[Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court publicly pronounced the second instance verdict on Huang Dafa and other gang-related cases] September 23rd, according to the Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court, on September 23, 2026, the Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court publicly pronounced the second instance verdict on Huang Dafa and other 28 defendants. After the trial, the Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court held that the court of first instance found Huang Dafa guilty of 21 crimes including organizing and leading a mafia-type organization, intentional injury, and fraud. The facts were clear, the evidence was reliable and sufficient, the conviction was accurate, the sentencing was appropriate, and the trial procedures were legal. The grounds for appeal by Huang Dafa and others cannot be established. The ruling rejected the appeal of Huang Dafa and others and upheld the original judgment. The ruling that Huang Dafa was sentenced to death immediately was submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval in accordance with the law; the ruling approved the death penalty for Ren Yongbin, Yuan Xinqiang, Liu Hanxiang, and Zhuang Kui, with a two-year suspension of execution. Relatives of the defendant, some deputies to the National People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and members of the public attended the sentencing.