Wang Xiuyun was a member of the Church of Almighty God.
Address: 179-9 Liberation Street, Mongolkure Municipality.Wang Xiuyun. Member of the Church of Almighty God.
[Though not confirmed, the victim is assumed to be ethnically Han Chinese, as this is statistically very likely.]
Testimony 2: Female, Han. She resides at No. 179-9, Jiefang Street, Mongolkure county-seat (昭苏县城镇解放街179-9号).
current location
[Presumably in Ili, as this is where the trial was held.][Unclear, as the victim has been sentenced.]
chronology of detention(s)
She was placed under strict monitoring by the public security bureau on December 17, 2018. The indictment was filed on July 24, 2019.
On September 15, 2019, she was sentenced to 3 years in prison.Reported date of the most recent arrest: December 1, 2018.
Sentenced on September 16, 2019.
Testimony 2:
The PSB put her under strict monitoring on December 17, 2018. The prosecution brought the charges forward on July 24, 2019, and hearings commenced on September 12 the same year.
On September 15, 2019: Sentenced to 3 years in prison (to be released on September 15, 2022).
suspected and/or official reason(s) for detention
Sentenced for "organizing and using heterodox groups to undermine law enforcement".
The procuratorate accused Wang of joining the organization in 2012, organizing gatherings, collecting donations, and propagating the movement. She used the alias "Great River" (大河). She was also accused providing Yang Cai with information about a Hui imam being sent to a re-education camp, as well as providing information about how over 300 villagers were arrested in the "Second Commune" (二公社). Yang then reportedly wrote the article in June 2018 and gave it to Zhao Xiuhui, who then passed it over to be published by Bitter Winter.
In her testimony, Wang said that she was initially rejected from the organization because she suffered from vitiligo, but would be accepted later. She also said that she hosted some gatherings at her place in the Second Commune of the Mongolkure Sheep Farm.
In court, she expressed confusion over the accusations.Belonging to the Church of Almighty God, which has been designated by the CCP as an "evil cult". As a result, charged with breaching Article 300 of the Chinese Criminal Code.
Testimony 2: The procuratorate accused Wang of joining the organization in 2012, organizing gatherings, collecting donations and propagating the movement. She used the alias Great River (大河). She was also accused providing Yang Cai with information about a Hui imam being sent to a re-education camp, as well as over 300 villagers arrested in the "Second Commune" (二公社). Yang then reportedly wrote the article in June 2018 and gave it to Zhao Xiuhui who then passed it over to be published by Bitter Winter. In her testimony, Wang said she was initially rejected from the organization because she suffered from vitiligo, but was accepted later. She said she had hosted some gatherings in her place at the Second Commune in Mongolkure Sheep Farm. In court, she expressed confusion over the accusations.
last reported status
Sentenced.Presumably serving a 3-year prison sentence.
how testifier(s) learned of victim's situation
The court verdict is an official document from the Xinjiang judicial system. [It is also very likely that this verdict was the basis for the HRWF database entry, and as such the two cannot be seen as independent sources.][Most likely through contacts in the region, or through official court documents.]
Testimony 2: this is an official document from the Xinjiang court system.
