Li Dandan, a farmer in Zhuanglang County, Pingliang of northwest
China's Gansu Province, died after being tortured by
two local policemen for suspicion of committing rape. Li's
dependents took the local police station to court and applied for
compensation of 500,000 yuan (US$64,641), the Legal Daily
reported Thursday.
The investigation reveals Li was beaten up by the passers-by for
three hours since he was found raping a girl on roadside at 1 PM
Octobor 10, 2004. He was taken to the police station later for
inquest, where he suffered outrageous torture from two policemen
for several hours.
Li was taken away by his parents due to his bad injury at 9:00
PM, but died at home at 11 AM on October 11.
Two police officers Jia Manyun and Zhu Ziping were charged with
torture, appealing to conduct the medicolegal autopsy on the
decedent, but the result shows Li died of hemorrhagic shock led by
striking force.
After hearing, the Intermediate People's Court of Pingliang put
Jia and Zhu in jail for eight and ten years respectively with crime
of intentionally injuring another which resulted in death. Li's
family acquired 377,000 yuan (US$48,780) in compensation.
Jia and Zhu appealed against the decision to Gansu Provincial
Supreme People's Court which however decided to uphold the original
verdict.
(China Daily March 23, 2007)