(Minghui.org) The Mentougou District Court in Beijing sentenced three members of a family for their shared faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
Ms. Yu Shikun, 62, and her daughter, Ms. Liu Meili, both live in Wangdu County, Hebei Province. Ms. Liu’s husband, Mr. An Chaoxu, also from Hebei, works in Beijing, about 130 miles away. He and his wife were arrested in Beijing on April 25, 2024, while she was visiting him. His mother-in-law was arrested in Hebei on June 12, 2024 and taken to Beijing hours later.
The Mentougou District Procuratorate returned the joint case of the three family members to the police in September 2024, citing insufficient evidence. The Beijing police traveled to Wangdu County, Hebei Province, in at least three cruisers on October 7, 2024, and asked the residents if they knew anyone who practiced Falun Gong or distributed Falun Gong materials. They stayed there for about five nights before returning to Beijing. With the newly gathered “evidence” against the three family members, the police resubmitted the case on October 12, 2024. This time the procuratorate accepted the case.
The three family members were indicted on November 22, 2024. They stood trial at the Mentougou District Court on January 24, 2025. Their family recently learned of their prison sentences: Ms. Yu was sentenced to one and a half years and her daughter two years. Both were also fined 2,000 yuan. Mr. An was given two years with three years probation.
For details of the family’s arrests and detention, see the related reports below.
Related Reports:
Hebei Woman Arrested After Daughter and Son-in-law Detained for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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