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China court compensates labour camp mother Tang Hui | China court compensates labour camp mother Tang Hui |
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A court has granted compensation to a mother who was sent to a Chinese labour camp after she sought punishment for her daughter's attackers, reports say. | A court has granted compensation to a mother who was sent to a Chinese labour camp after she sought punishment for her daughter's attackers, reports say. |
Tang Hui was awarded 2,941 yuan ($479, £317) as compensation for "infringing against her personal freedom" and "causing mental damage", Xinhua said. | Tang Hui was awarded 2,941 yuan ($479, £317) as compensation for "infringing against her personal freedom" and "causing mental damage", Xinhua said. |
She campaigned for harsher punishments for the men who kidnapped and raped her young daughter. | She campaigned for harsher punishments for the men who kidnapped and raped her young daughter. |
Public outcry followed after Tang Hui spent over a week in a labour camp. | Public outcry followed after Tang Hui spent over a week in a labour camp. |
However a spokesman for the court in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan province, told Agence-France Presse news agency that it rejected her request that police who sent her to the labour camp write a formal apology. | However a spokesman for the court in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan province, told Agence-France Presse news agency that it rejected her request that police who sent her to the labour camp write a formal apology. |
The spokesman said that the "relevant people had apologised in court". | The spokesman said that the "relevant people had apologised in court". |
A lower court in April ruled against the 40-year-old but she appealed, even if she thought at the time that winning was a "remote possibility". | A lower court in April ruled against the 40-year-old but she appealed, even if she thought at the time that winning was a "remote possibility". |
'Thank you all' | |
Tang Hui's daughter, who was kidnapped in 2006, was raped and forced to work as a prostitute until she was rescued three months later. | Tang Hui's daughter, who was kidnapped in 2006, was raped and forced to work as a prostitute until she was rescued three months later. |
Last year, two of her kidnappers were sentenced to death, four were given life sentences and one was jailed for 15 years. | Last year, two of her kidnappers were sentenced to death, four were given life sentences and one was jailed for 15 years. |
Following the sentences, Tang Hui campaigned for the death penalty for all the men. | Following the sentences, Tang Hui campaigned for the death penalty for all the men. |
She was initially sentenced to 18 months at a labour camp last year for "disturbing social order" and "exerting a negative impact on society" through her protests, Xinhua reported at the time. | |
But her detention caused an uproar and she was released. | But her detention caused an uproar and she was released. |
People can be sent to China's re-education through labour camps without any legal process. | People can be sent to China's re-education through labour camps without any legal process. |
China's new leaders, aware the system is deeply unpopular, have indicated they are considering reforming it. | China's new leaders, aware the system is deeply unpopular, have indicated they are considering reforming it. |
Tang Hui's plight had been publicised through Chinese social media and won her many supporters online. | |
On Monday, many Chinese microblog users criticised what they saw as a low payout and the lack of a written apology. | |
"She won the court case but lost out financially - the amount she was awarded isn't even enough to buy a corrupt official's cigar. Poor thing!" user Autumn under the Moonlight wrote on Sina Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter. | |
"Using public money to maintain public stability, but without even a written apology. People who won't apologise or take responsibility for wrongs will only allow these incidents to happen more and more!" user Five Year Bamboo wrote. | |
"Why is there no written apology? When can this government truly care about its people, and no longer trample on their rights?" user Tap Dancing in the Open wrote. | |
Meanwhile, both Tang Hui and her lawyer, Xu Liping, also used Sina Weibo to spread news of the outcome. | |
"The request for a written apology was not supported, but all other requests were," Mr Xu wrote on his verified Sina Weibo account. | |
Tang Hui's microblog post simply read: "Thank you all". |
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