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in huangshi, hubei, several uniformed personnel were accused of beating villagers, and some villagers were pushed into drainage ditches. the town government responded

2024-09-14

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overview news reporter liu shipeng yin ming

on september 14, several villagers from shuang'e village, taizi town, tieshan district, huangshi economic and technological development zone, hubei reported to zonglan news that on july 3, several uniformed personnel had a dispute with some villagers over land acquisition issues, and then beat the villagers. some villagers were even pushed into the drainage ditch. in response, taizi town government staff told zonglan news (wechat: zlxwbl2023) that the relevant personnel have been suspended.

villager mr. tian (pseudonym) said that the incident was caused by the local land acquisition for the construction of a gas station, and the villagers had not agreed for fear of polluting the water source. on july 3, more than a dozen uniformed personnel appeared at an intersection in the village to prevent villagers from going to the land planned to be expropriated to collect crops. the words "urban management law enforcement" were written on the uniforms of these personnel. in addition, there were several town and village cadres at the scene. because they were blocked from going to their own fields, the two sides had a verbal dispute, which then evolved into a conflict, and many villagers were beaten. another villager in shuang'e village, mr. guo (pseudonym), told the zonglan news reporter that her mother was also at the scene at the time and was injured by the uniformed personnel who pushed and beat her, with bruises on her body. there were more than a dozen villagers at the scene at the time, mainly middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 80, and they all had bruises of varying degrees.

the man was pushed into the gutter by the uniformed personnel. (source/video screenshot)

mr. tian also said that his nephew, who is in his 60s, saw some villagers being beaten and stepped forward to stop them. as a result, he was dragged into a drainage ditch by several uniformed personnel. fortunately, there was no water in the drainage ditch, but his nephew had obvious bruises on the back of his hands, head, and waist.

according to a video provided by villagers, zonglan news reporters saw that at an intersection, several people in blue uniforms were pushing a man in black. the man in black kept retreating to the side of the road, but was pushed into a ditch by the people in blue uniforms. afterwards, the people in blue uniforms clashed with a man in a short-sleeved shirt, who was grabbed by the neck, thrown to the ground and kicked.

a villager is receiving an iv drip at the health center. (source/provided by the interviewee)

the villagers interviewed also said that after the conflict, some villagers called the police and the police arrived to deal with it, but they did not see the police taking away the people who beat the villagers on the spot. so far, the police and relevant departments have not informed them of the results of the handling. on september 14, a reporter from zonglan news called the taizi town police station, and the operator said that they did receive a call at the time and the police arrived at the scene to handle it, but he was not clear about the results of the handling.

in response to the complaints of the villagers of shuang'e village, on september 14, a reporter from zonglan news contacted the taizi town government, and the staff said that the matter had been handled and the relevant staff had been suspended. however, the staff denied that the person in the blue uniform belonged to the taizi town government. when the reporter asked about the identity of the person in the blue uniform and why he beat people, the staff responded that they were not clear. a staff member of the party and government office of the huangshi economic and technological development zone and tieshan district said that she was not clear about the matter and would report it to the leadership.