Guards indifferent to petitioner's pleas
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In an attempt to get attention, Yin cried and made noises in the office building and was soon brought outside by Liao and Zhu.
However, Yin insisted on going back inside and began crawling on the ground, while the guards did nothing.
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In response to the criticism, a clerk at the petition department of the Kaixian government, surnamed Wang, told China Daily that all of Yin's demands have been examined by relevant departments, but all failed to meet the requirements.
She added that criticism is welcome but it should be based on objective facts.
"We've conducted an investigation on her demands, yet it showed her requests cannot be approved," Wang told China Daily.
Wang also told said that Yin is well-known in her village as a constant petitioner. She has been petitioning since 2002 and she either cries or quarrels whenever she goes to the government building.
Yin was sent to the local relief station later that day for better care and attendance, the China New Service reported yesterday.
The practice of xin fang - which literally means appeal through letters and visits, otherwise known as petitioning - dates back to China's imperial past but was formally introduced in the 1950s.
A department at every government is tasked with collecting public complaints and delivering them to higher officials.
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