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A large crowd of angry Chinese bank depositors confronted police on Sunday and they were in the spotlight for a previous attempt to use the COVID-19 tracking app to prevent them from being mobilized. Was devastated when he was taken away.
Hundreds of people raised the flag and chanted the slogan on the wide stairs at the entrance to the branch of the Central Bank of China in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, about 620 kilometers (380 miles) southwest of Beijing. A video shot by a protester shows that a security team in plain clothes is covered with a water bottle and other things while charging the crowd.
The video after being posted on social media shows that an unclear number of protesters have been individually pushed forward and down the stairs by a security team in a plain white or black T-shirt. increase. Calls to police in Zhengzhou and Henan rang unanswered.
The protester is one of thousands of customers who have opened accounts in six regional banks in Henan and neighboring Anhui provinces and offered higher interest rates. They later realized that they couldn’t withdraw money after the media reported that the head of the bank’s parent company was on the run and wanted a financial crime.
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“We came today and wanted to get our savings back because we have older people and children at home. The inability to withdraw our savings had a serious impact on my life,” he said. A Shandong woman who just put up her surname said. , Afraid of retaliation.
Due to the misuse of the COVID-19 tracking app, a local scandal became a national incident last month. Many who set out to demand action from regulators in Zhengzhou noticed that the app’s health was red and they couldn’t travel. There was also a report that the police asked me why I came to the city after checking in at the hotel. Five Zhengzhou officials were later punished.
Protesters gathered in front of the People’s Bank of China building in Zhengzhou before dawn on Sunday. In the video shot in the early morning darkness, you can see a police car with blinking lights. Police closed the street and began to gather on the other side by 8 am, Zhang said.
Besides the police in uniform, there was a team of men in plain T-shirts. Bank regulators and local government officials arrived, but their attempts to talk to the crowd were shouted. Zhang and another protester, a man from Beijing named Yang, told AP that the protesters had heard from authorities before and did not believe what they said. Fearing pressure from authorities, Yang refused to be identified by his full name.
Police then announced to protesters from vehicles equipped with megaphones that they were an unlawful session and that they would be detained and fined if they did not leave. Around 10 am, a man in a T-shirt rushed to disperse the crowd. Mr. Zhang said he saw a woman dragging down the stairs at the entrance to the bank.
Zhang himself was beaten and asked the police, “Why did you hit me?” According to her, he replied, “What happened to you?”
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Mr. Yang said he mistakenly thought that Mr. Yang had hit or pushed him in the turmoil after being attacked by two guards, including a guard who had fallen down the stairs.
“Repeated protests and demonstrations don’t necessarily have a big impact, but I think it would be helpful if more people could know about us and understand and empathize with us,” Yang said. Told. “Every time you do that, you may make a difference. You’ll be struck, but they can’t really do anything to you, right?”
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Protesters were taken by bus to various locations, and Zhang said he was forced to sign a letter assuring that they would no longer meet.
Late Sunday, Henan banking regulators issued a brief notice that authorities are accelerating the verification of customer funds at four banks and the development of plans to resolve situations to protect the rights and interests of the people. I posted it on the website.