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Killed in detention

When Li Qiaoming, a 24-year-old detainee at Jinning county detention center, Yunnan province, was found dead in February last year, center officials blamed it on an accident during a game of hide-and-seek. Netizens were not convinced and cried foul. The provincial authority eventually invited a panel of netizens to investigate with local police. The provincial procuratorate later announced Li was beaten to death by fellow inmates. The director of the center and vice-director of the county police bureau were sacked, while three inmates and two wardens were prosecuted.

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