Additional Name(s): 吴朝棋

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August//2018

Date of Sentencing: August/13/2019

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Wu Chaoqi

Extra Bio Info:

Wu Chaoqi was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In August 2018, authorities from of Dianbai district, Maoming municipality, Guangdong province, detained Wu Chaoqi, his mother, Lin Lizhen, and his aunt, Lin Yanmei.

On August 13, 2019, the Maonan District People's Court in Maoming sentenced to five years in prison and fined him 10,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On December 2, 2019, Wu's appeal was denied.

Wu's sentence should have ended in August 2023.

Related Cases: Lin Lizhen, Lin Yanmei

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