(Minghui.org) A 90-year-old man in Jinan City, Shandong Province was recently sentenced to two years with a 3,000-yuan fine for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since 1999. Due to Mr. Wang Chuanwen’s high blood pressure, he was denied prison admission and subsequently released.
Mr. Wang was arrested on August 20, 2025, after the police received a tip that he talked to people about Falun Gong on a bus days prior. They showed him the surveillance video from the bus while interrogating him at the Baoshan Police Station. He acknowledged that he was the man in the video, but refused to answer their questions.
Mr. Wang was next taken to the hospital for a physical exam. He was found to have a systolic blood pressure of 230 mmHg (normal range is 120 mmHg or lower). The police released him on bail after the local detention center declined to admit him.
Two staffers from the Licheng District Procuratorate went to Mr. Wang’s home on September 17, 2025, and said they received the case against him from the police. They asked him to sign some paperwork, but he refused. He instead wrote on the document, “I am innocent! Falun Dafa is practiced in more than 100 countries or regions. It is the police that broke the law.”
The prosecutor later forwarded Mr. Wang’s case to the Zhangqiu District Procuratorate. The latter indicted him at an unknown time.
Mr. Wang stood trial at the Zhangqiu District Court on December 22, 2025. He received the verdict on March 3, 2026. Due to his high blood pressure, he was denied admission to the local prison.
Mr. Wang appealed with the Jinan City Intermediate Court and is now awaiting for the case to be accepted.
89-Year-Old Shandong Man Faces Indictment for Practicing Falun Gong