A couple of
drug dealers were sentenced to death then executed immediately in front of
school children to serve as a deterrent to the children.
The
criminals were sentenced to death by shooting and immediately marched to a
firing squad as part of a government crackdown. School children were made to
watch the execution.
Pan Hui, a
teacher from the local Yunlong Middle School, told China News that such events
could help "educate" and "frighten" the students, and they
could also make the students fearful of committing crimes.
"Our
school has been carrying out anti-drug educational campaigns constantly to keep
the students away from drugs," said teacher Pan.
Around 300
residents of Haikou, in southern China’s Hainan Province, were also in
attendance at the execution, which was filmed and posted online. The move was
part of the government’s campaign known as International Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on 26th June each year.
The first
criminal, 39-year-old Cai Liqun, was found guilty of selling methamphetamine
and magu. The latter is a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine and is a
relatively new type of drug in China. The other criminal, 36-year-old Huang
Zhengye, was found guilty of transporting and selling methamphetamine. He was
caught in possession of 4,749.8 grams (10.47 pounds) of methamphetamine and
71,100 yuan (£8,143) in relation to drug dealing.
A total of
eight people was sentenced to death that day.
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