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a man was threatened for reporting that "rotten apples were suspected to be sent to the factory for juice making" and the police have intervened

2024-09-09

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jimu news reporter shu longhuan

at the end of august this year, mr. wang posted a video to report that a truck carrying rotten apples was parked on tongyi avenue in liquan county, xianyang, shaanxi province. the juice flowing out of the truck had a sour smell. it was suspected that these rotten apples were taken to a nearby juice factory to produce juice. on september 9, mr. wang told jimu news that because of the report, he was threatened and abused by strange phone calls, and he had asked the liquan police for help. at present, he has also lost his job and was forced to leave xianyang. liquan county officials said that the local police have intervened and the case is being handled.

netizens found rotten fruits on the truck (video screenshot)

according to jimu news, after noticing the report, the liquan county market supervision bureau investigated the company involved, liquan andeli fruit and vegetable juice co., ltd., and sent samples for inspection, ordering the company to stop shipping products. the company staff said that the factory has a process for selecting fruits.

recently, it was revealed on social media platforms that mr. wang was threatened and verbally abused for reporting the incident.

on the morning of the 9th, mr. wang provided screenshots to jimu news reporters showing that he received multiple strange calls every day, and had no choice but to add some of the numbers to the blacklist. he provided a phone recording showing that the other party insulted mr. wang, questioned why he filmed a video of rotten apples in liquan county, and threatened to "break your legs."

unknown call (photo provided by the interviewee)

mr. wang said that since august 30, he has received nearly 50 strange calls in a single day, most of which are from xianyang numbers, including people who claim to be fruit farmers. the callers threatened and abused him, saying that because of the videos he shot, some people lost tens of thousands of yuan. in addition, some people added wechat and short video accounts to send private messages, threatening and abusing mr. wang.

mr. wang said that when he filmed the reporting video, he had been working in a factory in liquan county for several months. later, because of the report, he lost his job and was forced to leave xianyang. "as soon as i left, someone found my residence. now i have to sleep with my eyes open at night." afterwards, he asked the liquan police for help.

mr. wang mentioned that the matter of his "rotten apples being pulled into the factory for juice extraction" should be investigated and judged by the relevant departments. if fruit farmers, truck drivers or merchants suffer losses as a result, they can report it to the relevant departments and resolve it through legal channels instead of calling and threatening the reporter.

mr. wang said that the liquan police have contacted him again to meet and understand the situation. he will also consider reporting the matter to the police station in his hometown.

in recent days, jimu news reporters have been tracking the results of random inspections and the progress of the investigation. the staff of the relevant departments of liquan county said that the company involved has stopped work to cooperate with the investigation, and the random inspection results have been released. the reporter asked to see the random inspection report, and the company involved and the relevant departments of liquan county said that some of the contents in the report involve commercial secrets and are inconvenient to provide.

on the afternoon of the 9th, the reporter asked the company involved about the sampling inspection, investigation and the intimidation of mr. wang. the company's administrative staff said "i don't know" and would report the reporter's call to the company's leaders, who would reply to the reporter. as of press time, the reporter has not received a reply. the staff of the liquan county market supervision bureau said that the sampling inspection and investigation situation needs to be consulted with the liquan county party committee propaganda department.

on the afternoon of the 9th, staff from the relevant departments of the propaganda department of the liquan county party committee stated that it was inconvenient to provide the relevant data and information on the above-mentioned random inspections and investigations. the local police have intervened in the incident of mr. wang being threatened and verbally abused, and the case is being handled.