Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/5/2017
Date of Sentencing: May/28/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Guo Shilei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 5, 2017, officers from Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Guo reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs and computer work he did for fellow Christians.
On May 28, 2018, Chuanying District People’s Court in Jilin sentenced Guo to five years and six months in prison and fined him 5,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Guo's sentence should have ended in March 2023.