Jiao Mengjiao
Additional Name(s): 焦梦娇
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/19/2020
Date of Sentencing: January/14/2022
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Jiao Mengjiao
Extra Bio Info:
Jiao Mengjiao was imprisoned for her religious activity.
On July 19, 2020, public security officials in Beijing municipality detained 13 Falun Gong practitioners, including Jiao, living in Beijing for allegedly sharing photos of Beijing street scenes during the COVID-19 pandemic with a publication associated with Falun Gong. Authorities also reportedly seized Falun Gong related materials from the practitioners’ residences.
On January 14, 2022, the Dongcheng People’s Court sentenced Jiao to two years in prison and fined her 4,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Jiao's sentence should have ended in July 2022.
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Sources:
- "Jiao Mengjiao" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)