Additional Name(s): 丁国柱
Gender: Male
Current Location: Fushun No. 1 Prison
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years, 3 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/21/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ding Guozhu was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 21, 2018, authorities detained five Falun Gong practitioners, including Ding, after they had allegedly shared information about Falun Gong with a passerby in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun municipality, Liaoning province.
On an unspecified date, the Qingyuan People's Court sentenced Ding to three years and three months in prison.
In August 2019, the Fushun Intermediate People's Court upheld Ding's sentence.
Ding's sentence should have ended September 2021.
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