Police accused of issuing fake warrants

BEIJING - Police in a county of North China's Hebei province issued fake warrants to detain six villagers in a land dispute for bail money, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.

Insiders were quoted as saying it is a hidden practice that local police bureaus use to collect and confiscate bail money.

Song Shuchun and five fellow villagers from Lingshou county were taken away by police officers in May 2009 for being involved in a land dispute.