Gender: Male
Current Location: Weibei Prison, Shandong Province
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: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/24/2017
Date of Sentencing: August/8/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Expression
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wu Baozhen is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 24, 2017, officers from the Heze Public Security Bureau Mudan Branch arrested Wu while he was writing scrips for church videos at a colleague's home in Zhanghuayuan village, Danyang sub-district, Mudan district, Heze city, Shandong province. Authorities reportedly seized religious materials, electronics, cash, and other items.
On August 8, 2018, the Mudan District People’s Court in Heze sentenced Wu to ten years in prison and fined him 50,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On an unspecified date, the Heze Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong rejected Wu's appeal.
China Prisoners Database Details: WU Baozhen 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