Coronavirus: Wuhan police apologise to family of whistle-blowing doctor Li Wenliang
- Medic’s death sparked national outrage after he was disciplined for warning colleagues about early cases of Covid-19
- City’s force says two officers have been disciplined after a report by a team from Beijing blamed a local station for mishandling the case
Wuhan police have apologised to the family of a doctor whose death sparked national outrage after it emerged he had been disciplined for trying to warn colleagues about the Covid-19 outbreak.
A statement by the city’s public security bureau said it would withdraw the reprimand issued to Li Wenliang and would learn lessons from the case after the authorities in Beijing blamed a local police station for mishandling the case.
An investigation team from the state supervision authority said the Zhongnan Road station had “issued improper instructions” and followed “irregular” law enforcement procedures, according to a report released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Thursday evening.
The team recommended that the authorities in Wuhan instruct police to hold the “relevant personnel” accountable, and release information to the public.
The city’s public security bureau later said the deputy head of the police station Yang Li had been given a demerit, and police officer Hu Guifeng a warning.