Zion Church: The Zion case faces a procedural transition, while the defense lawyers’ team suffers a major blow
【Date】 March 27, 2026
【Topic】 Update on the legal procedural progress of the Zion case and the practicing status of its lawyers
Core Facts Summary
The “Zion case” has lasted nearly six months，and the investigation stage of the case is now nearing its end。Recently，the defense lawyers’ team in the case has faced intensive administrative penalties and interference with their legal practice，multiple key lawyers have been forced to withdraw or terminate their representation agreements，and the defense rights of the 18 people involved in the case face major obstruction。
Fact List
I、Procedural Progress of the Case
• Conclusion of investigation： At the end of March 2026，the people detained at the Beihai Detention Center underwent concentrated interrogations，and were told by the case-handling personnel“This is the last interrogation”。
• Procedural transfer： In accordance with legal procedures，the case is expected to be formally transferred from the public security investigation stage to the procuratorate for review and prosecution。
II、Pressure on the Lawyers’ Team and Law Firm
• Law firm facing cancellation： Beijing Kaimen Law Firm（which previously had 17 lawyers participate in the defense of this case）is facing administrative pressure to deregister。
• Law firm head and lawyers punished： * Lawyer Zhang Kai, head of the law firm： his lawyer’s practicing certificate was revoked in January 2026。
• Three other lawyers： were given a six-month suspension from practice。
III、Statistics on Changes in Specific Representatives
At present，multiple lead defense lawyers have been forced to terminate or have requested to terminate their representation due to administrative penalties、changes at their law firm and other reasons：
• Jin Mingri： Lawyer Zhang Kai（license revoked）、Lawyer Deng Qinggao（punished）
• Gao Yingjia： Lawyer Yang Yaohua（suspended）、Lawyer Li Chunfu（suspended）
• Wang Lin： Lawyer Ge Xianyang（suspended）
• Li Shengjuan： Lawyer Liu Anqiang（suspended）
• Wu Qiuyu： Lawyer Zhou Fangyu（requested termination due to changes at the law firm）
• Zhan Ge： Lawyer Feng Xinyu（requested termination due to changes at the law firm）
We call on friends who love justice and are upright to stand with us！Because these names are only the beginning…
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