Monday, June 06, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

依法惩治“蝇贪”力推“绿色 精准预防”, 浙江两年查近400件扶贫职务案 (Forcefully promote “targeted prevention” techniques to lawfully punish “fly-sized” corrupt officials: Zhejiang investigates nearly 400 cases of embezzlement involving poverty assistance)
Legal Daily, May 24, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160525/Articel03004GN.htm

多关押5年半,为何不给国家赔偿? (Man was sentenced to 1 year but imprisoned for 6.5, so why no state compensation?)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2016-06-01/doc-ifxsqxxs8134189.shtml

Related:
死刑改判1年徒刑,当事人理应获得国家赔偿 (Youth’s death sentence changed to 1-year term after serving 6.5 years should get state compensation)
Today's Topics, June 2, 2016
http://view.news.qq.com/original/intouchtoday/n3544.html

海南检方抗诉诈骗案获改判 (After protest, Hainan Procuratorate gets not-guilty verdict in fraud case changed to 10-year prison term)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160601/Articel03006GN.htm

六四27周年天安门母亲祭奠亲人向政府提出的三项诉求不变 (On 27th anniversary of June Fourth the Tiananmen Mothers’ three demands to the government remain the same)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06042016112310.html

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体:“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

焦点对话:六四事件,无尽的余波与后果 (Focus Dialogue: June Fourth incident, the endless repercussions and consequences)
Voice of America, June 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/VOAWeishi-20160603-Pro-and-Con-1/3360361.html

On 27th anniversary, relatives to visit graves of Tiananmen dead
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tiananmen-06032016162256.html

Related:
June Fourth: Support the Call for Truth, Accountability, and Compensation
六四:支持“真相、问责、赔偿”诉求
Human Rights in China, June 3, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/june-fourth-support-call-truth-accountability-and-compensation
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-si-zhi-chi-zhen-xiang-wen-ze-pei-chang-su-qiu

China’s youth think Tiananmen was so 1989
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/03/chinas-youth-think-tiananmen-was-so-1989-protester-crackdown-historical-memory/