On Oct. 15, thousands of Yuyao citizens gathered in front of the city hall. They protested that the regime didn't fully help citizens during the flood, and covered up the serious situation. Protesters held banners "Down 60-mark Mao Hongfang". This was against the City Party Secretary giving herself a mark of 60 as achievement for rescue work during the flood. Protesters smashed several officials' vehicles, and demolished the fence outside the office building. They took down the sign "serve for the people" from the wall of the building. Nearly two thousand police arrived at the site, where they dispersed protesters. Both sides clashed. Some protesters were beaten and injured. Many people were arrested. Protesters and police had a confrontation for the whole day, by the evening, some people still stayed at the site. Yuyao City has been affected by Typhoon Fitow, causing severe floodding. Now the alert hasn't been completely removed. Several major protests occurred. On Oct. 11, many outraged citizens smashed cars on road against Ningbo Television currying favor with the regime by not truthfully reporting on the real flood situation. On Oct. 9, the flood situation was still severe in Yuyao. However the regime sent police to arrest two citizens for spreading "false information", It caused public anger. ******************************* Lawyer: Beijing Airport Bomber Heavily Sentenced In July, a disabled petitioner set off a bomb at Beijing Capital Airport. On Oct. 15, the bomber, Ji Zhongxing was sentenced to six years imprisonment for the allegation of causing an explosion in a public place. Ji's defense lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan says that the court is wrong, the sentence is too heavy. Liu says Ji Zhongxing hadn't intended to harm innocent people, or intended to set off the bomb, it was negligence. The bomb didn't cause serious damage, it should constitute a negligence explosive offense. Ji should not be charged with an explosion crime. Liu Xiaoyan says that Ji had been paralyzed, in addition, he lost his left hand in the explosion. He couldn't do any harm to the society. He faced up to the range of three to 10 years in prison. the court sentenced him to six years, and claimed it was a lenient sentence. Liu said he couldn't understand it. Ji Zhongxing's brother told media that it is injustice, they will appeal against the sentence. ************************* Dissident Guo Feixiong Arrested Activist Guo Feixiong was arrested. Guo's defense lawyer obtained the news on Oct. 15. On Aug. 8, Guo was detained for the allegations of "gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place." Guo's defense lawyers Lin Qilei and Sui Muqing tried six times to visit Xiong but were denied by the regime. Chinese Human Rights Defenders reported that lawyers went to Tianhe District Procuratorate, Guangzhou. They were suing police chief Jin Heng and director of detention center Pan Weiqi. At that time, Tianhe District Procuratorate officer told them that Guo was officially arrested on Sept. 11. However, Guo's family and his lawyers didn't received any notice or legal documents from the police.

• published: 16 Oct 2013
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