Breaking News – Three thousand police crack down on ten thousand protesters in Wengan, Guizhou

Posted by Daniel Teng on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

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Continuing our story from yesterday…on the thirtieth of June, SOH reporters interviewed local residents about a ten-thousand-people protest triggered by a suspected murder in Wengan County following an alleged police cover up.

According to latest news, authorities have gathered about three thousand armed police from surrounding cities and counties. Armed with tear gas and electric batons, they combed through the entire city. At least five have been killed, over one hundred and fifty injured and more than two hundred have been arrested so far. It’s feared that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime would adopt harsher measures ahead of the Olympics.

It is reported that government officials are not revealing the truth, waiting for the Central Party Committee to resolve the issues. Otherwise, these peasants would not let them get away with things. It was revealed that quite a few students and the headmaster of a school were killed. Many were injured but were turned away by hospitals. Two reporters tried to come over but were denied access.

A female student in Wengan County, Guizhou Province was raped and killed. Subsequently, the public security bureau covered up the incident and the murderer was released triggering public indignation. On the twenty eighth of June, tens of thousands of enraged citizens gathered around the county government building and set police cars on fire. When interviewed, a local resident said, 揟he situation is grave indeed. The government and public security bureau buildings were completely ruined. There were a few thousand students, teachers and other citizens. The officials are so unreasonable and unjust to ordinary citizens that even a trivial incident would face military crackdown. It is rather common, you can not get close to the Public Security Bureau or the county government buildings, which are guarded by armed police. Even when grocery shopping we cannot go that way.

A local resident that lives close to the School at Wengan said that local residents are furious. Yet the local government asked them to deny the rumour. Many residents are angry. The authorities turned a blind eye, to what has caused the conflict. The regime is doing propaganda everywhere – on cars, loudspeakers, and on TV.

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