Qian Yunhui Incident
| Qian Yunhui 钱云会 |
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| Born | c. 1957 Zhaiqiao, Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Died | 25 December 2010 (aged 53) Zhaiqiao, Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
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| Occupation | Local politician, activist, land rights campaigner |
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Qian Yunhui (Chinese: 钱云会， 1957 – 25 December 2010), a 53-year-old elected and popular eastern Zhejiang province village head who had a long history of petitioning against alleged abuses by local government, died on December 25, 2010 after being crushed by the front wheel of a truck loaded with crushed rocks for a nearby building site operated by the Yueqing Electric Power Plant. Rumors emerged stating that Qian was held on the ground by four men in security personnel uniforms while the truck was driven slowly over him. A government press conference a week later announced that Qian had died in an ordinary traffic accident, struck and killed crossing the road. An eyewitness by the name of Qian Chengwei (Chinese: 钱成委) said that he saw that four uniformed men held the victim down on the ground while the truck went on top of him. The eyewitness had since been arrested and detained by the police. Other eyewitnesses including villager Huang Diyan(Chinese: 黄迪燕), claimed she saw four uniformed men with gloves struggle with Qian and then put his body under the front tire by force. The truck's owner/driver, Fei Liangyu (Chinese: 费良玉) was detained by the police, along with other villagers who questioned the police's investigation, including Qian's daughter.
His family was paid 1.05 million Yuan (US$159,000) but, as for coal miners victims for example, to decide the price of a life can be highly controversial.
The village of Zhaiqiao is located in the city of Yueqing (Chinese: 乐清市; pinyin: Yuèqīng shì), part of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou (Chinese: 温州; pinyin: Wēnzhōu) in Zhejiang province.
There is an unresolved land dispute between villagers and the power plant.
On 17/12/2010, a fleet of trucks loaded with crushed rocks destined for the power plant were being stopped by the villagers.
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