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January 15, 2009, Thursday
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SEVEN policemen have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the death of a man in custody in Jiangxi Province, Chengdu Business Daily reported yesterday.
The seven policemen include two deputy directors of criminal investigation teams with the public security branches in Nanchang City, the province's capital.
Suspect Wan Jianguo died on August 8. His relatives have not received an autopsy report from prosecutors yet. His wife, Wu Peifen, has only received a notice that Wan died "abnormally" that day.
Wan was in police custody "to assist in an investigation" after six people died from a tainted protein produced by a pharmaceutical company.
The victims died between May 22 and 28 at the Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University after being given tainted human immunoglobulin produced by Jiangxi Boya Biopharmaceutical Co.
"I have heard nothing about the case and there will be no comment from our side while the investigation continues," Li Longwu, an official from Public Security Department of Jiangxi Province said.
An unidentified public bureau official said Wan may have been beaten to death by the policemen. The official said a senior bureau employee had said whoever solved the tainted protein case would be given a "Second Grade Hero and Model" reward and that the officers may have thought they were helping crack a big case, according to the newspaper.
Police detained Wan, a sales representative of the Nanchang County Pharmaceutical Company, to assist in the investigation on July 5. It was unclear why Wan was detained as he did not work for the company that produced the tainted protein.
The seven policemen include two deputy directors of criminal investigation teams with the public security branches in Nanchang City, the province's capital.
Suspect Wan Jianguo died on August 8. His relatives have not received an autopsy report from prosecutors yet. His wife, Wu Peifen, has only received a notice that Wan died "abnormally" that day.
Wan was in police custody "to assist in an investigation" after six people died from a tainted protein produced by a pharmaceutical company.
The victims died between May 22 and 28 at the Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University after being given tainted human immunoglobulin produced by Jiangxi Boya Biopharmaceutical Co.
"I have heard nothing about the case and there will be no comment from our side while the investigation continues," Li Longwu, an official from Public Security Department of Jiangxi Province said.
An unidentified public bureau official said Wan may have been beaten to death by the policemen. The official said a senior bureau employee had said whoever solved the tainted protein case would be given a "Second Grade Hero and Model" reward and that the officers may have thought they were helping crack a big case, according to the newspaper.
Police detained Wan, a sales representative of the Nanchang County Pharmaceutical Company, to assist in the investigation on July 5. It was unclear why Wan was detained as he did not work for the company that produced the tainted protein.
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