Court jails 6 for their roles in Zengcheng riot
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July 13, 2011, Wednesday
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A COURT has jailed six people for their part in a riot in Guangdong Province last month.
Sentences ranged from nine months to three and a half years.
The riot, which flared over three days, started after security guards abused a pregnant migrant street hawker, but was also a show of public anger over social pressures, including corruption.
The People's Court in Zengcheng, the factory town where the riot took place, handed down the jail terms on Monday, Xinhua news agency said.
Charges included destroying vehicles and attacking police officers.
Li Zhonghuang was given the longest sentence of three and a half years after he "led a group who threw stones and set vehicles on fire," the report cited a court statement as saying.
Another defendant, Zhao Jiufu, got a two-year term.
"Zhao threw stones at police who were attempting to maintain order during the unrest. When a police officer tried to grab him, Zhao bit him on the stomach," Xinhua said.
"The defendants all confessed their crimes and pleaded guilty during the trial," the report said.
Xinhua said last week the government had fired two officials and charged 11 people with crimes after the riot.
Sentences ranged from nine months to three and a half years.
The riot, which flared over three days, started after security guards abused a pregnant migrant street hawker, but was also a show of public anger over social pressures, including corruption.
The People's Court in Zengcheng, the factory town where the riot took place, handed down the jail terms on Monday, Xinhua news agency said.
Charges included destroying vehicles and attacking police officers.
Li Zhonghuang was given the longest sentence of three and a half years after he "led a group who threw stones and set vehicles on fire," the report cited a court statement as saying.
Another defendant, Zhao Jiufu, got a two-year term.
"Zhao threw stones at police who were attempting to maintain order during the unrest. When a police officer tried to grab him, Zhao bit him on the stomach," Xinhua said.
"The defendants all confessed their crimes and pleaded guilty during the trial," the report said.
Xinhua said last week the government had fired two officials and charged 11 people with crimes after the riot.
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