Ran Mengqun
Gender: Female
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, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/1/2019
Date of Sentencing: August/2/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Ran Mengqun
Extra Bio Info:
Ran Mengqun is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 17, 2017, authorities from the Wuling town in Wanzhou district detained Ran while doing work for the church at a church member's home.
On December 7, 2017, Ran was released on bail.
On March 1, 2019, Ran was arrested again.
On August 2, 2019, Kaizhou District People’s Court in Chongqing sentenced Ran to seven years and six months in prison and fined her 12,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On September 18, 2019, the Chongqing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court rejected Ran's appeal.
Sources:
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China Prisoners Database Details: RAN Mengqun 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