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Article

26 Nov 2012

Author:
Gao Long, Southern Metropolis Daily [China]

Relocated villagers in Nancai township, Jiangsu Province said they were threatened, officials denied [China]

[Unofficial translation of title and text from original Chinese provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre] Construction of a main road in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province necessitated the relocation of citizens of the Nancai Township, because the road will pass through the site of some houses. Although the demolition has been completed, villagers still feel that the compensation provided was too low, and that a company employed by officials to handle the eviction threatened them to make them sign the papers agreeing. One villager said, “I refused to sign the papers because I was unhappy with the amount offered. The people from the company then kicked our door and said they would arrange for two people to disturb my life on a daily basis.” A government official who was involved in the process responded that because of limited manpower within the government, it had to hire the company in order to reduce pressure on the government. However, he denied the company intimidated the villagers, “The government is not part of organized crime, how would intimidation be possible?”