Chapter 6 Is it okay not to have an elected government?
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Soon, the Hongdong County People's Council terminated the representative of Wang Dongji, secretary of the Caosheng Village branch, and he was expelled from the Baath Party and taken away by the Hongdong County Public Security Bureau overnight.
At this time, Wang Dabing's wife, Zhang Mei, began to run around to rescue her husband, hoping to find a chance for her husband by accusing the grassroots officials of malfeasance. She approached the anti-corruption commissioner Nguyen Ngai Dung who handled the case and complained about the inaction of the relevant functional departments. She showed a receipt from the Guangshengsi Town Police Station in Hongdong County that asked her for 33,000 yuan in case-handling funds after the incident.
Ruan Yiyong went to the Guangsheng Temple Police Station to investigate, and Wang Weizhong, director of the Guangsheng Temple Police Station, personally went to the door to return the Wang family's 33,000 yuan of funds and took back the receipt. Wang Weizhong admitted that the police officer in charge of the district had not been to the brick kiln once, which was a major dereliction of duty. Moreover, after the incident, due to the limited space, the police station sent the rescued workers back to the black kiln for care, causing 8 workers to escape overnight. Nguyen Ngai Dung finally decided to prosecute Wang Weizhong for dereliction of duty.
Zhang Zuolin immediately demanded that Shanxi immediately carry out an operation to investigate black brick kilns throughout the province. At that time, there were many phenomena in Shanxi where brick factories and small workshops were opened in rural areas, and production and employment were carried out without government approval and registration. In the special rectification operation, Shanxi found that two-thirds of the more than 3,000 brick kilns in the province were illegal brick kilns operating without licenses, and more than 1,000 of them were involved in criminal offenses such as abduction, deception and beating of workers, illegal use of child labor, and restriction of workers' personal freedom.
After the details of these cases were made public by Yuan Keren and Nguyen Ngai Dung, the "black brick kiln" incident that originated in Hongdong, Shanxi Province, shocked China. It was called a national disaster by major newspapers such as "Qiangguo Daily" and "Declaration". The unstoppable tide of public opinion quickly swept through Linfen City, then swept across Shanxi Province, and then followed. President Song Xiaofei, who was far away in Beijing, knew the inside story of the matter, and he took up the case and sent a telegram instructing Zhang Zuolin to investigate to the end, who was involved, and deal with it according to law and never tolerate it.
At this time, the storm of public opinion across the country began. The outside world is very dissatisfied with the long term of the Baath Party's rule, and turbulent waves are brewing. Lu Xun, who has always been sharp-tongued, posted a current commentary in the "Declaration" "Don't You Want a Democratically Elected Government":
In the past few days, the Shanxi black brick kiln incident has shaken public opinion. Whether it is the media or the public, it is common to see words that express anger, such as "mad", "outrageous", "tragic", and "unreadable", all of which are applicable to the black brick kiln incident in Shanxi today. The facts show. At present, the operation of grassroots government is contrary to the interests of citizens. Throughout the world, the minimum objective of a government is to protect its citizens, and the highest objective is to create the welfare of its citizens. The tragic incidents of child laborers and mentally handicapped migrant workers being enslaved or even killed have been widespread in Shanxi Province for a long time, which shows the alienation and separation between the interests of the grassroots government and citizens, and the kind of civil tragedy that official dereliction of duty can create. Therefore, we condemn the evils of unscrupulous and brutal individuals. In particular, it is necessary to expose the dereliction of duty of those grassroots officials who cannot tolerate it.
Even in China's feudal dynasties, nothing like that happened. But why did it happen in our great era and country, is it just the temptation of money and profiteering? What provides a breeding ground for such atrocities against humanity? Can this incident touch this indifferent society in the slightest? Isn't this the pain of all Chinese?
I'm in the metropolis of Beijing. With neon lights flashing outside the window and traffic on the road, girls are trendy and sexy, and they are picking out their favorite clothes in Xidan Department Store. In the bar, young men and women are enjoying a good drink. The hot pot restaurant was full of people. However, in those places where neon lights can't shine, an unimaginable human tragedy is unfolding. The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same, I just think they are noisy!
