Wang Guimei
Gender: Female
Current Location: Shandong Women’s Prison
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/31/2014
Date of Sentencing: April/28/2017
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Guimei
Extra Bio Info:
Wang Guimei is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On October 31, 2014, police in Jiaozhou city, Shandong province, detained Wang after authorities accused her of being a church leader.
On April 28, 2017, the Jimo People’s Court of Shandong Province sentenced Wang to ten years in prison and two years of deprived political rights for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL). She was also fined 100,000 yuan.
Wang was taken to Shandong Women’s Prison to serve her sentence.
Sources:
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China Prisoners Database Details: WANG Guimei Human Rights Without Frontiers
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"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom