A 76 year old Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Zeng Jingmu of Yu Jiang, Jiangxi, was arrested again by the Chinese Government at 6 AM on October 4, 1995. He has been in bad health and now detained at the Chong Ren detention center.
Official charges are unknown.
Bishop Zeng Jingmu himself was also arrested at that time, but was released a few days later. Another mass arrest of 30-40 Roman Catholics was made during this Easter season April 13 to April 19, 1995. Four persons were sentenced from two to five years in prison. Fourteen of the arrested were fined 900 Chinese Yen, the equivalent of almost six-months income for these poor villagers. Two persons were beaten so severely that they were unable to feed themselves.