(Minghui.org) An 89-year-old woman in Qingdao City, Shandong Province was sentenced to one year and three months in prison with an 8,000-yuan fine days after the Mid-Autumn Festival (September 29, 2023).

Ms. Pan Yuelan’s sentencing stemmed from her arrest on October 17, 2021, after a man in his 30s reported her for talking to him that day about the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of her faith, Falun Gong.

The arresting officers from the Yinzhu Police Station proceeded to raid Ms. Pan’s home, confiscating her Falun Gong books and informational materials. She managed to snatch back a few books from the police.

While Ms. Pan was released hours later, for the next three days, Chief Liu (badge number 113652) had his officers take her to their police station during the day and return her home in the evening.

Ms. Pan received a call from the Huangdao District Court on March 18, 2023 notifying her that prosecutor Sun Chunfang from the Huangdao District Procuratorate had indicted her and forwarded her case to the court.

The court convicted Ms. Pan around October 4, 2023. She refused to pay the court fine or undergo a physical examination required for prison admission. It’s unclear whether she has been taken into custody.