(Minghui.org) Ms. Li Guoying from Zhengding County, Hebei Province, was sentenced to five and a half years and fined 30,000 yuan on March 31, 2025, for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999. She is now appealing the verdict.
Ms. Li’s sentence stemmed from her arrest on July 18, 2023, while she was on her way home from work. The police targeted her after a man reported her for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. The police raided her home that night. No one was there, so they ordered the property management to open the door.
The police later took Ms. Li back to her home. She noticed items that did not belong to her. Apparently the police planted “evidence” to frame her. When she tried to reason with them, they shoved her against against the furniture, and she passed out.
When Ms. Li finally came to, she found herself in the Zhengding County Domestic Security Division. The police ordered her to sign the list of confiscated items. She refused to comply because they didn’t let her verify the items. They pried open her fist and forced her to fingerprint the document. She was extremely weak and did not have the strength to resist. The “fingerprinted” list of confiscated items later became evidence against her.
Ms. Li was given criminal detention on July 20, 2023, and taken to the Shijiazhuang City Second Detention Center. The Zhengding County Court tried her on March 6, 2024, and sentenced her on March 31, 2025. Judge Li Sashuang signed the ruling.
According to insiders, the case was submitted to the Shijiazhuang City Intermediate Court for review before the verdict was issued. By law, the trial court is given full authority to decide the case without having to consult the higher court.
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