bit about this kind of thing. I knew that my family had easy
money, but didn't know the source. Later on, my ex-husband told me about
this.
My ex-husband is a quite talented
brain surgeon. Many heads of hospitals wanted him to work at their hospitals.
It was easy to use him. He's smart. He knew how to obtain money.
When
he joined the Sujiatun hospital, he was an intern doctor. Very soon, he was promoted
to surgeon. Starting from 2003, I noticed that he was often absent-minded. For
example, he watched TV holding a sofa pillow. When I shut off the TV, he would
not notice.
At the beginning, my ex-husband
simply said he wanted to find another job. I was very surprised: Why? We are having
a good life here at Sujiatun. Gradually, he started sweating at night and having
nightmares. When he would wake up, the bed sheet would be soaked with his sweat
in a human shape. I asked him whether his job was too stressful. Sometimes he
had long discussions with my father in our reading room. He said he wanted to
change jobs and asked my father to help him. However, for some reason, nobody
in our family helped him switch his job.
Finally,
I couldn't tolerate any more. I asked him. Then he told me this. My friend
witnessed Falun Gong practitioners detained in Sujiatun. Everyone knew that a
lot of Falun Gong practitioners were sent from Masanjia and Dabei prisons. We
didn't mind thinking about it. A lot of people who work at Sujiatun are from
families of high-ranking cadres. We have formed this habit since very young: Do
not ask anything that's not relevant to us.
The
brother of one of my classmates went overseas in 2002 shortly after he participated
in this business. He left after performing a few operations.
Reporter:
What kind of operations did your ex-husband do?
Answer
: My ex-husband did cornea removal. At the beginning, he didn't know whether
those people had been granted permission. People who were on operation tables
were not conscious. They were alive. He knew it after performing a few. How could
there be so many people who donated their corneas? He said that the person who
asked him to do this kind of thing told him: you are already on this boat. Killing
one is murder. Killing several is also murder. He said that later on he also knew
that the people were alive. Where the organs and corpse were sent, he didn't
ask.
The he developed a retribution. He
was even very nervous when driving. He could not live a normal life.
By
2003, many people in the public health bureau knew about it. Not only family members
knew, even some outsiders knew about it.
My
ex-husband told me that those patients who needed kidneys were in other hospitals.
The kidney would be removed in the Sujiatun hospital. He didn't know much
about the aftermath. Maybe corpses were sent to Sujiatun crematorium or the incinerator.
A person would not have cornea removal
only. Very possibly, other organs would be removed from this person as well. This
was no different than murder. When surgeons deviate a little bit, their knives
are killing people.
I divorced because
of this. If it had been extra-marital affairs, maybe I could still tolerate it.
The fact that he could tell me this indicated that he had a little conscience
left. If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have believed it. He told me
this with his own mouth. Nobody would say that he did something like this.
Reporter:
Were there any other surgeons?
Answer:
There are other surgeons. My ex-husband is a brain surgeon. It's not possible
that he does kidney removal.
Reporter:
Did those who were part of it feel that they did wrong things?
Answer
: Between life and money, some people choose money. After I knew this, I told
my ex-husband: “Your entire life is ruined. You will not be able to hold surgical
knives any more.” When you perform an operation for people, you will remember
things you did in the past. I am not the surgeon. Even so, whenever I talk about
this, I'm trembling and afraid.
Later,
after my ex-husband completed procedures for going abroad, he had to explain to
me why he had to leave. I told him that you could only choose things prior to
this [live organ removal], but not anything after this.
I
don't practice Falun Gong. I am not so noble. I did not come to the U.S.
from so far-away to expose this to the world. My friend told me to travel to the
U.S. to cheer me up. He told me that America is a country that emphasizes human
rights. It's a free country. He said that you could speak out your experiences
here. People think that I divorced because my ex-husband wanted to go abroad,
and I didn't want to go. Others were not happy with me. They asked me why
I divorced my ex-husband, and that he was such a good man.
Now
we expose this to the world. At least a portion of people there can still survive.
I don't care if they admit it or not. Exposing it will deter these evil actions.
I think for those who have read this news,
if they have missing relatives, they should gather together and demand an explanation
from relevant government agencies. When people disappear, they are either dead
or crazy. Otherwise, they will find a way to send a message home.
The
Shenyang Morning News reported on the 11th that a peasant worker was cremated
without a family signature. The person is already cremated. Who knows whether
the organs have already been removed?
I
saw that there was a confession from a spy. There will be a confession from a
doctor. He doesn't have to reveal his name. However, he can spread the information.
Anyone who has done this kind of things feels the burden of guilt.
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Brief Introduction
of the Sujiatun Concentration Camp
Sujiatun
is one of the nine districts governed by Shenyang City. It is a satellite city
15 kilometers to the South of Shenyang City. The Sujiatun Concentration Camp is
also called National Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Thrombus Treatment Center.
The address is 49 Xuesong Road,Sujiatun District,Shenyang City,Liaoning Province,China.
It is also called Liaoning Thrombus Treatment Center of Integrated Chinese and
Western Medicine. It was built in 1998.
Posting
date: 21/Mar/2006
Original article date: 20/Mar/2006
Category: News
from China
