Some foreign news media lately report
that Tan Yongjie, an alleged "Falun Gong" follower
in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region who stowed away to the
US, was tortured by Chinese policemen in Guangdong and had
got a third-degree burn. But an inquiry of related
departments about this tells that no such a man as Tan had
been found in China's mainland and the so-called
self-account by this man has many doubtful points.
The reporter first turned to public security
departments of Guangdong and Guangxi for their residence
files and local census records trying to find the man out
allegedly by the name of "Tan Yongjie". However,
irrespective of every possible effort made, all had got to
no avail. Experts of public security explained that the
so-called Tan Yongjie probably used a false name after he
ran a blockade to the US. Experiences told that using false
names have customarily helped stowaways get away from
investigations by security departments in the US and present
their stories of being persecuted that has turned out to be
the most favorable means to have helped them out unscathed
in the US.
Guangdong Province and Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region security departments point out that
they haven't got such a soul alleged as "Tan
Yongjie". The so-called "Chinese policeman
tortured him" is a sheer lie.
Experts
also thought that there are so many doubtful points in Tan's
self-account failing to justify his statement. For instance,
Tan claimed to have been "branded by hot iron par by
Chinese policemen" on June 2, and that "diagnosed
as a third-degree burn, on 13 locations, deep into the
muscle, the area of wounds is large and deep, hard to close
up". But irrespective of such serious wounds, to
people's surprise, Tan had managed to hide in a crate in a
container ship on a 14-day voyage, crossed the vast Pacific
Ocean, passed through many hands or places without any corn
on hand, even not knowing a word of English, and finally
arrived at Houston and entered hospital for treatment on
July 13. The whole process takes more than 40 days. It is
unbelievable to any person with a little common sense.
The police noted that now they are not
supposed to make any guess at the doubtful points in Tan's
account and his so-called real experience during the illegal
immigration. They hope they can get more related material
and the real name of the stowaway and conduct further
investigation about the issue so as to give a convincing
answer to all good and honest people within and outside
China.