Officer suspended over netizen's complaint about canteen

A county police chief has been suspended over his decision to punish a netizen who complained online about the quality of a hospital's food.

The netizen, identified only as Zhang, was told last week by police in Shexian county, Hebei province, that he would be detained for his comments on WeChat and other social media in June about the canteen at Shexian Hospital.

Zhang had complained that prices were too high, citing a bowl of noodles that cost 14 yuan ($2) and no meat in a rice combination meal.