Tuesday, May 01, 2007

The trial of Lan Chengzhang's murderers

The killing of Lan Chengzhang earlier this year in Datong gets a follow-up as the six suspected murderers are coming on trial. The many stories written about the case, not only revealed the wildwest going on at China's mines, but also the war going on to keep the accidents out of the media.
Real reporters were being bribed and illegal reporters, just out to make a buck, were being beaten up or even killed. According to AP:
The trial started Sunday at the Intermediate People's Court of Linfen in Shanxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Six of the suspects were charged with "intentionally causing physical hurt" while a seventh faced charges of harboring the other suspects, it said.

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