Southern Weekend, 2009-08-07
In a five hour trial at the Songming County (Kunming, Yunnan Province) Court, Li Dongming and Su Shaolu defended themselves against charges of dereliction of duty and abuse of detainees stemming from the February 2009 beating death of Li Qiaoming at the hands of his cellmates. Li pleaded not guilty to dereliction of duty, asserting that he had never been properly trained and was not on duty when Li died. His defense lawyer further argued that criminal liability for dereliction of duty must involve a “serious breach of duty,” which Li' actions—or lack thereof—do not satisfy. Su admitted using physical punishments to discipline detainees, but claimed he always exercised “restraint” and aimed his “beatings” at “prison bullies” only. The court's verdict will be announced at a future date. The three detainees accused of beating Li have been charged by prosecutors with intentional injury.
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