Whether to initiate the accountability procedure for Zhang Yuhuan's case? Jiangxi Jinxian Police and the County Political and Legal Committee responded

  The Paper, senior reporter Wei Jiaming and intern Lu Yan

  The Zhang Yuhuan case in Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province has recently attracted attention. In 1993, Zhang Yuhuan was accused of killing two children in the same village and was later sentenced to death with a suspended sentence. After being detained for 9,778 days, he was acquitted on August 4. Faced with media interviews, he repeatedly stated that he had been tortured to extract a confession.

  In response to the question of whether the investigation of the death of the two children was restarted and whether the personnel who handled the case were to be held accountable, on August 10, the staff of the Political Department of the Jinxian County Public Security Bureau told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that related matters are currently being handled by Jinxian. The Politics and Law Committee of the Xian County Party Committee coordinated the deployment, and will inform about new developments.

  In this regard, Wang Yihua, deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Jinxian County Party Committee, said in a telephone interview with The Paper, “This (responsibility) is not in my control.” The Political and Legal Committee is mainly responsible for Zhang Yuhuan’s subsequent resettlement work. “One is We want to ask volunteers to help with psychological counseling, and at the same time, let Zhang Yuhuan's children and grandchildren help him adapt slowly."

  The staff of the Jinxian County Procuratorate's Office said that it is not convenient for interviews.

  On August 8, under the arrangement of his two sons, Zhang Yuhuan left the old house in Zhangjiacun with his daughter-in-law and 9 grandchildren and moved into a three-bedroom apartment rented for 1,000 yuan in the county town, preparing to live for a while. . These days, in interviews with the media, he has repeatedly reiterated that during the investigation of the case, he was subjected to harsh torture by the investigators to extract a confession. He expressed that he hopes that relevant departments can initiate accountability, and "the criminal responsibility of these case-handling personnel must be investigated."

  The Paper noted that when the retrial of the case was held on July 9, Zhang Yuhuan told the details of his torture to extract a confession and reported the name of the policeman who handled the case.

  On August 10, Wang Yihua, deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Jinxian County Party Committee, told The Paper that whether to restart the investigation of the death of Ertong and initiate accountability for the case-handling personnel is "a matter of the public security department" and "you can only be told if the organization decides." .

  Wang Yihua said that many information about Zhang Yuhuan’s case has been announced to the public. The relevant departments and Zhang Yuhuan’s attorney are also helping them with some service work. Because Zhang Yuhuan was detained for too long, the local party committee helped him return to society. "Now we are all doing some comforting work. One is that we want to ask volunteers to help with psychological counseling, and at the same time, let Zhang Yuhuan’s children and grandchildren help him adapt slowly. This person has just come out and cannot be treated like a monkey in a zoo. People see, right?"

  Regarding Zhang Yuhuan’s previous hope that the local government would help him solve the housing problem, Wang Yihua said that in accordance with the rural dilapidated house renovation policy, relevant functional departments will contact the village cadres and Zhang Yuhuan himself and report.

  Wang Yihua finally said that Zhang Yuhuan’s case has received widespread attention from all walks of life. “This represents a government under the rule of law and social progress. Errors must be corrected, and it has been recognized by the general public.”