Recently, the incident of "lawyers being brutally handcuffed" in Heze, Shandong Province has aroused strong repercussions. It is unacceptable that a trainee lawyer who was going to attend a friend's wedding was detained for challenging the identity check of the civilian police. As a legal practitioner, there is nothing wrong with him demanding that things be done in accordance with the law, but it is deeply sad that he has been treated so harshly.
Although the relevant departments actively handled and apologized after the incident, the occurrence of this incident still requires us to reflect deeply. How many loopholes in the rule of law remain that have not been exposed? And how can we prevent similar situations from happening again?
On the evening of January 30, a sudden "arrest" occurred.
At 10:50 p.m., Xiao Zhang was about to rest at his hotel in Heze when several people claiming to be police officers suddenly appeared in his room and asked them to show their ID cards because they were going to attend a friend's wedding.
As a trainee lawyer at the University of Political Science and Law, Xiao Zhang understands that citizens have the right to ask about the identity of police officers and ask them to show their documents. However, the other party had a tough attitude and even directly handcuffed Xiao Zhang and took him to the police station.
In this series of bizarre moves, there are several issues that need attention:
Xiao Zhang's reasonable request failed to obtain the cooperation of law enforcement officers, and instead responded violently, which violated procedural justice. Are they really using the rules of procedure as decorations? First of all, Xiao Zhang did not present his documents as required.
Second, the illegal use of force. Why can law enforcement officials deprive citizens of their personal liberty so arbitrarily without justification? This practice of "handcuffing and handcuffing" is worrying.
Xiao Zhang reflected that during the arrest process, the police said that "you can sue casually, casually." This kind of disregard for the law is really incredible, is it that the law is so dispensable in their eyes?
The parties responded positively to this under pressure, which happened on February 1.
2.91 million people reacted strongly immediately after the incident, leading to a swift response from the relevant authorities to ease the pressure.
Zhang said the reaction of the police station chief, who had repeatedly apologized to him and dealt with him positively, could be seen as a wise move to "preempt people." This shows that the local ** is aware of the seriousness of the problem and wants to defuse the crisis through a positive response, which could have worsened if the problem is not taken to themselves in the first place.
The public security department also immediately intervened in the investigation and dealt with the relevant responsible persons.
The official communication of the preliminary results was released on 3 February.
On February 3, officials finally announced the results of the investigation and handling of the incident. The auxiliary police and civilian police officers involved in this case were punished to varying degrees, while the head of the shift was suspended and the auxiliary police were dismissed. This shows that the relevant departments attach great importance to it and are determined to punish it according to law. Strict enforcement of the law to curb illegal acts such as the abuse of handcuffs is a necessary measure to build the prestige of the police.
However, punishment alone could not solve the problem completely, and legal education and professional ethics training for police officers must be strengthened to prevent them from making mistakes again.
In addition, improving the internal oversight mechanism and strictly enforcing the rules and regulations are also effective ways to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
Netizens are upset about the auxiliary police, believing that they are only playing an auxiliary role, and the people who really give orders have not been punished as they should be.
The role of temporary workers has been fully utilized.
The central media angrily criticized this, pointing out that this kind of rude rhetoric and tough attitude completely ignores laws and regulations, seriously damages the image of the law enforcement team, and affects the credibility of law enforcement.
Trainee lawyer Xiao Zhang's mood of dressing up neatly and preparing to visit the bridesmaids was suddenly broken, and he was also detained! More critically, he himself did not break the law. Imagine what the bridesmaids would think of him if he couldn't prove his innocence.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhang is a law student, otherwise if he were to change to someone else, he might have to swallow his anger.
Perhaps it is only the tip of the iceberg that the "lawyer was handcuffed" incident has been reported in the newspapers, but how many unspoken rules or chaos are still hidden in the grassroots political and legal organs that are worthy of our deep thought? However, it can be seen that under the pressure, the sensitive and responsible attitude shown by the relevant departments is also gratifying.
Let us wait and see how events unfold while we remain steadfast in our efforts to advance the rule of law. I believe that through long-term struggle, we will move towards a more just and rational society under the rule of law.
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The assistant police officer of the Heze No. 1 Police Station handcuffed the trainee lawyer