Police chief bugged phone to protect son
By Li Qian |
December 11, 2012, Tuesday
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A DEPUTY police chief in north China's Shanxi Province bugged an officer's phone in an attempt to stop his son's altercation with the officer being made public, it was revealed yesterday.
Li Yali has been placed under "double-designation," an investigation procedure where officials or Party members confess or explain wrongdoings at a designated time and in a designated place.
Such a measure is often a prelude to criminal charges.
At a meeting of public security bureaus it was determined that Li had "abused his power."
Li, who was also chief of police in provincial capital Taiyuan, forced Xia Kun to hand in his mobile phone and it was replaced with one that contained a bug, the China Times newspaper reported. Police were then able to monitor it for messages that mentioned Li or his son Li Zhengyuan.
On October 13, Li Zhengyuan's car was stopped by traffic police who suspected the driver was drunk.
Officer Xia asked Li to produce his driver's license but Li didn't have it.
When Xia insisted on taking the vehicle license, Li became angry and attacked the officer, the newspaper said.
But instead of Li being arrested, other police officers took him home.
Li Yali put the bugged phone plan into place to try to stop news of the incident leaking out.
About two weeks later, a police squad chief showed Xia an online article downloaded about the incident and asked him whether his family members had written it.
Xia told him that it was impossible as his relatives wouldn't know how to use a computer.
"I found out that they had launched an investigation into my family. I felt totally puzzled as to why they were employing investigative techniques on me, a policeman," Xia told the newspaper.
Xia said he was threatened to "be jailed" if he didn't act as the Li family wanted.
An investigation was launched when the Ministry of Public Security and the Shanxi provincial government were alerted to the case.
Li Yali has been removed from his provincial post as well as his position as Taiyuan's police chief.
Li Zhengyuan, who was accused of DUI and using a fake car plate, was fined 2,000 yuan (US$321) and had his driver's license revoked.
Li Yali has been placed under "double-designation," an investigation procedure where officials or Party members confess or explain wrongdoings at a designated time and in a designated place.
Such a measure is often a prelude to criminal charges.
At a meeting of public security bureaus it was determined that Li had "abused his power."
Li, who was also chief of police in provincial capital Taiyuan, forced Xia Kun to hand in his mobile phone and it was replaced with one that contained a bug, the China Times newspaper reported. Police were then able to monitor it for messages that mentioned Li or his son Li Zhengyuan.
On October 13, Li Zhengyuan's car was stopped by traffic police who suspected the driver was drunk.
Officer Xia asked Li to produce his driver's license but Li didn't have it.
When Xia insisted on taking the vehicle license, Li became angry and attacked the officer, the newspaper said.
But instead of Li being arrested, other police officers took him home.
Li Yali put the bugged phone plan into place to try to stop news of the incident leaking out.
About two weeks later, a police squad chief showed Xia an online article downloaded about the incident and asked him whether his family members had written it.
Xia told him that it was impossible as his relatives wouldn't know how to use a computer.
"I found out that they had launched an investigation into my family. I felt totally puzzled as to why they were employing investigative techniques on me, a policeman," Xia told the newspaper.
Xia said he was threatened to "be jailed" if he didn't act as the Li family wanted.
An investigation was launched when the Ministry of Public Security and the Shanxi provincial government were alerted to the case.
Li Yali has been removed from his provincial post as well as his position as Taiyuan's police chief.
Li Zhengyuan, who was accused of DUI and using a fake car plate, was fined 2,000 yuan (US$321) and had his driver's license revoked.
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