A farmer in China’s southwestern Yunnan province was arrested on Monday after she knelt in front of Premier Wen Jiabao’s motorcade when it visited the area in September.
Liang and a dozen local farmers gathered at an intersection at Fajie village in Yiliang county early on September 8. Some of them knelt when Wen’s car approached.
The premier got out of his vehicle and met Liang and three other farmers. During a conversation lasting about three minutes, the farmers discussed local land seizures with Wen. They asked for more government compensation for their land, said Liang.
Wen had said he would ask officials to look into the matter, recalled Liang’s husband, Hu Jifei, who was among the four farmers who spoke to Wen.
The premier also told officials that farmers should not be stopped from expressing their opinions, Hu said.