(Minghui.org) A 44-year-old woman in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, was sentenced to four years and fined 20,000 yuan, her family learned on June 19, 2025.
Ms. Liu Cong’s wrongful conviction stemmed from her efforts to seek justice for her husband, Mr. Luan Changhui, a 55-year-old boat engineer. Mr. Luan was arrested on July 20, 2021 for practicing Falun Gong, and was sentenced to four years on November 30, 2021 by the Lianshan District Court. He was admitted to the Shenyang City First Prison on August 6, 2022.
Ms. Liu, also a Falun Gong practitioner, represented her husband as his family defender during his trial. After he was sentenced, she filed an appeal with the Huludao City Intermediate Court. When the appeal was denied, she filed a motion to reconsider the wrongful sentence. The authorities retaliated against her and arrested her at 5 a.m. on July 12, 2024. Her sister, who lives in Japan, protested her arrest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo later that day.
The Lianshan District Court held two hearings of Ms. Liu’s case. The first was on February 18 and the second on June 4, 2025. See the first related report for details of the hearings.
Ms. Liu’s family learned of her prison sentence on June 19, 2025. She is now appealing her wrongful conviction.
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