致广西壮族自治区人民检察院检察长杨正根同志及各位领导公开信
锡安山 2026-05-04
尊敬的杨检察长：
我们是北京锡安教会“10·9教案”18位被羁押同工的家属。今天，我们怀着沉重却又满怀希望的心情，给您写这封信。作为妻子、丈夫、儿女和父母，我们日夜思念着分别已久的亲人，每一次会见后的短暂消息，都让我们既心疼又感恩。
2025年10月，我们的亲人——包括金明日牧师在内的18位牧师和同工——因教会正常的宗教活动被刑事拘留，随后被以“涉嫌非法利用信息网络罪”批准逮捕。该罪名最高刑期仅三年，但至今他们已被羁押超过200天。多次延长侦查期限的告知书中，竟以“可能判处十年及以上刑罚”为由。我们作为普通家属，实在难以理解，也深感焦虑。
检察长，您一直强调“高质效办好每一个案件”“为人民司法、为法治担当”，这些话语让我们看到了希望。我们相信，您和贵院同仁，定会以事实为依据、以法律为准绳，守护每一位公民的合法权利。我们的亲人都是善良、平和的教会同工，他们一生致力于传播爱与盼望，从未做过任何伤害社会的事。现在，他们有的身患糖尿病、心脏病或高血压，在看守所里，我们最担心他们的身体和情绪，却又无法随时陪伴、照顾……
作为家属，我们每天最常做的事，就是为他们祷告，也为您和办案人员祷告。希望在这艰难的日子里，他们能感受到公义与温度；也希望我们的孩子能早日见到爸爸妈妈，老人能早日见到儿子女儿。一家团聚，是我们最朴素的心愿。
为此，我们恳切请求：
1. 请贵院对本案进行羁押必要性审查，依法变更强制措施，让我们的亲人取保候审或释放，早日回家。
2. 纠正与现行罪名不符的延长决定，严格依照《刑事诉讼法》办案，还他们应有的程序权利。3. 保障律师正常会见和辩护，改善被羁押人员的医疗和生活条件，让他们感受到司法的人性温度。4. 公开案件阶段性信息，让我们这些日夜牵挂的家属，能多一份安心。
杨检察长，我们深知检察工作责任重大，也相信在您的领导下，广西检察机关一定能以实际行动践行“司法为民”。我们的亲人、我们的家庭，期待您的关注与帮助。无论结果如何，我们都愿以感恩的心，记住这份公正与慈悲。
感谢您在百忙之中阅读这封信。我们随时愿意提供任何所需材料，并通过律师与贵院保持沟通。
此致
北京锡安教会“10·9教案”18位被羁押同工家属
刘春丽 耿朋朋 谷晓羽 苏子明
联系方式：hpcc109@gmail.com
2026年5月 4日
To Comrade Yang Zhenggen, Procurator-General of the People's Procuratorate of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and All Respected Leaders:
Dear Procurator-General Yang:
We are the family members of the 18 detained co-workers from Beijing Zion Church in the "October 9 Church Case." Today, with heavy hearts yet filled with hope, we write this letter to you. As wives, husbands, children, and parents, we think of our loved ones day and night, whom we have been separated from for so long. Every brief message after a visit fills us with both heartache and gratitude.
In October 2025, our loved ones—including Pastor Jin Mingri—18 pastors and co-workers in total—were criminally detained for the church's normal religious activities and subsequently approved for arrest on suspicion of "illegally utilizing an information network for criminal purposes." The maximum penalty for this offense is only three years, yet they have now been detained for more than 200 days. The notices extending the investigation period multiple times astonishingly cite "possible sentence of ten years or more" as the reason. As ordinary family members, we find this truly incomprehensible and are deeply anxious.
Procurator-General Yang, you have always emphasized "handling every case with high quality and efficiency" and "administering justice for the people and taking responsibility for the rule of law." These words give us hope. We believe that you and your colleagues at the procuratorate will surely base decisions on facts, adhere to the law, and safeguard the legitimate rights of every citizen. Our loved ones are all kind and peaceful church co-workers who have devoted their lives to spreading love and hope, never doing anything to harm society. Now, some of them suffer from diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension, and in the detention center, we worry most about their physical and emotional well-being, yet we are unable to be by their side to accompany and care for them at all times...
As family members, the most frequent thing we do every day is pray for them—and also pray for you and the case handlers. We hope that in these difficult days, they can feel justice and warmth; we also hope that our children can soon see their moms and dads, and that our elders can soon see their sons and daughters. Family reunion is our simplest wish.
To this end, we earnestly request:
1. That your procuratorate conduct a review of the necessity of detention in this case, change the coercive measures in accordance with the law, allow our loved ones to be released on bail pending trial or freed, and return home soon.
2. That you correct the extension decision that does not match the current charge, strictly handle the case in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law, and restore their due procedural rights.
3. That you ensure lawyers can meet and defend normally, improve medical and living conditions for the detained individuals, and let them feel the human warmth of justice.
4. That you disclose phased case information, so that we family members, who worry day and night, can have a bit more peace of mind.
Procurator-General Yang, we deeply understand the heavy responsibility of procuratorial work and believe that under your leadership, the procuratorate organs of Guangxi will surely practice "justice for the people" through concrete actions. Our loved ones and our families look forward to your attention and assistance. Whatever the outcome, we are willing to remember this fairness and compassion with grateful hearts.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter amid your busy schedule. We are ready at any time to provide any required materials and maintain communication with your procuratorate through lawyers.
Yours sincerely,
Family Members of the 18 Detained Co-Workers from Beijing Zion Church "October 9 Church Case" / Liu Chunli, Yang Jun, Geng Pengpeng, Su Ziming, Gu Xiaoyu
Contact: hpcc109@gmail.com
