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Police lose reputation infringement case
( 2004-01-09 15:26) (Xinhua)

A public security bureau in East China's Zhejiang Province has been forced to compensate an ordinary citizen for errors in its published annals that affected the man's reputation.

Li Jinliang, a businessman in Changxing county sued the county's public security bureau in 2003 for wrongly listing him as a criminal in its annals published in 2002.

Li was arrested at the end of 1997 on suspicions of evading 110,000 yuan (US$13,000) in value-added tax. The charges were dropped in 2000 after the State Administration of Taxation provided evidence that proved his innocence.

The annals, however, recorded only Li's arrest and possible tax dodging activities, leaving the readers to believe he was a criminal.

When Li found out the mistake early in 2002, he complained to the public security bureau several times , but to no avail. Then he decided to go to court the following year.

The local court ruled that the bureau should make a public apology and pay Li 15,000 yuan (US$1,800) in compensation.

But Li said he would appeal to a higher court as he deemed the compensation was not enough to cover his losses.

 
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