(Minghui.org) A Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, resident was recently sentenced to 1.5 years for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Ms. Luo Meilin was ordered to serve time at the Jiujiang City Detention Center, where she has been held since her arrest.
Ms. Luo, a food vendor in her 50s, went to a park for a walk around 8 a.m. on July 20, 2023. As soon as she arrived, a police car pulled over. Several officers got out and handcuffed and arrested her. She later confirmed the officers were from the Chaisang District Domestic Security Office.
The police revealed that they received a tip from a person surnamed Wu about Ms. Luo’s distributing Falun Gong materials. The police raided her home when no one was around. Her Falun Gong books and music player that she used to do the Falun Gong exercises were confiscated.
A Yongxiu County Court judge heard Ms. Luo’s case in mid-November 2023 at the Jiujiang City Detention Center. The judge ordered her to plead guilty to practicing Falun Gong. She refused. According to her husband, sister, and nephew who attended the hearing, Ms. Luo appeared to be in low spirits after months of detention.
It’s recently confirmed by Minghui.org that she has been sentenced to 1.5 years.
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