Gender: Female
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: August/29/2016
Date of Sentencing: July//2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Jinzhi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 29, 2016, officers from the Changji City Public Security Bureau detained Wang reportedly in relation to her religious belief and other church administrative activities.
In July 2018, the Yuhui District People’s Court of Bengbu City sentenced Wang to five years and six months in prison and fined her 10,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Wang's sentence should have ended in February 2022.
China Prisoners Database Details: WANG Jinzhi Human Rights Without Frontiers