One traffic policeman has died and 99 have been injured in law
enforcement since the beginning of this year, a source from the
Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.
An official with the Communications Administration under the
Ministry of Public Security said 76 cases of violent resistance to
traffic police law enforcement have occurred since the beginning of
this year.
"Traffic police were beaten by drivers or knocked down by cars
when they tried to enforce the law on the streets. Violence
happened because some drivers refused to be examined, corrected and
punished by police," said the official.
On May 25, a traffic policeman in Tianjin Municipality was
deliberately knocked down by a driver after he told him not to
drive in a no-traffic zone. The policeman suffered fractured
ribs.
On May 24, a traffic policeman in Shanghai Municipality ordered
a driver not to use his mobile phone while driving. But the driver
tried to flee, injuring four traffic policemen.
The Communications Administration has issued a notice which
states the names of those people who injure traffic police.
(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2006)
