Classification: Falun Gong practitioner; prisoner of conscience; reported by 维权网’s August 31, 2026 monthly report (Issue 131) among the in-custody cases listed as sentenced to three years and six months.
Background
Gao Zuokui (高作奎) is a Falun Gong practitioner from Gangtun Town in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, northeastern China. According to a notice from the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, he is male and was 63 years old as of January 2026.
The 2022 incident and release on bail
According to the same notice, the current case traces to March 17, 2022, when Gao and fellow practitioner Li Guihua were reported by an informant while distributing Falun Gong materials in Si’erbao Town, Lianshan District, Huludao. Gao was released on bail (“取保候审”) at the time, which the notice attributes to pandemic conditions. Li Guihua was later sentenced in April 2023, according to the notice. Gao lived away from his household registration afterward, and police listed him as an online fugitive (“找不到其本人” — could not be located), according to the notice.
Arrest and prosecution in 2025–2026
The notice reports that on the afternoon of October 22, 2025, Gao was seized while resting at his work unit’s dormitory in Longgang District, Huludao, by officers of the Huludao City Public Security Bureau’s criminal-investigation detachment and the Beigang Police Station of Longgang District, and held at the Huludao City Detention Center. On November 6, 2025, his case was transferred to the Lianshan District Procuratorate, and on January 5, 2026, the procuratorate indicted him to the Lianshan District Court. The notice names the officials and units it holds responsible for the case.
Reported sentence and status
维权网’s August 31, 2026 monthly report (Issue 131) lists 高作奎 among the prisoners of conscience in custody reported as sentenced to three years and six months — consistent with a 2026 verdict following the January 2026 indictment recorded in the notice. No independently verified verdict record has been located; the exact sentencing date, court, and current detention facility are unconfirmed beyond the sources cited above, and no further detail is inferred. The notice also records that Gao had been detained and sentenced multiple times before for his faith, without giving dates or case details. This profile does not merge Gao Zuokui with any other Gao-family name in the roster.
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