Security guards gang 'only following orders'
By Zhang Xuanchen |
January 26, 2011, Wednesday
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MEMBERS of a security guard company pled not guilty of being involved in beating a man to death, saying they were merely following the orders of north China's Shanxi Province's government.
Wu Ruijun, who ran Qixing Security Guard and Property Management Co, said officials indicated "they can break protesters' legs or arms," which authorities denied, to ensure a smooth demolition, China Youth Daily reported yesterday.
Wu said a former district deputy head, Ji Jianzhong, ordered half of a total of 61 holdout households be removed within a week at a meeting in October last year.
Wu led a 16-member team to storm the houses of Meng Fugui and Wu Wenyuan while they were sleeping on October 30. The men, armed with sticks, allegedly beat Meng to death and injured Wu, before tearing their houses down.
The demolition hit the headlines and led to charges of intentional injury, vandalism and harboring others.
Most of the company's members on trial told the court that their action was backed by the government. Wu said the company should not be defined as privately-owned, but a subordinate of a township public security bureau that specialized in demolitions in Taiyuan City, the provincial capital.
Wu said the government paid about 200 yuan (US$30.38) for each demolition and the company gained revenue of some 1 million yuan from 2009 to last year, the newspaper reported.
The court didn't hand down a verdict, the report said.
Wu Ruijun, who ran Qixing Security Guard and Property Management Co, said officials indicated "they can break protesters' legs or arms," which authorities denied, to ensure a smooth demolition, China Youth Daily reported yesterday.
Wu said a former district deputy head, Ji Jianzhong, ordered half of a total of 61 holdout households be removed within a week at a meeting in October last year.
Wu led a 16-member team to storm the houses of Meng Fugui and Wu Wenyuan while they were sleeping on October 30. The men, armed with sticks, allegedly beat Meng to death and injured Wu, before tearing their houses down.
The demolition hit the headlines and led to charges of intentional injury, vandalism and harboring others.
Most of the company's members on trial told the court that their action was backed by the government. Wu said the company should not be defined as privately-owned, but a subordinate of a township public security bureau that specialized in demolitions in Taiyuan City, the provincial capital.
Wu said the government paid about 200 yuan (US$30.38) for each demolition and the company gained revenue of some 1 million yuan from 2009 to last year, the newspaper reported.
The court didn't hand down a verdict, the report said.
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