Tao Qidong
Gender: Male
Current Location: Nanchang Prison, Jiangxi
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: May/14/2018
Date of Sentencing: November/8/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Tao Qidong
Extra Bio Info:
Tao Qidong is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 14, 2018, officers from the Yongxiu County Public Security Bureau detained Tao while at a worship gathering in Tubu town, Yongxiu county, Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province.
On November 8, 2018, the Yongxiu County People’s Court sentenced Tao to eight years in prison and fined his 20,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Tao was taken to Nanchang Prison in Jiangxi to serve his sentence.
Publicly Available Information:
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China Prisoners Database Details: TAO Qidong 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