(Minghui.org) A 78-year-old woman stood trial on February 6, 2023 for her faith in Falun Gong. The judge only allowed the prosecutor to talk during the hearing, but restricted the speech of her husband as a family defender.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Ms. Liu Zhimei of Tianjin was arrested on July 22, 2022, after being reported for talking to people about Falun Gong at a public plaza. The police searched her and ransacked her home. They summoned her a few times after releasing her on bail. She was ordered to fill out some paperwork at the court and given the indictment paper on December 5.
Prior to her latest arrest, Ms. Liu has been arrested at least ten times for distributing Falun Gong materials. The longest duration of detention following her previous arrests was four months. The police once drew five tubes of blood from her without providing further information.
In addition to Ms. Liu, her husband Mr. Wang Runxiang, daughter Ms. Wang Haiyan, son Mr. Wang Haifeng and his wife Ms. Lyu Caiyun also practice Falun Gong and have been repeatedly detained for speaking up for their faith. Her husband was once detained for six months. Their son was given a forced labor camp term of three years and three months.
The couple’s daughter and daughter-in-law were once arrested together. Both of their infant babies were brought to the police station with them. The police starved both women for two days, which caused disruption to their breast milk supply.
Ms. Wang Haiyan was sentenced to four years and three months in 2018 for putting up Falun Gong posters. She became mentally incoherent after being force fed toxic drugs in the prison. She suffered a complete mental breakdown three months after she was released.
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