China’s notorious urban enforcers beat street vendors
It is the latest case of alleged violence involving chengguan, who have a reputation on the mainland for brutally enforcing local by-laws
China’s notorious urban enforcement officials have been accused of beating up two street vendors in southwest China.
It is the latest case of alleged violence involving the officials, who have a reputation on the mainland for enforcing local by-laws – such as on street trading – with excessive force.
Two officers are accused of beating the married couple in Kunming in Yunnan province last Thursday.
Part of the attack was shown in a 20-second video circulated online, according to the news website Thecover.cn.
The two officers are first seen beating the man. The woman tries to stop one officer and he strikes her with a long, metal sun parasol pole, causing her to fall to the ground.
The man assaulted, aged 63, and the woman, 55, were later sent to hospital.