Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/18/2013

Date of Sentencing: December/2/2014

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Cult

Wu Binrong

Extra Bio Info:

Wu Binrong was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 18, 2013, officers from the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau Jiangning Branch detained Wu reportedly in relation to his religious belief and efforts to print religious materials. 

On December 2, 2014, the Jiangning District People’s Court of Nanjing city sentenced Wu to eight years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

On December 12, 2016, Wu was granted a "one-year remission."

Wu was taken to Suzhou Prison in Jiangsu province to serve his sentence. Wu's family alleges he was tortured in prison.

Wu's sentence should have ended in May 2021.

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