Jailed Elderly Beijing Church Activist Life in Danger; Relatives Appeal for Medical Parole
by Staff
August 23, 2007
MIDLAND, Texas, (christiansunite.com) -- CAA learned that the health of a jailed Beijing house church activist, 77-year-old Ms. Shuang Shuying, was found in serious condition. She was sentenced to two years by Beijing Chongwen District People's Court on February 26, 2007 on the trumped- up charge of willfully damaging public and private property. Her son pastor Hua Huiqi who is an internationally known human rights activist was released on July 25 after serving 6 months in jail for "disturbing social order."
Photo: Ms. Shuang Shuying with her family members
In an urgent letter to CAA written by Ms. Shuang's daughter-in-law, Ms. Wei Jumei, Ms. Shuang was said to be "in extremely poor health" when she was visited in her jail by her relatives recently.
"Her hands were trembling and she looked very pale. She used to weigh 110 jin (121 lbs). Now she weighs only about 80 jin (88 lbs). The jeers and verbal abuses she gets from fellow inmates and the police's terror and psychological pressure have made the old lady all the more miserable." said Ms. Wei.
Moreover, according to the policemen who came to Ms. Shuang's house and told her son pastor Hua that some Beijing government leaders just use Ms. Shuang as a hostage to silence pastor Hua's religious and rights defense activities.
At the end of the letter, stating that Ms. Shuang has serious diabetes, high blood pressure, cataracts and neuralgia in peripheral nerves, Ms. Wei appealed to the international Christian community to pray for her mother-in-law. In the meantime, she urges the Chinese government to release Ms. Shuang and reunite with her family.
She also asks Christians to pray for the Chinese police and government as well as the detained prisoners.
"We appeal to the international community to protest the injustice done to this ill, elderly Christian lady by writing letters and making phone calls to the Chinese authority" said Bob Fu, "it definitely represents a new low on the so-called rule of law in China especially in the host city of 2008 Summer Olympics."
Letter and messages of your concern can be sent to: Ms. Wei's home telephone number: 86-10-63368113
Telephone number for No. 11 Surveillance Area of Beijing Municipal Prison for Women:
+86-10-60276833 or 60276688 ext 8178 or 8179
Address: No. 3 Run He Xiang, Huifeng Street, Tiantang He Qing Feng Road, Daxing District, Beijing, PRC
Premier Wen Jiabao, PRC
PO Box 1741, The State Council, Beijing, PRC (zip code 100017)
Contact Phone: +86-10-66012399
Ms. Wu Aiying, minister of Ministry of Justice of PRC
Tel:+86-10-65205114
Fax:+86-10-64729863
Address: No. 10, Nan Da Jie, Chaoyangmen, Beijing City (Zip Code: 100020)
