Local official announcement: The Municipal Party Committee and Government have established a special team to deal with the bullying incident of minors in Jiexiu, Shanxi Province. Family | bullying | incident

According to @ Jiexiu's Weibo account on July 6th, a recent bullying incident involving minors in Jiexiu City has sparked widespread public discussion. After the incident, the Jiexiu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government established a special team to handle it, and the relevant situation is now reported.

At 16:45 on June 18th, the 110 Command Center of Jiexiu Public Security Bureau received a report from the father of the victim, Li, stating that his son had been beaten and insulted by three minors. The local Zhanglan police station immediately dispatched police to conduct investigations and visits. As both parties were attending school from June 19th to 21st, the police utilized the parties' after-school time to carry out work, collect and fix evidence according to the case handling procedures, and investigate the facts of the case.

After investigation, at around 3:00 pm on June 17th, Lang 1, Yuan, and Lang 2 passed near Changtaiyuan Community in Zhanglan Town and met Li. They questioned whether they had scolded them. Subsequently, Lang and three others took Li to the vicinity of the public restroom in Changtaiyuan community, questioning again whether they had scolded them and assaulted Li, forcing him to eat foreign objects. They recorded a video and uploaded it to the internet.

In this case, due to the fact that all three individuals, including Lang, are minors under the age of 14, the public security organs, in accordance with Article 12 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishments, have not punished Lang and ordered his guardian to strictly discipline them in accordance with the law. The school imposed a demerit on Lang and three others.

On June 21st, the guardians of both parties made their first mediation request. At around 18:00 on the same day, both parties arrived at the Zhanglan Police Station. After nearly 6 hours of mediation, no consensus was reached between the two parties.

On June 23rd, the police once again organized the guardians of both parties to mediate, but no consensus was reached. On June 24th, Li's guardian, accompanied by his village committee director, once again went to the Zhanglan Police Station and demanded compensation of 50000 yuan from the other party. Afterwards, the investigating police continued to organize communication between the two sides, but to no avail.

At around 19:00 on June 30th, the Public Security Bureau of Jiexiu City, together with the Education Bureau, school leaders, and town and village officials, organized another mediation. The guardians of both parties arrived at the police station one after another, and after mediation, at around 0:00 on July 1st, they basically reached a consensus and determined the compensation amount to be 45000 yuan. They also called Li's father's brother for advice on the spot and received his positive response. After two hours of fundraising, the guardians of Lang and three others officially signed a mediation agreement at around 2:00 pm on July 1st.

Due to the involvement of minors in the case, the procuratorial organs intervened in advance. The questioning and mediation work of the parties involved in this case were conducted in the presence or participation of the legal guardian, and the relevant process was supported by audio and video recordings, which is in accordance with the procedures of the public security organs for handling cases.

The two families that Lang and his three companions belong to are both ordinary peasant families. Lang 1 and Lang 2 are siblings from a single parent family, with their father being a truck driver; Both of Yuan's parents are working as village farmers.

Li's family is a low-income household. His father has a junior high school education and works as a village farmer. His grandfather was a rural party member who joined the Communist Party in 1973. Li, his mother, brother, and younger brother have been receiving the minimum living allowance since January 2017. Li's mother has been receiving the severe disability care allowance since January 2016 and the minimum living allowance since October 2020. After the incident, in response to the special circumstances of their family, the Jiexiu Municipal Party Committee and Government arranged for further assistance from civil affairs, education, judicial and other departments, as well as Zhanglan Town.

Li is currently receiving treatment at a second level A hospital. The education department of Jiexiu City provides daily psychological counseling to him. At the same time, at the request of his parents, Li will be arranged to adjust his school district enrollment in the new semester and provide assistance to his studies and daily life. Li and his family have accepted a face-to-face apology from Lang, including three others and their guardians.

We will deeply learn from the lessons of this incident, reflect on the pain, improve our work, strengthen the ideological and moral construction and legal education of young people, improve the mechanism for protecting minors, and create a good environment for the healthy growth of minors.

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Is there any forced reconciliation in the Shanxi Jiexiu underage bullying incident? Official response to concerns

In response to the bullying incident of minors in Jiexiu, Shanxi, which was widely reported on the Internet, on July 6, the special class for handling the bullying incident of minors in Jiexiu City responded to many questions about whether there was forced reconciliation, why reconciliation was reached in the middle of the night, and whether there was a special background in the families of the perpetrators.

Sixth grade students being bullied

The victim, Li, is 12 years old and a sixth grade student from a primary school in Jiexiu City. The local public security department has previously conducted an investigation into the incident where he was bullied.

June 17th, Saturday. At around 15 o'clock, Lang 1 rode an electric bike with Yuan from Xiantai Village in Zhanglan Town, Jiexiu City to Changtaiyuan Community to find Lang 2.

Near the Changtai Garden community, Lang and three others met Li and questioned whether Li had scolded them. Subsequently, Lang and three others took Li to the vicinity of the public restroom in Changtaiyuan community, beat Li, and forced him to eat foreign objects.

During this time, Lang 2 used Lang 1's mobile phone for filming and privately sent the video to his classmates at around 17:00 on the same day.

