Keelung Prison inmate surnamed Chen died suddenly after serving less than two days in prison. Keelung Prison Secretary Zhu Zhicheng was interviewed and admitted that the administrators surnamed You and Yang were performing "excessive actions that exceeded the principle of proportionality" and had transferred the two administrators from their current posts. (Photo by reporter Lin Jiadong)
Keelung Prison inmate surnamed Chen died suddenly after serving less than two days in prison. In an interview today (13th), Keelung Prison Secretary Zhu Zhicheng admitted that the administrators surnamed You and Yang had "excessive actions that exceeded the principle of proportionality" during the suppression process. The two administrators were immediately transferred from their current posts. All relevant evidence of the case was transferred to the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office for investigation, and an administrative investigation was initiated.
Zhu Zhicheng pointed out that after inspecting the dormitory of the inmate named Chen and the surveillance video, it was found that on the morning of the 7th of this month, Chen Nan had an argument with the inmate in the same room because he disobeyed instructions, and even acted in a manner that disrupted the order of the prison, such as provoking the execution staff. The administrators surnamed You and Yang immediately restrained and removed them from the dormitory. However, after reviewing the process, it was determined that the administrator's handling at that time was excessive and exceeded the principle of proportionality.
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Zhu Zhicheng said that the two administrators involved in the case had three and four years of experience respectively. They performed very conscientiously at work on weekdays and had never had any violations in their duties in the past. In response to family members questioning whether there was any personal quarrel between the two parties, the prison authorities clarified that there was no such thing after investigation and that this case was entirely an emergency. In addition, the two colleagues later expressed great regret for causing trouble to the organization due to their loss of personal emotions, and have expressed their apologies to the organization. The prison authorities have considered that the two persons are no longer suitable to continue on duty in the original unit, and have now completed their duty adjustments and are cooperating with subsequent judicial and administrative investigations.
Zhu Zhicheng emphasized that the prison adheres to the attitude of "not covering up, not protecting shortcomings, and not condoning". In addition to adjusting the duties of two colleagues on duty at the first time, the entire case information has been transferred to the Keelung District Prosecutor's Office for investigation. We will fully cooperate with the judicial investigation to clarify the cause of death, and initiate administrative investigations and proceedings in accordance with regulations to rectify the agency's credibility.
The inmate surnamed Chen was escorted to Keelung Prison for execution at around 9pm on the 6th. At around 5am on the 8th, he was found dead suddenly by the prison administrator in his solitary room. After examining Chen Nan's body with the forensic doctor on the 9th, Keelung District Prosecutor's Office prosecutor Chen Yimin determined in the evening that You and the administrator surnamed Yang were involved in a serious crime of injury causing death, and ordered them to pay bail of 200,000 and 150,000 yuan respectively. On the 12th, he worked with the forensic doctor of the Institute of Forensic Medicine to conduct an autopsy to clarify the cause of Chen Nan's death.
Keelung Prison administrators surnamed You and Yang pinned the inmate surnamed Chen to the ground and beat him. (File photo)
