(Minghui.org) A woman in Shouguang City, Shandong Province, was scheduled to stand trial on October 16, 2025, for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since 1999. Details of her court hearing remain to be investigated.
Ms. Ren Chunlian was arrested on April 22, 2025, by Dong Zhihua and other officers from the Jitai Police Station. Although she failed the required physical exam several times, the Shouguang City Domestic Security Office still managed to get her admitted to the Weifang City Detention Center. Weifang oversees Shouguang.
Ms. Ren’s health declined in the detention center. She was taken to the hospital and examined every few days. She was found to have gallstones and a shadow on on her lung. She was forced to take several kinds of medication but was not told what they were for. She once fainted and didn’t come to until hours later.
In July 2025, the lawyer hired by Ms. Ren’s daughter went to the Jitai Police Station to update the police on her medical conditions and demand her release on bail. The arresting officer, Dong, claimed that he had handed over the case to his counterparts in the Shouguang City Domestic Security Office.
Ms. Ren’s daughter and lawyer went to the Shouguang City Domestic Security Office and were told that deputy director Zhang Linfeng was in charge of her case. The lawyer called Zhang and demanded Ms. Ren’s release on bail for medical treatment. Zhang asked for a written request and hung up.
Ms. Ren’s daughter and lawyer also went to the Shouguang City Procuratorate and informed the prosecutor in charge of the case, Sang Zijun, of Ms. Ren’s medical conditions. Sang said it was impossible for Ms. Ren to be released for medical care.
When Ms. Ren’s daughter did not hear from Zhang, she called him two days later. Zhang stopped her from talking and said that he was “handling the case according to the law” and that she “should not have any hope that her mother would be released on bail.” He hung up and wouldn’t answer when she called again.
Prosecutor Sang indicted Ms. Ren at an unknown time. She was scheduled to face judge Chen Shengyun in the Shouguang City Court on October 16, 2025. It is unclear whether the trial took place as scheduled.
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