ICC Note:

A house church pastor was detained for apparently “divulging state secrets” has been in jail for 10 months. His lawyers, who recently visited the pastor, say the pastor’s health is deteriorating. Pastor Yang Hua is living with many diseases and with the horrific reality of being mistreated by government officials. His legal representatives are working hard on behalf of Pastor Yang. China Aid president, Bob Fu, is also advocating for Yang by calling the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Congress, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Dutch government, and the Dutch Parliament to voice out their concerns to Chinese authorities over the poor treatment of Pastor Yang.

10/12/2016 China (Christian Daily) – The health of a house church pastor who has been detained for 10 months for allegedly divulging state secrets is seriously deteriorating, according to his lawyers who recently visited him.

Pastor Yang Hua, who has been in police custody since Dec. 9, 2015, has been found to be suffering from a liver illness and other serious diseases. His legal representatives, Chen Jiangang and Zhao Yonglin, also told China Aid that their client is being treated poorly by government officials.

In June, China Aid obtained documents from a lawsuit that alleged that the pastor suffered from abuse at the hands of authorities while incarcerated. In an exclusive interview with Chen, Yang detailed how three prosecutors visited him on March 16 and threatened his life and his family.

On April 15, he got another visit from five prosecutors and another set of threats. He also said the men applied pressure on his feet while forcing him to confess to his supposed crimes. They also reportedly forced Yang to sign a transcript of what they said. After that, the prosecutors took him out of the room, brought him back once again, and videotaped a cross-examination in which less threatening words were used.

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