SHIJIAZHUANG, China — Gangs hired by China’s Communist regime beat Christians in the northern Hebei province after they attempted to keep their church property from being destroyed, The Christian Post reported.
The attack occurred in late December 2016 after Communist Party officials tried to force the congregation to sign a land transfer that would make them move to a new location. But the price they offered was low, and elders at Fuxing Church refused, according to China Aid, an international nonprofit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and rule of law in China.
This reportedly angered the developers and they hired gang members to destroy the church’s circuit breaker.
When church members inside the building went out to try to stop them, they were severely beaten, the Post reported.
According to one church elder, the police sided with gang members when the incident was reported. (TAB)
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