On the day of the incident, Lang and three others also smashed the outer shell, dashboard, and other parts of Li's electric bike, and pulled off the wires before leaving.

At around 20:00 on the same day, Li pushed his damaged electric bike home when his father noticed something unusual. After learning that Li had been bullied, on June 18th, Li's father reported to the police. On the same day, the Zhanglan Police Station of Jiexiu City Public Security Bureau filed a case for this incident.

Due to Li going to school every day from June 19th to June 21st, police officers conducted inquiries and investigations during school hours.

Public security organs: there is no forced reconciliation

In this case, as both parties involved were minors under the age of 14, the public security organs, in accordance with Article 12 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China, did not impose penalties on Lang 1, Yuan, and Lang 2 in accordance with the law, and ordered their guardians to strictly discipline them.

On June 21st, the guardians of both parties made their first mediation request. On that day, after nearly 6 hours of mediation, no consensus was reached. On June 23rd, the second mediation failed.

On June 24th, Li's guardian, accompanied by his village committee director, once again went to the Zhanglan Police Station to demand compensation of 50000 yuan, but mediation was still unsuccessful.

On the evening of June 30th, the Public Security Bureau of Jiexiu City, together with the Education Bureau, schools, town governments, village committees and other departments of the city, once again organized mediation between the two parties, and finally reached a consensus: the two families of the three perpetrators jointly compensated the victim's family with 45000 yuan.

In response to the concerns of netizens about whether reconciliation has been forced, the person in charge of the Jiexiu City Public Security Bureau introduced that due to the involvement of minors in the case, the public security organs invited the procuratorial organs to intervene in advance during the handling of the case, and departments such as the Education Bureau, schools, town governments, and village committees participated in the mediation. "The inquiries and mediation work of the parties involved in this case were conducted in the presence or participation of the legal guardian, and were supported by audio and video recordings."

Explanation of Doubts: "Why Overnight Mediation"

In response to the concern of netizens about "why overnight mediation", the person in charge of Jiexiu City Public Security Bureau introduced that on June 30th at around 19:00, the public security organs, together with relevant departments, organized another mediation.

After the guardians of both parties arrived at the police station, they mediated and consulted Li's father's brother's opinion on the spot by phone. After receiving a positive response, at around 0:30 on July 1st, both parties reached an agreement and determined the compensation amount to be 45000 yuan.

Subsequently, after two hours of fundraising, the guardians of Lang and three others officially signed a mediation agreement and fulfilled its contents on the spot at around 2:00 pm on July 1st.

After verification, it was found that the victim's father, who was reported to be illiterate, has a junior high school education and basic reading comprehension skills.

The perpetrators are all children of ordinary farmer families

Regarding the concern of netizens about the difficulties faced by the victim Li's family and the assistance provided in the local area, Zhang Lan Town Mayor Song Guiyuan introduced that Li's family is indeed facing difficulties. Starting from January 2017, the town and village levels have implemented the subsistence allowance policy for Li and his mother, brother, and younger brother, with a total monthly guarantee amount of 2206.4 yuan for the four individuals.

In January 2016, Li's mother received two additional subsidies: a monthly allowance of 105 yuan for severe disability care and a monthly allowance of 80 yuan for subsistence allowance.

On July 4th, Zhang Lan Town, together with departments such as education, civil affairs, judiciary, women's federations, and disabled persons federations, offered condolences to the family of Li and offered condolences.

"It is rumored on the internet that the families of the three perpetrators have backgrounds. Is this true?" In response to the question raised by the reporter, Song Guiyuan replied, "The two families of the three perpetrators are all ordinary farmers. Lang 1 and Lang 2 are siblings from a single parent family, with their father being a truck driver. Both of Yuan's parents are farmers working in the village."

Psychological counseling once a day

The person in charge of the Education Bureau of Jiexiu City introduced that after discovering a video of Li being bullied at around 17:00 on June 30th, the bureau immediately established a working group, with the assistance of Li's school to verify the incident.

On the morning of July 1st, the teaching director and former class teacher of Li's school visited Li's home.

On the morning of July 3rd, the principal, political and educational director, current class teacher, and psychological teacher of Li's school went to the hospital to visit Li again and provide psychological counseling. Li expressed that he did not want to see strangers and did not want to repeat the incident.

On July 4th, Li had smooth communication with a psychological teacher; On July 5th, the psychological teacher brought the playing cards that Li requested to buy and played with him.

"Psychological counseling should be conducted once a day for about an hour each time," said the person in charge of the Education Bureau of Jiexiu City.

At the request of parents, in the new semester, the education department will arrange for Li to adjust his school district enrollment and provide him with key care and care for his studies and daily life.

The education department of Jiexiu City will fully leverage the role of the vice principal of the rule of law to strengthen the prevention and control of bullying and violence among primary and secondary school students. "In September, the first lesson of the autumn semester will be held, and a special education on anti bullying for primary and secondary school students will be conducted to popularize anti bullying knowledge and skills among them."

At present, the school has imposed demerit penalties on three individuals including Lang.

Next, the education department of Jiexiu City will strengthen students' ideological and moral education and legal education to prevent similar incidents from happening again.