Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/12/2014
Date of Sentencing: April/20/2015
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Meng Qingmin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 12, 2014, officers from the Sima Town Police Station of Jinxiang county, Jining city, Shandong province, arrested Meng reportedly in relation to his religious belief and his hosting of worship gatherings at his home. The month before, police reportedly searched his home and found religious materials.
On April 20, 2015, the Jinxiang People’s Court sentenced Meng to seven years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On June 2, 2015, the Jining Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong rejected Meng's appeal.
Meng's sentence should have ended in August 2021.