Case Details and Biography of Ji Zhongsheng, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Linyi City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to 10 Years
（Rights Defense Network Information Center report）On July 8, 2026，this website learned of the case details and biography of Ji Zhongsheng, a Falun Gong practitioner from Linyi City, Shandong Province, who was sentenced to 10 years，and reports them as follows：
Ji Zhongsheng：A Falun Gong practitioner from Linyi City, Shandong Province。He is from Lanmiaoshang Village, Lanshan District, Linyi City, Shandong Province，and is a retired former director of the office of the Lanshan District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau。He served in a submarine unit for 16 years，and began practicing Falun Gong in April 1996。Since the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong in 1999，Ji Zhongsheng has been subjected to prolonged harassment、illegal home raids、detention、and torture because he persisted in his belief in Truthfulness、Compassion、and Forbearance，and was forced to become displaced and unable to return home。
Ji Zhongsheng was arrested by police on May 12, 2025，and was subsequently detained at the Linyi City Detention Center。On January 23, 2026，he was tried by the Lanshan District Court。It was later learned that Ji Zhongsheng was sentenced to 10 years in prison，and in late May 2026，Ji Zhongsheng was transferred to a prison in Shandong Province to serve his sentence。Sentence expires on: May 11, 2035。
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