Communications Engineer Loses Appeal Against Wrongful Prison Sentence

(Minghui.org) A 35-year-old resident of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province recently lost her appeal against a two-year sentence for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

Ms. Wang Jian, an assistant communications engineer for the Harbin Railway Bureau, was arrested on July 11, 2022, on her way to work. Her laptop, printer, Falun Gong books, and cell phone were confiscated. Wang Chenglong, the police officer in charge of her case, revealed that they had been monitoring her for a long time before the arrest.

Ms. Wang was detained at the Harbin City No.2 Detention Center. Her arrest was approved by the Yilan County Procuratorate on July 20. The police submitted her case to the procuratorate on August 26, and she was indicted on September 26.

The Yilan County Court scheduled a hearing of Ms. Wang’s case for December 2, 2022, but canceled it due to a local COVID-19 outbreak. The judge rescheduled the hearing for March 6, 2023, and convicted her three days later. In addition to the two-year sentence, the judge also fined her 100,000 yuan. She filed an appeal with the Harbin City Intermediate Court on April 18.

Ms. Wang’s family received an express mail from the intermediate court on May 25, notifying them that the court had rejected their request to have an open hearing for her appeal case and ruled to uphold the original verdict.

Her family vows to continue to seek justice for her.

Perpetrators’ contact information:

Harbin City Intermediate CourtAddress: 81 Changjiang Road, Nangang District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang ProvincePresiding judge Fang Tao (方涛): [phone]Judge Niu Ruonan (牛若男, female): [phone]Zong Yongping (宗永平): [phone]Judges’ Assistant Zhu Sicheng (朱思成): [phone]Clerk Li Yuhang (李宇航): [phone]

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