Person profile: Liu Wei (刘伟) — Chengdu
This archive preserves reporting on the Chengdu Liu Wei, husband of Ai Chaoyu. It must not be merged with the separate Liu Wei of Hanzhong.
July 10, 2019 — arrest
Minghui reports that Liu and Ai were arrested during a large Chengdu police operation and held at Pi County Detention Center.
2020 — indictment
The outlet reports that prosecutors returned the case twice for insufficient evidence before the Chenghua District Procuratorate indicted the couple on April 3, 2020.
March–April 2021 — hearings and sentence
Minghui reports video hearings on March 9 and March 30 and an April 27 judgment sentencing both Liu and Ai to eight years. The outlet also reports procedural irregularities during the hearings; those claims remain source-attributed.
Minghui primary case report · Minghui sentencing roundup
August 31, 2026 — roster classification
Rights Defense Network Issue 131 lists 刘伟 in the eight-year-sentence group.
Evidence limits
The detailed case narrative comes from the Minghui reporting lineage. No official judgment, specific conviction charge, post-sentencing prison location, or appeal disposition was located. This page covers only the Chengdu Liu Wei.