(Minghui.org) Five Beijing residents and one resident of nearby Hebei Province were sentenced to prison for practicing Falun Gong on September 27, 2023. They appealed with the Beijing No.3 Intermediate Court and the judge Fan Aili recently ruled to uphold their original verdicts.
Mr. Tan Shouli was sentenced to 7 years with a 7,000-yuan fine;Ms. Hu Jinfeng and Ms. Chen Yuying were each sentenced to 4 years with a 4,000-yuan fine;Ms. Wang Runrong was sentenced to 3.5 years with a 4,000-yuan fine;Ms. An Xiurong was sentenced to 2 years with a 2,000-yuan fine;Mr. Wu Zhiming was sentenced to 1.5 years with a 2,000-yuan fine.
Mr. Tan, who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, was arrested in Shunyi District on March 6, 2022. He was taken to the Shunyi District Detention Center and indicted on July 18 that year.
Ms. Hu, 43, lives in Dingxing County, Hebei Province. She was arrested in Shunyi District on July 27, 2022. She was also taken to the Shunyi District Detention Center, where she was interrogated for eight straight days with her hands cuffed behind her back. A formal arrest warrant was issued against her on November 2, 2022.
Ms. Wang, who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, was arrested at home by officers from the local Datun Police Station, on July 27, 2022. It is unclear where she was detained or why her case was handled by Shunyi District.
Mr. Wu, Ms. Chen, and Ms. An were all arrested in late July 2022, although the exact dates are not known. They were taken to the Shunyi District Detention Center and subjected to marathon interrogations like Ms. Hu.
During the six practitioners’ hearings at the Shunyi District Court on April 27, 2023, their lawyers entered a not guilty plea for them and demanded their acquittal. The presiding judge held a virtual sentencing hearing on September 27 without informing their families. Only the lawyers were notified.
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