Nandu News reporter Wang Xing - Recently, a farmer named Sun Zheng (a pseudonym) from Taikang County in Puyang City, Henan Province, died in a detention center. The Publicity Department of the Taikang County Committee stated that his cause of death was hanging himself in the detention center. The police denied rumors about a 7-year-old boy having his internal organs removed, stating that he had drowned.
**Hanging Himself with a Rope**
Sun Zheng was a villager from Sun Wharf Village in Sunkou Township, Taikang County. Fellow villagers said that Sun Zheng was brought back and detained after petitioning in Beijing. There were no updates for several days, leading fellow villagers to believe the government was deliberately withholding information.
A relevant official from the Publicity Department of the Taikang County Committee told Nandu News that Sun Zheng was found dead in the detention center on May 2. After the incident, the county committee and government took it very seriously, immediately reporting it to Puyang City and the Henan Province authorities. Both provincial and municipal procuratorates participated in investigating the matter. The recent appraisal results confirmed that Sun Zheng committed suicide. According to the official, Sun Zheng hanged himself with a rope, but the source of the rope and the reason for the suicide remain unclear.
**Family Allegedly Received 5.2 Million Yuan Compensation**
The journalist was unable to contact Sun Zheng's family for an interview. Fellow villagers claimed that Sun's family received 5.2 million yuan in compensation. A relevant official from the Publicity Department did not confirm the compensation amount but stated that the deceased's family accepted the conclusion of suicide and were satisfied with the compensation amount.
"Although it was self-inflicted, the person still died in custody, so someone must be held accountable. We are currently in the process of determining accountability," the official said.
A staff member from the Sunkou Township Government also confirmed that Sun Zheng was brought back and detained during a petitioning trip and later died. However, they requested further guidance from their superiors before providing more details.
The office of the Taikang County Public Security Bureau stated that they would provide more specific information after consulting their superiors. However, they subsequently lost contact. When the journalist called the mobile phone of a party committee member in charge of detention centers and holding facilities, the member refused to comment.
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