According the the BBC, a chinese newspaper editor from Taizhou has died from a beating he received from police in October. His paper reported on police corruption, reporting they charged illegal fees for electric bicycles. Witnesses say 50 police officers were part of the assault, Xianghu had been in hospital since the attack.
Wu died of liver and kidney failure on Thursday, according to Lu Weibo, a reporter with the Taizhou Evening News, who wrote the article believed to have provoked the beating.
The article accused the local police of charging illegal fees for registering electric bicycles.
Local media reported widely on the beating, but have been silent on Wu’s death, possibly reflecting its sensitivity.
Senior traffic police officer Li Xiaoguo was sacked for his role in the incident, Xinhua state news agency reported at the time.
Wu’s death “is a cruel reminder of the new dangers faced by Chinese journalists,” said the executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, Ann Cooper, in a press release.
