(Minghui.org) A 25-year-old Changsha City, Hunan Province, resident was sentenced to 3.3 years on February 15, 2023, for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been targeted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Mr. Sun Yushan was arrested on January 20, 2022, and taken to the Changsha City No. 2 Detention Center two days later. His case was later transferred to the Liuyang City Procuratorate, which has been designated to handle Falun Gong cases in the region. Prosecutor Chen Liuyanghui indicted Mr. Sun on June 7 and moved the case to the Liuyang City Court.
Judge Chen Yuchao initially scheduled a hearing for July 28, but canceled it the day before the court date, without providing any explanation. Mr. Sun’s family demanded the dismissal of his case, but to no avail.
On the day of the trial on February 15, 2023, the court was surrounded by several police cars and an ambulance. Several government officials were present as well.
The court initially only allowed ten people to attend the trial, but later let in most of Mr. Sun’s family given their strong protest. Judge Chen repeatedly interrupted the defense argument by Mr. Sun’s family defender.
Mr. Sun insisted that he didn’t violate any law by practicing Falun Gong. He revealed that, during the three days he was held at the police station, the police only gave him one meal.
The judge sentenced Mr. Sun to 3.3 years with a 10,000-yuan fine at the end of the trial.
Perpetrators’ contact information:
Chen Liuyanghui (陈刘阳辉), prosecutor, Liuyang City ProcuratorateChen Yuchao (陈愈超), judge, Liuyang City CourtLong Haisong (龙海松), chief, Qingshuitang Police Station: +86-18073183816Deng Liang (邓亮), officer, Qingshuitang Police Station: +86-18073183935
(More perpetrators’ contact information is available in the original Chinese article.)
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