æz ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd, ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ɪlˈiːɡəl ˈɪŋkʌm ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðoʊz pˈʌnɪʃt wʌz ˈɔfən ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd sˌʌm ʌv ðoʊz pˈʌnɪʃt wɜː fˈoːɹst tə kənfˈɛs, sˈʌfɚd fˈɪzɪkəl vˈaɪələns, ɔːɹ wɜːɹ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd.
As the Communist Party later acknowledged, the amount of illegal income attributed to those punished was often overestimated, and some of those punished were forced to confess, suffered physical violence, or were executed.