The security personnel of the residential community caught the thief who had caused much trouble for the residents. However, instead of promptly informing the police, they illegally detained him for 14 hours. During this time, they punished him by binding him, beating him, stripping him naked and putting him on public display. It turned out that the thief was only a 13-year-old boy. Yesterday, Jinjiang District Court heard the case involving nine security guards from Chengdu Ancheng Hexin Property Management Company accused of illegal detention. More than 30 team leaders of community security guards from Jinniu District attended the trial as observers.
During the trial, property manager Su Faxiang confessed to his actions without reservation. Su Faxiang stated that on that day (April 24), at 5:00 AM when they caught the thief, they did not immediately report it to the police but instead took him to the security office first. Under the instruction of security captain Wang Lei, several security guards stripped the thief of his clothes, forced him to kneel at the door and put him on public display, taking the opportunity to claim credit with the homeowners. It wasn't until 7:30 PM that evening that the security guards decided to take the thief to the police station. However, their actions were already suspected of being criminal and they were stopped by the police officers.
Due to his good attitude towards confessing his crimes and being a first-time offender, the defense presented a "Request for Lenient Punishment" signed by more than 200 homeowners in the community, hoping the court would make a ruling exempting them from criminal punishment. Finally, the presiding judge announced a recess and will announce the verdict on another day.
Reported by Jinniu Procuratorate and Court, journalist Yuan Zhengzheng, intern Wang.