Police chief’s attack on a child created controversy

The deputy director of the Zhangyi town police station in Guyuan’s Yuanzhou region, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, became the subject of intense public controversy after he was removed from his post as a supervisory law enforcement officer after attacking a child, the Yangtze Evening News reported. .

On Friday afternoon, the man surnamed Wang took staff to the school after receiving a call from a resident informing him that his child had been beaten by a fellow student.

Two third graders reported that they were beaten by a sixth grader surnamed Ma.

Ma had left the scene, so Wang and an assistant police officer went to search. When they found the boy, they kicked and beat him, then took him to his teacher’s office to wait for his parents.

Following an investigation into the incident, the city’s public security bureau dismissed Wang from his post on Sunday.

According to Yangtze Evening News, many netizens expressed the opinion that Ma made a mistake, but Wang, as a law enforcement officer, should not have beaten him. Others argued that Wang was promoting justice, as no legal punishment was prescribed for young bullies, and therefore his dismissal was too harsh.

According to the report, some netizens sent silk banners to the police station to support Wang.

A staff member from a local advertising company told the news outlet that they had received banner orders from nearly a dozen netizens across the country, and that the banners would be delivered to the police station the next day.

Commenting on the incident, criminal defense lawyer Fu Jian, director of Henan Zejin Law Firm, said Wang violated the law that prohibits police officers from beating others while on duty.

“Administrative punishment is in accordance with the law and regulations,” Fu said, adding that the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency stipulates that public security units, together with education and judicial units, can take appropriate corrective educational measures in this case. Number of minors exhibiting serious misbehavior.

“For students who consistently misbehave or are involved in serious bullying, schools and education departments have the authority to send the child to private schools. If a crime is committed, criminal liability should be sought according to the law,” Fu said. he said.