This archive collects published reports documenting the detention, sentencing, and appeals of Sun Wentian, a Falun Gong practitioner of Yakeshi City, Inner Mongolia.
December 2008 — Earlier detention
Minghui.org reported on December 30, 2008 that Sun Wentian and his wife Li Shuzhen were detained in Yakeshi City on December 15 while distributing Falun Gong informational materials; police searched their home the next day. URL: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2008/12/30/103418p.html
April 2023 — Arrest
In April 2023, police in Yakeshi carried out a sweep targeting Falun Gong practitioners. Sun Wentian was arrested on April 19, 2023. Minghui reports that six practitioners were detained and their homes searched.
2024 — Sentence, retrial and appeal
Minghui reported that the Yakeshi City Court originally sentenced Sun to seven and a half years on July 9, 2024. The Hulunbuir Intermediate Court ordered a retrial. The Yakeshi City Court upheld the sentence, and a second appeal was rejected on September 23, 2024. URL: http://projectshield.en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/11/13/221635.html
Bitter Winter’s November 5, 2024 report documents the same case, including the April 2023 arrests, Sun’s seven-and-a-half-year term, the retrial, and rejected appeal. URL: https://bitterwinter.org/heavy-jail-sentences-against-falun-gong-practitioners-in-southern-mongolia/
Evidence limits
Minghui and Bitter Winter agree on the seven-and-a-half-year term and retrial sequence but present the September 2024 timing differently. The Chinese characters for Sun Wentian remain unconfirmed and are not published. No post-September-2024 prison facility or health information was located.
Person profile: Sun Wentian