AMAL Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) He is now the most famous fugitive in China. At 55, Ou Jinzhong has escaped the police since Wednesday, October 13, accusing him of killing his neighbors. A manhunt that fascinates Chinese Internet users and has turned into a highly political topic of discussion online, to the displeasure of the authorities, say several media, including the American channel CNN. The police in the province of Funjian - in western China, and facing the territory of Taiwan - did not expect that a seemingly banal news item would take on such a scale. Rich neighbors with little understanding Ou Jinzhong is officially accused of having, on October 10, killed his 70-year-old neighbor, the latter's daughter-in-law, and injured the wife of the septuagenarian as well as her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the newspaper said. Beijing News. At first, the authorities gave no further information on the circumstances of the death of the two victims. But soon after, local police had to confirm rumors that were starting to swell on Chinese social media - including Weibo - that it was the tragic outcome of a long property dispute between the prime suspect and the family of the victims. Ou Jinzhong's misadventures quickly went viral on the Chinese Internet. They were perceived there "by millions of Internet users" as a metaphor for the class struggle and the corruption of local authorities, at a time of "common prosperity" desired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, CNN notes Since 2017, Ou Jinzhong had been looking to build a house for himself and his mother. He had his old home demolished after obtaining a building permit from the local government. But his neighbors have consistently managed to prevent him from laying the foundation stone, reports the South China Morning Post. In 2019, Ou Jinzhong then decides to build a makeshift shelter while waiting for a possible authority to come to his aid. And the photo of this tin shack, located right next to the luxurious multi-story villa that the family of recalcitrant neighbors were able to build for themselves, has made the rounds on Chinese social media. Internet users were quick to find the digital traces of Ou Jinzhong on Weibo, the platform on which the 50-year-old recounted his futile efforts to make local authorities aware of his sad plight. "Hello Mr. Mayor of Putian (city where the drama took place, editor's note), I'm not very educated, but if you see this message, could you help us get out of this situation?" he had thus written. "Shouldn't the government protect ordinary people? Why are the rich being so sure of themselves? Can someone tell me who I can talk to? I have already sent some letters to municipal and provincial authorities, "Ou Jinzhong complained in January 2021. As they continued to dig into the fugitives' digital past, Chinese netizens discovered that he had saved a child from drowning thirty years ago, and that residents of the neighborhood where he lived described him as a "simple and honest" citizen. , tells the Chinese news site Inf https://www.france24.com/fr/éco-tech/20211018-double-homicide-et-lutte-des-classes-un-fait-divers-qui-fait-désordre-en-chine Edited October 18, 2021 by AMAL
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