A total of 14 members of a Chinese religious cult
have been jailed for up to three years, state
media said Sunday, the latest sentences after two
members were executed this year for killing a
woman. Nine members of the banned Quannengshen
group were convicted of undermining the
implementation of laws by making use of cult
organisations, the official Xinhua news agency
said, citing prosecutors in the central province of
Hubei. The sentences ranged from 18 months to three
years, the agency quoted local authorities as
saying on Sunday. It added that on Saturday a court in the
northeastern province of Liaoning sentenced five
cult members to prison terms of two or three
years.