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Family of burnt demolition protestor denies official claim
By Zhang Xuanchen |
November 2, 2010, Tuesday
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THE relatives of a 56-year-old man who was badly burned after setting himself on fire in protest against demolition of his house said the family had never agreed to move or accept any compensation by the government of Mishan County in Heilongjiang Province.
Hou Jinlong, the son-in-law of the injured man, Cui Dexi, denied the Mishan County government's claim that they agreed to the 600,000 yuan (US$89,796) compensation offer in exchange for moving from their house, Heilongjiang Morning Post reported today.
Hou said Cui and his wife climbed onto the roof of their house at 8am on Saturday after seeing nearly 100 officials and workers arrive and cordon off the building.
Seven men followed Cui onto the roof and tried to talk him into climbing down when Cui poured a bottle of unidentified liquid over his body and held out a lighter. He caught fire when trying to shake off a man grabbing him and accidentally lit up the lighter.
Hou said they had lived in the house for more than 20 years and were reluctant to move as the compensation was too low. They felt disturbed after the government unveiled a redevelopment plan in 2008 to put up high-rises in the area, the newspaper said.
Cui is now in stable condition.
Hou Jinlong, the son-in-law of the injured man, Cui Dexi, denied the Mishan County government's claim that they agreed to the 600,000 yuan (US$89,796) compensation offer in exchange for moving from their house, Heilongjiang Morning Post reported today.
Hou said Cui and his wife climbed onto the roof of their house at 8am on Saturday after seeing nearly 100 officials and workers arrive and cordon off the building.
Seven men followed Cui onto the roof and tried to talk him into climbing down when Cui poured a bottle of unidentified liquid over his body and held out a lighter. He caught fire when trying to shake off a man grabbing him and accidentally lit up the lighter.
Hou said they had lived in the house for more than 20 years and were reluctant to move as the compensation was too low. They felt disturbed after the government unveiled a redevelopment plan in 2008 to put up high-rises in the area, the newspaper said.
Cui is now in stable condition.
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