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: 7 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/13/2014
Date of Sentencing: November/26/2015
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Hu Mingfa is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 13, 2014, officers from the Lingyang Police Station of the Public Security Bureau in Qingyang county detained Hu while he was transporting religious literature.
On November 26, 2015, the Qingyang County People’s Court sentenced Hu to seven years and six months in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On January 19, 2016, Hu was transferred to the Chaohu Prison, Anhui Province.
Hu's sentence should have ended in February 2022.