Ning Shu alleges detention, torture and forced organ harvesting during East Brunswick public comments

Ning Shu, a resident of One Civic Center Drive, told the East Brunswick Township Council on June 8 that she endured years of detention, forced labor and torture in China because of her practice of Falun Gong, and that she had witnessed or received reports of forced organ harvesting.

In a lengthy public comment, Ning described repeated beatings, solitary confinement and electric‑shock punishment she said were intended to force her to stop practicing Falun Gong. She said family members of others had been told a patient had died when, according to an electrocardiogram reading she described, the heart was still beating; she characterized that event as evidence of organ removal. She said she had lost substantial weight during a prolonged hunger strike and that medical staff colluded with authorities when she sought care in detention.

“My legs became severely swollen and deformed, as thick as an elephant's legs, making it impossible to wear shoes or walk normally,” Ning said, describing her treatment in detention. She told the council she was submitting evidentiary materials for the council’s review and asked the body to urge U.S. Senators to co‑sponsor S.4009, which she described as the "Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act." She named U.S. Senators she would like the council to contact and asked staff to forward her materials.

After her remarks the clerk and council asked that she give the officer her documents so staff could route them to the council record. The council did not take legislative action on her request during the meeting.

Other speakers during public comment raised local matters: a resident praised the East Brunswick Ice Rink and thanked police for support during Eid prayers; Megan Fischer, representing the East Brunswick Education Foundation, asked council approval for the Bearcrawl 5K permit; and an unnamed resident criticized the governor’s proposed funding for a detention center. These comments were heard during the public comment period and did not result in council votes beyond the consent agenda covered later.

Context and reporting note: The speaker referred repeatedly to the practice commonly spelled "Falun Gong"; the meeting transcript contains alternate spellings. The council recorded and accepted documents from the speaker for the public record but did not corroborate the allegations during the meeting.

What happens next: The clerk will retain the submitted materials and staff will route them according to usual procedures; any requests for council letters or formal council action would require a separate agenda item.