Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Pre Trial Detention: Yes
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December/27/2018
Date of Sentencing: September/10/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Reporting on Religious Freedom Conditions or Documenting Religious Freedom Violations
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Jian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On December 27, 2018, officers from the Kuitun Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to his religious belief and reporting on religious freedom conditions.
On September 10, 2019, the Kuitun City Court sentenced Wang to seven years in prison and fined him 40,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
China Prisoners Database Details: WANG Jian Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom