Additional Name(s): 关兴涛

Gender: Male

Current Location: Hulan Prison

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Han

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November/9/2018

Date of Sentencing: September/29/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Cult

Guan Xingtao

Extra Bio Info:

Guan Xingtao is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On November 9, 2018, authorities in Daqing municipality, Heilongjiang province, arrested Guan alongside dozens of Falun Gong practitioners, including his wife, Wu Yanhua.

On September 29, 2019, Ranghulu People's Court sentenced Guan to eight years in prison and fined him 30,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).

Guan is reportedly serving his sentence in Hulan Prison.

Guan was previously sentenced to ten years in prison for the same charge in 2003.

Related Cases: Wu Yanhua, Du Yecheng

Sources: