(Minghui.org) Ten Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province residents made their second court appearance on January 27, 2026 for their faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
Judge Gang Jia from the Wanghua District Court in Fushun City, which oversees Qingyuan County, presided over the joint hearing held at the Fushun City Detention Center. Prosecutor Wang Jun from the Wanghua District Procuratorate was also present.
The ten practitioners, including Mr. Wang Nanfang, 68; Mr. Zhou Shuyou, 62; Mr. Wang Zexing, 57; Ms. Hu Fengju, 62; Ms. Hu Mingli, in her 60s; Mr. Liu Haitao; Mr. Wang Guogang; Ms. Huang Yuping; Ms. Li Suqin; and Ms. Lai Chunlian, were arrested on July 12, 2024. They were indicted by prosecutors Wang Jun and Wang Qichen on December 20, 2024.
The prosecutors accused the practitioners of “forming a criminal organization” to install satellite dishes and provide the public with access to uncensored information from New Tang Dynasty TV, a New York-based TV station. While Falun Gong practitioners across China did install satellite dishes to help the public receive uncensored information about the persecution from overseas media, the ten defendants did not do this. Even if they did, there was nothing illegal about it.
During the practitioners’ first hearing by the Wanghua District Court on November 11, 2025, both the practitioners and their defenders requested to see prosecution evidence in court. The two prosecutors then presented the Falun Gong books and informational materials confiscated from the practitioners’ homes. The variety and quantity, however, did not match what was stated in the police-produced list of confiscated items.
At the practitioners’ second hearing on January 27, 2026, prosecutor Wang Jun accused Mr. Wang Nanfang of installing a satellite dish for a 75-year-old woman. The new evidence presented was that the word “Tang” appeared on the woman’s TV, which was evidence that Mr. Wang was “spreading evil information,” according to the prosecutor.
The prosecutor also presented other evidence submitted by officers Wang Tong and Zhang Minghui of the Qingyuan County Domestic Security Office. The police stated that Dong Qian of the Qinyuan Town Qiaonan Community, Yang Yi of the Tianqiao Community, and Li Junying of the Sanhuan Community reported discovering various kinds of Falun Gong materials, which were “the same” as those confiscated from Mr. Wang Nanfang’s home. The police thus concluded that the materials were distributed by Mr. Wang and his nine co-defendants.
The practitioners’ lawyers pointed out that the materials and testimonies submitted by the three witnesses were exactly the same, and they suspected they were fabricated. The lawyers accused the police of framing their clients.
The judge did not address the lawyers’ questions and adjourned the session without announcing any verdicts.
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