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Breaking News – Fears of Tibetan-like crackdown in Liaoning as numerous ant breeders are arrested

On March 24, ant breeders in Liaoning Province held a creditors’ meeting but officials pre-empted by holding a number of breeders in local police stations, restricting their movements on March 23. Many breeders have arrived from out of town and sources say the Chinese Communist Party has posted 2 military divisions in Shenyang to prevent another outbreak of protest like what happened in Tibet 2 weeks ago.

On the morning of March 24, reporters received a telephone conversation from an ant breeder who told the reporter that there are more police than ant breeders in the meeting venue and that Countless police vehicles and holding buses have surrounded the Power Ants building. The ant breeder believes that this is because the CCP is afraid of another Tibetan-like incident happening in Liaoning.

Many ant breeders from Shenyang city have told SOH that the city’s bureau of public security have personally gone to the homes of ant breeders to threaten and deceive them. Some police personnel have also told ant breeders that they are acting under instructions from above, and that as a result of the Tibetan events, officials are taking more precautions against the breeders to ensure another outbreak does not occur. Police have likened the ant-breeders seeking a return of deposit as Tibetans who allegedly smashed properties and robbed. There are even community personnel dispatched by the CCP who have moved into the homes of ant breeders to follow their every move.

Although the ant breeders are largely kept under surveillance, many from around the province have gathered on March 24 in the headquarters of The Power Ant group. The breeders say their aim is to claim back their hard earned money and as March 24 was the date of creditor’s meeting as set by the government they wanted to see whether this has been put into effect.

New on the evening of March 24 reveal that around 90% of ant breeders who have gathered at Power Ant’s HQ have been arrested. Shenyang was under martial law in the evening and out of towners leaving the city were stopped by police and had their identification checked. Those without id had to leave their name and address and be checked that they weren’t an ant breeder.

On November 30 last year, Shenyang’s Intermediate People’s court declared the Power Ants Group bankrupt, causing 1.1million ant breeders to lose nearly $20 billion RMB. There has been allegations that the government was masterminding the incident.

The above news is brought to you by Fan Rui and Chris Thomas for Breaking News on the SOH Radio Network.