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: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March//2018

Date of Sentencing: June/25/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Ma Zaojian

Extra Bio Info:

Ma Zaojian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In March 2018, officers from the Public Security Bureau in the Mosuowan Reclamation Area detained Ma reportedly for being the assistant of a church leader.

On June 25, 2019, the Mosuowan Reclamation Area People’s Court in Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps sentenced Ma to six years in prison and fined him 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

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