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| Liu Ping |
On June 19, 2014, the Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi sentenced Li Sihua (李思华) to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事), and sentenced Liu Ping (刘萍) and Wei Zhongping (魏忠平) to six and a half years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事), “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序), and “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement” (利用邪教组织破坏法律实施).
The evidence cited by the court in support of Liu’s conviction for “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement” consisted of a list of QQ and Skype chats from August 18, 2012, in which Liu “transmitted information that Falun Gong member Mr. Hou had ‘been persecuted.’” The court ruled:
Defendant Liu Ping . . . transmitted information on the Internet that Falun Gong members had been persecuted, with the intent to cause others to make appeals and pay attention, creating a malicious influence. ("被告人刘萍。 。 。 在互联网上散发法轮功组织人员“被迫害“信息，意图引发他人声援围观，造成恶劣影响。")
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| Page from Liu Ping's Sentencing Document |