In the Peking Opera "Yutang Chun", the wronged Su San happened in Hongdong County. This lonely Ming Dynasty woman, after being sent to death row by a stolen official, let out a desperate cry. Five hundred years ago, those in power did not protect the weak Su San, and five hundred years later, public power is also difficult to rely on to a certain extent as a "modern contractor".
In the past, it was a feudal society, but now it is necessary to build a country ruled by law, and the core of the rule of law lies in the rule of law. We need the government to lower the national flag for the victims, in the name of the country, to express the determination of the society to restore the bottom line of civilization and unite our people. The black brick kiln incident is also a clear proof of the failure and failure of China's entire management system and entire government agencies. We have to think, don't want democracy, don't want a government that is accountable to the electorate, okay? ”
Lu Xun's interrogation was deafening, but at this time, officials in Shanxi Province, Linfen City, and Hongdong County, the core area of the storm, tried to make a big thing a small thing. Ling Congjun, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and mayor of Taiyuan, found Ding Baoquan, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and said: "The matter is serious, I heard that the president has been angry, and if it is not dealt with, I am afraid that there will be a big earthquake in Shanxi officialdom." ”
Ding Baoquan thought about it, nodded in agreement with Ling Congjun's opinion, and called Bai Yunyong, president of the Shanxi High Court, who assisted in the investigation of the case, and asked to downplay the handling of the black brick kiln incident. On the same day, Shanxi Daily, a party newspaper sponsored by the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Baxing Party, published a refuting article by Lu Xun, saying: "Officials in various parts of Shanxi are urgently investigating and dealing with the case of serious infringement of the rights and interests of peasant workers in the black brick kiln in Hongdong County day and night. At the same time, the special operation to rescue abducted migrant workers and crack down on black brick kilns has been carried out throughout the province, and 11 cities in Shanxi Province have begun to carry out large-scale inspections of labor, especially small coal mines, small brick kilns, small work teams, and small workshops, proving that Shanxi officialdom is still operating effectively and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. ”
Ta Kung Pao even used the headline of "Clearly Opposing Shanxi Daily's Characterization of the Black Brick Kiln Incident" to express its opinion, pointing out that the "Case of Serious Infringement of the Rights and Interests of Migrant Workers" ignores the fact that there are still those child labor slaves who have been abducted, and some people try to take advantage of the social status of the "vulnerable group of migrant workers" to apply this case to a civil dispute. Then the Shanxi power department came out to help the migrant workers receive wages, and in the end, the big thing was small, and the small thing was nothing. The Black Brick Kiln Incident is a typical crime against humanity!
Yuan Keren, Ruan Yiyong and others also felt that the characterization of Shanxi Daily was inappropriate. Yuan and Nguyen personally went to Liu Weimin, vice president of the Shanxi Provincial High Court, who was in charge of hearing the case.
In Liu Weimin's office. Yuan Keren said: "According to the investigation of our anti-corruption commissioner, the black brick kiln is involved in underworld crimes, why do you say that the underworld crimes committed by them are not established?" ”
Liu Weimin thought for a while and said, "I also pronounced the verdict in accordance with the law." According to the provisions of China's "Criminal Law", organized crimes of the nature of the underworld are one-sided or one-sided, not point-in-point, in the illegal control party. The 'black brick kiln' case is obviously a point, that is, the owner of the black kiln restricts the freedom, beats and scolds and forced labor of migrant workers in the black brick factory he contracted to operate. Crimes of the nature of the underworld are of an open type in terms of the strength or spread of their criminal acts. The case of the black brick kiln is clearly closed. ”
Yuan Keren said: "Why did the people involved in the black brick kiln define the 'crime of illegal detention' as the crime of 'forced labor', and how did the court explain it?"
