A
Christian woman in China has been sentenced to three years in prison for holding
a Bible study after being accused of "gathering a crowd to disturb public
order".
China Aid reported that Ma Huichao was sentenced on Friday at
a court in the western Xinjiang region of the country.
She
had been taken into police custody along with four other Christians when
officials claimed that their Bible study met without government approval, and
stood trial in mid-November.
China
Aid added that Ma's lawyer, Li Dunyong was disallowed to plead innocent on her
behalf, and Ma received a three-year prison sentence beginning on 30
December.
Ma
does not plan to appeal, said the group, which promotes religious freedom and
supports persecuted Christians in the world's most populous nation. Christian
Today.
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