Security company points finger of blame over Chinese demolition beating death.
Members of a security guard company in north China’s Shanxi Province yesterday pleaded not guilty and denied beating a man to death over a demolition dispute, saying they merely followed the government orders.
Wu Ruijun, who ran the Qixing Security Guard Company, said the company was owned by Jinsheng Township in Taiyuan, the provincial capital. Officials indicated “they can break protesters’ legs or arms” before carrying out the demolition
But the township authorities denied the allegation, China Youth Daily reported today. The company’s workers were facing charges of intentional injury and vandalism.
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