Gender: Female
Current Location: Nantong Women’s Prison, Jiangsu
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/31/2017
Date of Sentencing: April/23/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Ruiling is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
August 31, 2017, officers from the Xuzhou City Pei County Public Security Bureau and the Zizhuang Town Police Station detained Wang reportedly in relation to her role in charge of distributing religious materials to church members. Police reportedly seized cash, religious materials, electronics containing religious content, and other items. Wang was reportedly tortured while detained.
On April 23, 2019, the Gulou District People’s Court of Xuzhou City sentenced Wang to seven years in prison and fined her 20,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
Wang was sent to Nantong Women’s Prison in Jiangsu Province to serve her sentence.
China Prisoners Database Details: WANG Ruiling Human Rights Without Frontiers
"Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom