(Minghui.org) It was recently confirmed by Minghui.org that a 73-year-old Baoding City, Hebei Province resident has been sentenced to three years with a 15,000-yuan fine on December 21, 2023 for practicing Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

Ms. Fan Shuyin’s ordeal stemmed from an arrest on February 18, 2022, after she was reported for talking to people Falun Gong at a local community fair. The police forced her to fingerprint and sign some unidentified paperwork. She was released hours later.

Ms. Fan was arrested again and had her home ransacked on March 27, 2022. Her printer and computer were confiscated and the decorative couplet on her door was torn down. An officer ordered her to sign about five different forms. She refused to comply and ripped two of them. The officer snatched back the remaining three forms. She was released in the evening.

The police descended upon Ms. Fan’s home on July 27, 2022 and took her to the Gaoyang County Procuratorate. Prosecutor Yao Suling questioned her and asked if she distributed Falun Gong informational materials. She responded that she didn’t violate any law in practicing Falun Gong.

Although the police released Ms. Fan and put her on a one-year bail later that day, they took her back into custody on August 23, 2023, at the order of the Gaoyang County Court. She was tried at the local detention center on December 21, 2023 and convicted.

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