Gender: Male
Current Location: Gongzhuling Prison, Jilin
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/5/2017
Date of Sentencing: May/28/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Tao Yanyu was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 5, 2017, officers from the Jilin City Public Security Bureau detained Tao reportedly in relation to his religious belief and work for fellow church members.
On May 28, 2018, the Chuanying District People’s Court in Jilin sentenced Tao to five years and six months in prison and fined him 8,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Tao was taken to Gongzhuling City Prison, Jilin province, to serve his sentence.
Tao's sentence should have ended in March 2023.