Qin Wen, the “victim” of the Xi’an Church of Abundance case, was summoned and lost her job. Her legal team called for respect for the law and freedom of belief

(Xi’an, Shaanxi, China – July 2, 2025) On June 30, 2025, at 12 p.m., Sister Qin Wen, a “victim” in the Xi’an Church of Abundance fraud case, was taken away by public security officers. Her whereabouts and the reasons for her detention are currently unknown, causing deep concern from both church members and her family.

In the case against Lian Changnian and others from the Church of Abundance, prosecutors identified Qin Wen as a “fraud victim.” However, Sister Qin Wen firmly denied being defrauded and even hired a lawyer to prove she had not suffered any harm. During recent court proceedings of this case, her insistence on appearing in court to refute the prosecution’s claims of her identity as a “victim” led to retaliatory detention and dismissal from her job.

Her lawyer expressed that Sister Qin Wen insisted on appearing in court on June 24. She believed her honesty would help the court uncover the truth, but this courage unexpectedly came at a high price.

Before the hearing, public security officers threatened her multiple times, warning that if she appeared in court, she would lose her job. However, she did not cower; instead, she chose to stand in court.

Less than a week after the hearing, Qin Wen was placed under administrative detention by police on charges of “evangelizing to minors,” based on an incident from seven months earlier. At that time, she and several other Christians had been investigated together, but she was not detained, and the case had long been closed.

Qin’s decision to testify in defense of her pastors and publicly declare in court that she had never been defrauded directly challenged the prosecution’s claims, revealing the charge of fraud against the pastors to be baseless. Her principled stance was met with swift government retaliation.

Sources reveal that immediately following the trial, authorities resurrected the closed case in an attempt to prevent her from testifying again and to intimidate other supposed “victims.”

Her employment was terminated. Her company dismissed her work contract on the grounds that she had been summoned by the police and was suspected of violating the law.

Like many other members of the church, Qin Wen participated in church activities voluntarily out of her personal faith. She was never subjected to coercion or fraud. Yet, as one of the alleged “victims,” she has repeatedly faced threats and intimidation from relevant departments aimed at stopping her from appearing in court to testify. On the day of the trial, dozens of other “victims” were also barred from entering the courtroom.

“Why would the court refuse testimonies from the victims? This is a question we must reflect upon. If a victim personally testifies that no fraud occurred, it should be central to clarifying the facts of the case. Instead, the court’s actions have made this trial look absurd.” The lawyer representing the case questioned.

Outside the courtroom, community warnings and police interrogations have continued without pause. Qin and other “victims” have received no legal protection outside the court; instead, they have faced repeated threats and pressure from multiple sides. Community personnel have warned them multiple times, and police have intervened in the form of summoning them for “conversations.”

These seemingly “routine” administrative actions in reality constitute harsh interference with individual freedom and religious belief. People seeking to practice their faith freely are arbitrarily treated as criminal suspects, not only losing their reputations but also forced to endure surveillance and exclusion from society.