Cause of death of detainee is disputed by kin
By Wang Xiang |
February 27, 2010, Saturday
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A MAN died in a central China detention house with cut-off nipples, injured penis and a hole in his head, while police claimed he died from an acute disease after drinking a cup of water.
Wang Yahui died three days after being taken into custody as a theft suspect in Lushan County, Henan Province.
The police informed Wang's family on February 22 that he had died from an acute disease, but Wang's family found it hard to believe when they saw the damaged body, Chongqing Evening News reported yesterday.
Wang's aunt surnamed Wu told the newspaper that the relatives saw big bruises on Wang's back. His nipples were ripped off, skull was fractured, and his penis was covered with injuries.
Wu said Lushan police told the family that Wang died during an interrogation but collapsed only after given a cup of hot water.
An officer with the Lushan police station surnamed Yao said they spiked the water with some liquid medicine for a cold.
Yao said Wang drank the mixture and suddenly began to act differently. Wang was sent to hospital before he died, said Yao. He told the newspaper that he had no idea how Wang got those injuries on his body.
The police said Wang was perfectly healthy before the interrogation and acted normal before the cup of water.
The head of the Lushan police station surnamed Li said four police officers have been put in confinement as punishment. Li said they will be investigated if they are proven to have beaten Wang during the detention.
As a father of two children, Wang was the only supporter of his family, said his aunt Wu. The disconsolate family is now urging the police for an explanation of Wang's death.
This is the first suspicious death in China's detention houses this year.
In February 2009, Li Qiaoming, 24, was beaten to death by three fellow inmates in Yunnan Province, but the detention center at first claimed that he died of playing a game of "hide-and-seek."
In March 2009, Li Wenyan in Jiangxi Province died in a detention house of what authorities said was a bad dream.
These cases triggered a public uproar and sparked an overhaul of China's detention systems.
The Ministry of Public Security issued a guideline on the management and education in detention centers, part of an effort to better protect detainees' lawful rights and reduce repeat crimes through better education, Xinhua news agency reported.
The guideline bars law-enforcement personnel from seizing or confiscating detainees' property, protects detainees against insult, corporal punishment and maltreatment.
It also ensures their right to call and meet friends or relatives.
Zhao Chunguang, director of the prison administration bureau under the ministry, said that by issuing the guideline, the ministry was promoting a safe and civilized detention center management system that puts equal emphasis on punishment and education.
Wang Yahui died three days after being taken into custody as a theft suspect in Lushan County, Henan Province.
The police informed Wang's family on February 22 that he had died from an acute disease, but Wang's family found it hard to believe when they saw the damaged body, Chongqing Evening News reported yesterday.
Wang's aunt surnamed Wu told the newspaper that the relatives saw big bruises on Wang's back. His nipples were ripped off, skull was fractured, and his penis was covered with injuries.
Wu said Lushan police told the family that Wang died during an interrogation but collapsed only after given a cup of hot water.
An officer with the Lushan police station surnamed Yao said they spiked the water with some liquid medicine for a cold.
Yao said Wang drank the mixture and suddenly began to act differently. Wang was sent to hospital before he died, said Yao. He told the newspaper that he had no idea how Wang got those injuries on his body.
The police said Wang was perfectly healthy before the interrogation and acted normal before the cup of water.
The head of the Lushan police station surnamed Li said four police officers have been put in confinement as punishment. Li said they will be investigated if they are proven to have beaten Wang during the detention.
As a father of two children, Wang was the only supporter of his family, said his aunt Wu. The disconsolate family is now urging the police for an explanation of Wang's death.
This is the first suspicious death in China's detention houses this year.
In February 2009, Li Qiaoming, 24, was beaten to death by three fellow inmates in Yunnan Province, but the detention center at first claimed that he died of playing a game of "hide-and-seek."
In March 2009, Li Wenyan in Jiangxi Province died in a detention house of what authorities said was a bad dream.
These cases triggered a public uproar and sparked an overhaul of China's detention systems.
The Ministry of Public Security issued a guideline on the management and education in detention centers, part of an effort to better protect detainees' lawful rights and reduce repeat crimes through better education, Xinhua news agency reported.
The guideline bars law-enforcement personnel from seizing or confiscating detainees' property, protects detainees against insult, corporal punishment and maltreatment.
It also ensures their right to call and meet friends or relatives.
Zhao Chunguang, director of the prison administration bureau under the ministry, said that by issuing the guideline, the ministry was promoting a safe and civilized detention center management system that puts equal emphasis on punishment and education.
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