Li Famei
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/25/2017
Date of Sentencing: June/27/2018
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
Li Famei
Extra Bio Info:
Li Famei was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On March 25, 2017, officers from the the Fuyun County Public Security Bureau arrested Li reportedly in relation to her religious belief and delivering religious materials to church members.
On June 27, 2018, the Fuyun County People’s Court sentenced Li to six years in prison and fined her 40,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Li's sentence should have ended in March 2023.
Sources:
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China Prisoners Database Details: LI Famei Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom