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

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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.