Son of farmer murdered in demolition appeals
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The son of a farmer from Miyun county, who was killed during the forced demolition of his home last year, has appealed to the Beijing Higher Court.
Wang Biao, a 19-year-old senior school student from Ligezhuang village, Miyun county, made the appeal on Friday, one day after the Beijing No 1 Intermediate Court issued its verdict on Thursday.
He claimed the compensation was too little and that the village head, Zhang Yuliang, and the head of security in the village, Wang Shoucai, who he said were responsible for the demolition and the death of his father, Wang Zaiying, 40, had been spared due punishment.
The court ruled that the three suspects, who beat Wang Zaiying to death while clearing the rubble of his destroyed house, would be jailed for between 12 years and life for the charge of assault.
The three convicts are Gao Jinzhong, Zhai Shaowei and Li Bianjing. Gao was sentenced to life imprisonment, Zhai got 15 years, and Li was sentenced to 12 years.
They are also ordered to compensate a total of 260,000 yuan to the victim's family.
Another five suspects who forcefully dismantled Wang's house in April 2008 were sentenced from between 10 months to two years in jail. Among the five suspects, Guo Shengquan, head of the housing demolition department of the company, was convicted of damaging the property and sentenced to two years in prison with a probation of two years.
Wang Shoucai, the head of the security unit of the village, was also convicted of damaging the property and sentenced to 10 months with a probation of one year.
In 2005, the government started demolishing the village in a reconstruction plan.
In February 2008, the demolition was stopped by nine households asking for more compensation.
The local government designated the local Tanzhou company to be responsible for demolishing the houses.
From March to May 2008, Tanzhou company asked the workers to smash the roofs, main structures and windows of the nine households.
On April 30, Wang's two courtyard houses were forcefully dismantled by Tanzhou company. And on July 2, Wang Shoucai told four workers from Henan province to clear up Wang's broken timbers.
Wang Biao said the demolition of the two courtyard houses and the death of his father were connected with Zhang Yuliang and Wang Shoucai. He accused Zhang of trying to bribe him with 800,000 yuan to keep him out of the case, but he refused.
