(Minghui.org) A woman in Beijing is facing trial for raising awareness about Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since 1999. Her case is being handled by the same judge who sentenced her years ago, also for her faith in Falun Gong.
Ms. Jia Fengzhi was arrested on November 9, 2019, while distributing calendars with information about Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home and put her on criminal detention. She has been held in the Pinggu District Detention Center ever since.
On December 4, the police searched Ms. Jia’s other residence, with the excuse that the prosecutor was demanding more evidence to charge her.
The Pinggu District Procuratorate approved her arrest on December 16, 2019, and indicted her on March 20, 2020. It’s been reported that the prosecutor, Wang Chenggang, is recommending a three- to four-year term.
This is the second time that Ms. Jia has been targeted for her faith in the past five years. She was arrested on January 7, 2015, also for passing out the Falun Gong calendars. The same Pinggu District Court judge, Sun Guoli, sentenced her to two years on November 21, 2015.
In the past few years, judge Sun has been handling all the Falun Gong cases in Pinggu District. Besides Ms. Jia, he has sentenced ten other practitioners to prison. Below are the details.
On November 21, 2015, Mr. Wang Jianfu and Mr. Ma Zhanquan, who were arrested with Ms. Jia on January 1, 2015, were sentenced, Mr. Wang to seven and a half years and Mr. Ma to two years.
On August 22, 2016, Ms. Liu Cuifen was sentenced to two years and fined 4,000 yuan.
On November 4, 2016, Ms. Zhang Lanzhi was sentenced to three and a half years and fined 7,000 yuan, Ms. Liu Fenghua was sentenced to three years and fined 6,000 yuan, and Ms. Yue Guixia was sentenced to two years and fined 4,000 yuan.
On May 9, 2017, Ms. Li Xiaofeng was sentenced to three and a half years and fined 7,000 yuan.
On September 30, 2017, Ms. Yu Fulan was sentenced to six months and fined 2,000 yuan and Mr. Zhang Jiuhai was sentenced to four years and fined 8,000 yuan.
On November 26, 2017, Ms. Zhang Shuxiang, nearly 70, was sentenced to three years and fined 6,000 yuan.