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Official vs. cameramanPosted by Danwei on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM
This short clip, shot on June 30, records Wang Yanlong, a township party secretary in Luquan, Hebei Province, chasing the cameraman and beating up demonstrators who try to interfere. See below for details. The signs indicate that the demonstrators were protesting against trial delays - one of the banners reads 超期审理违法 "extended trials are illegal." A BBS post explains some of the background behind the incident. After listing off the major officials who had lunch at the restaurant, it describes the day in question:
The BBS thread has some action shots clipped from the video and copies of the officials' lunch receipts. |
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Comments on Official vs. cameraman
ugly leaders!
This link is not working. It appears to be "dammed."
Which link, Scott? I can still view the video and reach the BBS post.
I also can't access the video link, either on danwei or through the linked BBS