(Minghui.org) Four Falun Gong practitioners in Tianshui City, Gansu Province, and one of their family members were sentenced to prison in July 2026.
Ms. Liu Qiye was given three years and two months. Her husband, who does not practice Falun Gong, was given one and a half years.
Mr. Wang Shilie and Mr. Yang Tanguo were each sentenced to two years. Ms. Ma Xiaojuan received one year and eight months.
All five were also issued unknown amounts of court fines.
Arrests
Ms. Liu and her husband were arrested at home on the afternoon of December 23, 2024. The Qinzhou District Police Department officers confiscated their valuables and put them in the Qinzhou District Detention Center the next night.
The other three practitioners were arrested at their respective homes days later and also taken to the Qinzhou District Detention Center. Mr. Wang’s computer, cell phone, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. Mr. Yang’s computer and Falun Gong books were also seized.
Secretly Sentenced
All five were given criminal detention and issued formal arrest warrants. Their families were not allowed to visit them.
The Qinzhou District Procuratorate twice returned the case to the Qinzhou District Police Department due to insufficient evidence. The police however fabricated additional evidence and eventually got them indicted. Their families were not notified of their trial and only learned of their wrongful convictions in July 2026.
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