Officers suspended after inmate death

Dead detainee's 'needle injuries' investigated

Beijing - Two police officers in a detention center in Rushan of East China's Shandong province have been suspended from duty after an inmate in the center was found dead with "needle injuries", local authorities said on Sunday.

The public security bureau in Weihai, which has jurisdiction over Rushan, confirmed that the head of the detention center and a policeman on duty, who were suspected of being responsible for the incident, are under investigation.