Liu Weimin said: "There is no need to explain. This is a more professional question. The black brick kiln case that occurred in some counties in Linfen, Shanxi Province, was mainly based on forced labor. ”
He is the first official and vice president of the provincial high court. He disregarded justice. Taking advantage of legal loopholes to defend the black-hearted brick kiln owner, Ruan Yiyong was very angry and said: "You are clearly protective!" The method of forced labor restricts personal freedom, and the crime of 'illegal detention' is also committed. The reason why the nature of the black brick kiln incident is 'black' is, first, that they are illegally employed without legal licenses; second, these migrant workers and child laborers are not recruited voluntarily, but are abducted by criminal syndicates; and third, their personal freedom is restricted in working in the black brick kiln. Forced labor. We will not only prosecute kiln owners and contractors suspected of committing crimes, but will also investigate, prosecute and try state officials who have committed crimes of dereliction of duty. ”
Ruan Yiyong's words. Let Liu Weimin's forehead break out in cold sweat, he pretended to be calm and said, "Please take care of yourself!" ”
Yuan Ha Nhin and Nguyen Ngai Dung immediately investigated the officials who investigated the case. At this time, Ding Baoquan, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, approached Zhang Zuolin, deputy director of the General Administration of Integrity, and asked to terminate the investigation of Shanxi officials. ”
Soon, Yuan Keren and Ruan Yiyong found out that Zhang Gongyi, the mayor of Linfen, had colluded with Liu Weimin, vice president of the Shanxi High Court, to forge employment contracts for some black brick kilns, and the supplementary contracts wrote down some illegal acts of the black brick kilns "in black and white".
Ruan Yiyong immediately took four commissioners of integrity to the Linfen Municipal Government Building to arrest Zhang Gongyi. They came to Zhang Gongyi's office, showed their documents and an arrest warrant, and arrested him.
The bald Zhang Gongyi was not very cooperative, shouting loudly, a large number of office staff of the city government came to watch, pointing and pointing, Ruan Yiyong revealed his identity, took out a gun, slapped it on the desk, and shouted to the onlookers: "Whoever obstructs official business again, I am ready to go back and write my gun misfire report!" ”
The onlookers soon dispersed, and Zhang Gongyi sighed, "When I was fine, a group of people wagged their tails at me around, and now there is something wrong, and no one really sees me off!" ”
Ruan Yiyong sneered: "Do you think your subordinates are wagging their tails at you? They just wag their tails at power. ”
Yuan Keren also arrested Liu Weimin at the Shanxi Provincial High Court, where they were prosecuted for forgery of contracts and dereliction of duty.
In the end, with the efforts of Yuan Keren and Ruan Yiyong, the Shanxi Anti-Corruption Office prosecuted 69 people involved in 27 crimes in the "black brick kiln" incident, and the Shanxi High Court publicly pronounced the verdict in accordance with the law: Zhao Dabing, Zhao Dajiang, the supervisor, and Heng Tinghan, the contractor, who caused death in the black brick kiln case in Caosheng Village, Honglu County, were sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life; The other thugs were sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegal detention. Zhao Dabing's father, Wang Dongji, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for harboring and dereliction of duty.
Zhang Gongyi, the mayor of Linfen, and Liu Weimin, vice president of the Shanxi High Court, were removed from their posts, expelled from the party, and sentenced to five years in prison for forgery of contracts and dereliction of duty. A member of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and mayor of Taiyuan ordered Congjun to be removed from his post and sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing official business. Hongdong County and other counties and cities where black brick kilns were found were administratively punished 561 people, and more than 120 people were transferred to judicial organs.
At the same time, Song Xiaofei presided over a meeting of the Central Committee of the Renaissance Party in Beijing, and Ding Baoquan, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, was removed from his post as a member of the Central Committee, received a serious warning from the party, deducted five years of "Yulu", and was ordered to publicly apologize to the people of the whole country!
Yuan Keren, Ruan Yiyong and others achieved a major victory in the first major case investigated in Shanxi, but they were not happy at all, they faced such a bloody reality in society for the first time, sighed, and at the same time knew that the burden on their bodies was very heavy, and there was still a long way to go to build a fair and just society! (To be continued......)